Bethesda CDP, MD
ZIP 20816 — 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 20816
K-12 nearby
100
Public
51
Private
49
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 20816 (Bethesda, MD) is associated with Montgomery County Public Schools (LEA 2400480) 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 (51 public, 49 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.3 miles.
ACS estimates show about 1.1% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.
The nearest college/university on US5 is Wesley Theological Seminary about 2.0 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Montgomery County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400480
Private school share (ACS)
1.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Wesley Theological Seminary2.0 miles (3.2 km)4yr-private
- American University2.2 miles (3.6 km)4yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia3.0 miles (4.9 km)4yr-public
- Marymount University3.6 miles (5.8 km)4yr-private
- Georgetown University4.2 miles (6.7 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts4.4 miles (7.0 km)2yr-private
- University of Management and Technology4.8 miles (7.8 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia4.9 miles (7.9 km)4yr-private
- Institute of World Politics5.5 miles (8.9 km)4yr-private
- George Washington University5.5 miles (8.9 km)4yr-private
- NewU University5.5 miles (8.9 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University5.7 miles (9.2 km)4yr-private
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- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing5.8 miles (9.3 km)2yr-private
- SANS Technology Institute5.8 miles (9.4 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia5.8 miles (9.4 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region5.8 miles (9.4 km)4yr-private
- Howard University5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute6.0 miles (9.6 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC6.0 miles (9.7 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus6.2 miles (10.0 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia6.3 miles (10.1 km)4yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine6.5 miles (10.4 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Washington University6.5 miles (10.5 km)4yr-private
- Washington Adventist University6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-private
- The Catholic University of America6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College7.2 miles (11.6 km)2yr-private
- Gallaudet University7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Virginia7.6 miles (12.3 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health8.3 miles (13.4 km)2yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church8.5 miles (13.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-College Park9.7 miles (15.5 km)4yr-public
- Montgomery College10.0 miles (16.1 km)2yr-public
- Northern Virginia Community College10.6 miles (17.1 km)2yr-public
- Washington University of Science and Technology10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-private
- George Mason University13.3 miles (21.3 km)4yr-public
- Fortis College-Landover13.7 miles (22.0 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-Maryland14.1 miles (22.6 km)4yr-private
- Agora University14.8 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-public
- Capitol Technology University15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Prince George's Community College16.6 miles (26.7 km)2yr-public
- Divine Mercy University17.1 miles (27.6 km)4yr-private
- Maryland University of Integrative Health19.1 miles (30.7 km)4yr-private
- Bowie State University19.8 miles (31.9 km)4yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia21.4 miles (34.4 km)2yr-private
- Howard Community College22.0 miles (35.4 km)2yr-public
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas24.0 miles (38.6 km)2yr-private
- College of Southern Maryland28.1 miles (45.3 km)2yr-public
- Ascent College29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-public
- Patrick Henry College33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
- Anne Arundel Community College33.3 miles (53.5 km)2yr-public
- St. John's College33.8 miles (54.4 km)4yr-private
- United States Naval Academy34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-public
- Coppin State University34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-public
- University of Maryland, Baltimore35.0 miles (56.4 km)4yr-public
- Baltimore City Community College35.1 miles (56.4 km)2yr-public
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College35.7 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers35.8 miles (57.5 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland35.8 miles (57.5 km)4yr-public
- Hood College35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-private
- Maryland Institute College of Art36.1 miles (58.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Baltimore36.2 miles (58.2 km)4yr-public
- Johns Hopkins University37.1 miles (59.7 km)4yr-private
- Stevenson University37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College37.8 miles (60.8 km)2yr-public
- Loyola University Maryland37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
- Morgan State University39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-public
- Carroll Community College40.3 miles (64.9 km)2yr-public
- Towson University40.7 miles (65.4 km)4yr-public
- Goucher College42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
- Community College of Baltimore County43.8 miles (70.4 km)2yr-public
- McDaniel College43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-private
- Catholic International University45.7 miles (73.6 km)4yr-private
- American Public University System45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Mary Washington49.1 miles (79.1 km)4yr-public
- Shepherd University49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-public
- Mount St. Mary's University51.6 miles (83.0 km)4yr-private
- Eastern Virginia Career College53.5 miles (86.0 km)2yr-private
- Germanna Community College53.7 miles (86.4 km)2yr-public
- Hagerstown Community College55.0 miles (88.5 km)2yr-public
- Chesapeake College55.7 miles (89.6 km)2yr-public
- International Beauty School 456.9 miles (91.6 km)2yr-private
- Shenandoah University57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
- Blue Ridge Community and Technical College57.6 miles (92.8 km)2yr-public
- Valley College-Martinsburg58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
- Martinsburg College58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
- Washington College59.2 miles (95.2 km)4yr-private
- United Lutheran Seminary60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
- Gettysburg College61.1 miles (98.3 km)4yr-private
- Harford Community College61.2 miles (98.5 km)2yr-public
- Laurel Ridge Community College61.9 miles (99.5 km)2yr-public
