Clarksburg CDP, MD
ZIP 20871 — 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 20871
K-12 nearby
89
Public
70
Private
19
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 20871 (Clarksburg, MD) is associated with Frederick County Public Schools (LEA 2400330) 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 89 K-12 schools (70 public, 19 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.8 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.6% 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 Montgomery College about 13.0 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Frederick County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400330
Private school share (ACS)
0.6%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Montgomery College13.0 miles (21.0 km)2yr-public
- Hood College13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College15.0 miles (24.2 km)2yr-public
- SANS Technology Institute17.8 miles (28.6 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital20.3 miles (32.6 km)4yr-private
- Divine Mercy University21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-private
- Howard Community College21.9 miles (35.2 km)2yr-public
- Maryland University of Integrative Health22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College23.1 miles (37.1 km)2yr-private
- Patrick Henry College23.4 miles (37.7 km)4yr-private
- Washington Adventist University24.3 miles (39.1 km)4yr-private
- Carroll Community College24.3 miles (39.1 km)2yr-public
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- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia24.6 miles (39.6 km)2yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus24.7 miles (39.8 km)4yr-private
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing24.8 miles (39.8 km)2yr-private
- American University24.8 miles (39.8 km)4yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-public
- Marymount University25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-College Park26.2 miles (42.1 km)4yr-public
- Georgetown University26.8 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private
- McDaniel College26.9 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts26.9 miles (43.3 km)2yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family27.3 miles (44.0 km)4yr-private
- The Catholic University of America27.3 miles (44.0 km)4yr-private
- Howard University27.4 miles (44.0 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies27.4 miles (44.1 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Washington University27.5 miles (44.2 km)4yr-private
- Capitol Technology University27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Management and Technology27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
- Institute of World Politics27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
- NewU University27.7 miles (44.5 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-private
- George Washington University28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute28.1 miles (45.2 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC28.2 miles (45.4 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus28.3 miles (45.6 km)4yr-private
- Gallaudet University28.9 miles (46.6 km)4yr-private
- Mount St. Mary's University29.3 miles (47.1 km)4yr-private
- Stevenson University29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health29.5 miles (47.5 km)2yr-private
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
- Northern Virginia Community College29.7 miles (47.7 km)2yr-public
- George Mason University29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-public
- Shepherd University30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Virginia30.3 miles (48.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-public
- Catholic International University30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
- American Public University System30.9 miles (49.8 km)4yr-private
- Fortis College-Landover31.0 miles (49.9 km)2yr-private
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-private
- Bowie State University32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-public
- Hagerstown Community College32.8 miles (52.7 km)2yr-public
- Baltimore City Community College33.4 miles (53.7 km)2yr-public
- Washington University of Science and Technology33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-private
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus33.5 miles (54.0 km)4yr-public
- Coppin State University33.5 miles (54.0 km)4yr-public
- Agora University33.6 miles (54.1 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas34.6 miles (55.7 km)2yr-private
- University of Maryland, Baltimore35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-public
- Maryland Institute College of Art35.5 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private
- Prince George's Community College35.6 miles (57.3 km)2yr-public
- Johns Hopkins University35.6 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private
- University of Baltimore35.8 miles (57.5 km)4yr-public
- Strayer University-Maryland35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers36.3 miles (58.4 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland36.3 miles (58.4 km)4yr-public
- Ascent College36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-private
- Towson University37.0 miles (59.6 km)4yr-public
- Morgan State University37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-public
- Goucher College38.2 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
- International Beauty School 438.9 miles (62.6 km)2yr-private
- Valley College-Martinsburg39.4 miles (63.3 km)4yr-private
- Martinsburg College39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-private
- United Lutheran Seminary39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
- Gettysburg College39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
- Blue Ridge Community and Technical College40.3 miles (64.8 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-public
- Community College of Baltimore County43.3 miles (69.6 km)2yr-public
- Anne Arundel Community College43.8 miles (70.5 km)2yr-public
- St. John's College46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-private
- United States Naval Academy47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-public
- Shenandoah University47.3 miles (76.1 km)4yr-private
- College of Southern Maryland50.7 miles (81.6 km)2yr-public
- Wilson College51.4 miles (82.8 km)4yr-private
- Triangle Tech-Chambersburg54.2 miles (87.3 km)2yr-private
- Laurel Ridge Community College55.0 miles (88.5 km)2yr-public
- York College of Pennsylvania55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-private
- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York56.9 miles (91.5 km)4yr-public
- Harford Community College57.3 miles (92.1 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bennett Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Clarksburg Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Wilson Wims Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| GREEN VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (3.9 km) |
| Clarksburg High | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Cabin Branch Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Cedar Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Rocky Hill Middle | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Snowden Farm Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Hallie Wells Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| John T. Baker Middle School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Lois P. Rockwell Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Clearspring Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Damascus High | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Damascus Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| FRIENDS MEETING SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Windsor Knolls Middle | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| OPTIMAL LEARNING SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| SALLY RIDE OPTIMAL LEARNING SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Woodfield Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Waters Landing Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| BARNESVILLE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| Neelsville Middle | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Kemptown Elementary | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Lake Seneca Elementary | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Urbana High | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Urbana Middle | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Captain James E. Daly Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| Green Valley Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Centerville Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Urbana Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Seneca Valley High | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Germantown Elementary | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Sugarloaf Elementary | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Watkins Mill High | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Monocacy Elementary | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.4 km) |
| Fox Chapel Elementary | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Kingsview Middle | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| THE LEARNING COMM. INTERNATIONAL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Roberto W. Clemente Middle | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.0 km) |
| MOTHER OF GOD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Stedwick Elementary | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| Clopper Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Goshen Elementary | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Montgomery Village Middle | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Great Seneca Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.2 km) |
| Watkins Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.2 km) |
| Northwest High | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Longview School | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Whetstone Elementary | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL, LLC | private | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Laytonsville Elementary | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| New Market Elementary | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| Strawberry Knoll Elementary | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| New Market Middle | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| South Lake Elementary | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL IN GAITHERSBURG, THE | private | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Brown Station Elementary | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Judith A. Resnik Elementary | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Diamond Elementary | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.5 km) |
| Forest Oak Middle | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) |
| NIST CHILD CARE CENTER | private | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.7 km) |
| Flower Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (14.9 km) |
| Oakdale Middle | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| Oakdale High | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| Ridgeview Middle | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| Twin Ridge Elementary | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.2 km) |
| Gaithersburg Elementary | public | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.2 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL IN GAITHERSBURG | private | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.2 km) |
| Oakdale Elementary | public | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
| ST JOHN'S CATHOLIC PREP | private | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
| Gaithersburg Middle | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.4 km) |
| Harriet R. Tubman Elementary | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.4 km) |
| ST MARTIN OF TOURS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.5 km) |
| ST MARTIN OF TOURS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.5 km) |
| THE FOUNDATION SCHOOL OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY | private | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.8 km) |
| Deer Crossing Elementary | public | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.8 km) |
| Gaithersburg High | public | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.9 km) |
| FORBUSH SCHOOL AT OAKMONT UPPER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.9 miles (15.9 km) |
| BUTLER MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 9.9 miles (16.0 km) |
| BUTLER MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 9.9 miles (16.0 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 20871
What school district is ZIP code 20871 in?
ZIP 20871 (Clarksburg, MD) maps to Frederick County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400330) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 20871?
US5 lists 89 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 70 public and 19 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 20871 attend private school?
About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20871 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 67.6% |
| High school | 10.3% |
| Less than HS | 5.4% |
| School district | Frederick County Public Schools |