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ZIP 20551 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 20551
K-12 nearby
100
Public
78
Private
22
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 20551 (Washington, DC) is associated with District of Columbia Public Schools (LEA 1100030) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.
Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (78 public, 22 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.4 miles.
The nearest college/university on US5 is George Washington University about 0.5 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
District of Columbia Public Schools
LEA ID
1100030
Colleges & universities (100)
- George Washington University0.5 miles (0.8 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University0.7 miles (1.1 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus0.9 miles (1.4 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC0.9 miles (1.5 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia1.0 miles (1.7 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region1.0 miles (1.7 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute1.1 miles (1.7 km)2yr-private
- NewU University1.2 miles (2.0 km)4yr-private
- Institute of World Politics1.3 miles (2.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Management and Technology1.4 miles (2.3 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts1.6 miles (2.5 km)2yr-private
- Georgetown University1.9 miles (3.0 km)4yr-private
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- Strayer University-Virginia2.1 miles (3.4 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Virginia2.2 miles (3.5 km)4yr-private
- Howard University2.5 miles (4.0 km)4yr-private
- Gallaudet University3.0 miles (4.8 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Washington University3.3 miles (5.3 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health3.6 miles (5.8 km)2yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia3.7 miles (5.9 km)4yr-public
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies3.7 miles (5.9 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-private
- American University3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-private
- The Catholic University of America3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary4.0 miles (6.5 km)4yr-private
- Marymount University4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
- Washington University of Science and Technology6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-private
- Washington Adventist University6.9 miles (11.1 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Maryland8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-College Park8.5 miles (13.7 km)4yr-public
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing8.8 miles (14.1 km)2yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia9.5 miles (15.2 km)4yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church9.5 miles (15.4 km)4yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine9.7 miles (15.6 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital10.4 miles (16.7 km)4yr-private
- Fortis College-Landover10.4 miles (16.8 km)2yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus10.8 miles (17.3 km)4yr-public
- SANS Technology Institute10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-private
- Northern Virginia Community College11.1 miles (17.8 km)2yr-public
- Columbia College11.2 miles (18.0 km)2yr-private
- Prince George's Community College11.9 miles (19.2 km)2yr-public
- Agora University14.4 miles (23.1 km)4yr-private
- George Mason University14.7 miles (23.6 km)4yr-public
- Capitol Technology University14.9 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery College15.5 miles (24.9 km)2yr-public
- Bowie State University17.6 miles (28.4 km)4yr-public
- Maryland University of Integrative Health20.7 miles (33.3 km)4yr-private
- Divine Mercy University21.9 miles (35.2 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia22.5 miles (36.2 km)2yr-private
- College of Southern Maryland23.1 miles (37.3 km)2yr-public
- Howard Community College23.9 miles (38.5 km)2yr-public
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas26.1 miles (42.1 km)2yr-private
- St. John's College30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
- Anne Arundel Community College30.6 miles (49.3 km)2yr-public
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-public
- United States Naval Academy30.9 miles (49.8 km)4yr-public
- Ascent College31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland, Baltimore35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-public
- Coppin State University35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-public
- Baltimore City Community College36.0 miles (57.9 km)2yr-public
- University System of Maryland36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-public
- University of Baltimore36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-public
- Maryland Institute College of Art36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College37.3 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College37.6 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
- Johns Hopkins University37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
- Patrick Henry College38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-private
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-private
- Stevenson University39.6 miles (63.7 km)4yr-private
- Morgan State University39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-public
- Hood College41.6 miles (66.9 km)4yr-private
- Towson University41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-public
- Goucher College43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College43.5 miles (70.0 km)2yr-public
- Community College of Baltimore County43.9 miles (70.6 km)2yr-public
- Carroll Community College44.3 miles (71.2 km)2yr-public
- University of Mary Washington46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-public
- McDaniel College47.8 miles (77.0 km)4yr-private
- Eastern Virginia Career College51.2 miles (82.3 km)2yr-private
- Catholic International University51.4 miles (82.8 km)4yr-private
- American Public University System51.5 miles (82.9 km)4yr-private
- Chesapeake College51.9 miles (83.5 km)2yr-public
- Germanna Community College53.4 miles (85.9 km)2yr-public
- Shepherd University55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-public
- Mount St. Mary's University56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-private
- Washington College57.0 miles (91.8 km)4yr-private
- St. Mary's College of Maryland59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-public
- Hagerstown Community College60.9 miles (98.0 km)2yr-public
- Harford Community College61.6 miles (99.2 km)2yr-public
- Shenandoah University62.6 miles (100.8 km)4yr-private
- International Beauty School 462.8 miles (101.1 km)2yr-private
- Blue Ridge Community and Technical College63.5 miles (102.1 km)2yr-public
- Valley College-Martinsburg63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
- Martinsburg College63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
- United Lutheran Seminary65.7 miles (105.8 km)4yr-private
- Gettysburg College66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-private
- Laurel Ridge Community College66.4 miles (106.8 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Without Walls HS | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Goodwill Excel Center PCS | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.7 km) |
| Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| SMITHSONIAN EARLY ENRICHMENT CENTER | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| John Francis Education Campus | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| GEORGETOWN MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Thomson ES | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| BASIS DC PCS | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| THE SCHOOL FOR ETHICS AND GLOBAL LEADERSHIP | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| Girls Global Academy PCS | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Ross ES | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Hyde-Addison ES | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| FUSION ACADEMY WDC: WASHINGTON D.C. | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Jefferson MS Academy | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Washington Global PCS | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Southwest | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Center City PCS - Shaw | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| THE SYCAMORE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| HOLY TRINITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.7 km) |
| Seaton ES | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| HB Woodlawn Secondary Program | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Eunice Kennedy Shriver Program | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| GEORGETOWN VISITATION PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Garrison ES | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Amidon-Bowen ES | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Benjamin Banneker HS | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Marie Reed ES | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| AppleTree Early Learning PCS - Waterfront Station | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| ST AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Walker-Jones Education Campus | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| KIPP DC - Grow Academy PCS | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Duke Ellington School of the Arts | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Meridian PCS | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Cleveland ES | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Hardy MS | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Garnet-Patterson STAY HS | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Dunbar HS | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Innovation Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| H.D. Cooke ES | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Oyster-Adams Bilingual School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - J.F. Cook | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Cardozo Education Campus | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Capitol Hill Montessori School at Logan | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.8 km) |
| MYSA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Columbia Heights | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| AIDAN MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| MacArthur HS | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| CAPITOL HILL DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Tubman ES | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Brent ES | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (3.9 km) |
| ST PETER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Peabody ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster) | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Hoffman-Boston Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Columbia Heights Education Campus | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Langley ES | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Two Rivers PCS - 4th Street | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Eagle Academy PCS - Capitol Riverfront | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Long Branch Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Harmony DC PCS - School of Excellence | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Ludlow-Taylor ES | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| McKinley Technology HS | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| McKinley MS | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Van Ness ES | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Stoddert ES | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| SACRED HEART SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| BEAUVOIR THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| School-Within-School at Goding | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| VERITAS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Bancroft ES | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| TEMPLETON ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| ST PATRICK'S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Eaton ES | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Lincoln Park | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Montessori Public School of Arlington | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Shirley Chisholm ES | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Technical Education & Career Center | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| THE FIELD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Governor's Academy for Career and Technical Education in Arl | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| NATIONAL CATHEDRAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Arlington Science Focus School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Center City PCS - Trinidad | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| OUR LADY OF VICTORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Maury ES | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| E.L. Haynes PCS - MS | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Raymond ES | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Jefferson Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Bruce-Monroe ES at Park View | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 20551
What school district is ZIP code 20551 in?
ZIP 20551 (Washington, DC) maps to District of Columbia Public Schools (LEA ID 1100030) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 20551?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 78 public and 22 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| School district | District of Columbia Public Schools |