- St. Mary's College of Maryland64.9 miles (104.4 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASHINGTON WALDORF SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.7 km) |
| Westland Middle | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Wood Acres Elementary | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| Westbrook Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| WASHINGTON EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.9 km) |
| CRESTVIEW MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Spring Valley | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Bannockburn Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| Somerset Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Walt Whitman High | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| CONCORD HILL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| ONENESS FAMILY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| ST BARTHOLOMEWS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Janney ES | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| THE BETHESDA MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Thomas W. Pyle Middle | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Bethesda Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Jackson-Reed HS | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Key ES | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Mann ES | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.8 km) |
| Deal MS | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| OUR LADY OF LOURDES SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Langley High | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF CHEVY CHASE | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| THE FAMILY ACADEMY OF BETHESDA | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Chevy Chase Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Burning Tree Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.3 km) |
| Murch ES | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| SHERIDAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Hearst ES | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| BROAD BRANCH CHILDREN'S HOUSE | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Lafayette ES | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Jamestown Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.7 km) |
| Bradley Hills Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.7 km) |
| RIVER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF MCLEAN | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| THE FIELD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| FRANKLIN MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| NATIONAL CATHEDRAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| OUR LADY OF VICTORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| ST JOHN THE BELOVED ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| ST PATRICK'S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Stoddert ES | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Chesterbrook Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| EDMUND BURKE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| North Bethesda Middle | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Sherman Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Carderock Springs Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Eaton ES | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| BEAUVOIR THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Taylor Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| ST JOHNS COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| BROOKSFIELD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Williamsburg Middle | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| ST LUKE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| MCLEAN CHILDREN'S ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| STONE RIDGE SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Discovery Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Wyngate Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| THE WOODS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| BETHESDA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| BETHESDA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Churchill Road Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| North Chevy Chase Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| MacArthur HS | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| CHILDREN'S HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| ST JANE DE CHANTAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Kent Gardens Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Cooper Middle | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Yorktown High | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Dorothy Hamm Middle | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Hardy MS | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Duke Ellington School of the Arts | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| AIDAN MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| ROCHAMBEAU-THE FRENCH INTL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Oyster-Adams Bilingual School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Integration Station | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| McLean High | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| New Directions Alternative H.S. Program | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Langston High Continuation Program | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Nottingham Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| ST AGNES SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| GEORGETOWN VISITATION PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| GRACE EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Ashburton Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| HOLY TRINITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| NORWOOD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Longfellow Middle | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| THE LANGLEY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Rock Creek Forest Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| FERNWOOD MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| RIVENDELL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 20816
What school district is ZIP code 20816 in?
ZIP 20816 (Bethesda, MD) maps to Montgomery County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400480) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 20816?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 51 public and 49 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 20816 attend private school?
About 1.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20816 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 88.8% |
| High school | 2.4% |
| Less than HS | 2.2% |
| School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |