Darnestown CDP, MD
ZIP 20874 — 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 20874
K-12 nearby
100
Public
70
Private
30
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 20874 (Darnestown, 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 (70 public, 30 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.8 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Montgomery College about 8.0 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Montgomery County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400480
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Montgomery College8.0 miles (12.9 km)2yr-public
- SANS Technology Institute12.1 miles (19.4 km)4yr-private
- Divine Mercy University12.9 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College14.4 miles (23.2 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine16.0 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia16.0 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing16.4 miles (26.4 km)2yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary17.6 miles (28.2 km)4yr-private
- American University17.8 miles (28.6 km)4yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia18.2 miles (29.3 km)4yr-public
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- Marymount University18.3 miles (29.4 km)4yr-private
- Washington Adventist University19.1 miles (30.7 km)4yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-private
- Georgetown University19.8 miles (31.8 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts20.0 miles (32.1 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Management and Technology20.4 miles (32.9 km)4yr-private
- George Mason University20.8 miles (33.5 km)4yr-public
- Hood College20.8 miles (33.5 km)4yr-private
- Patrick Henry College20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-private
- Institute of World Politics21.0 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
- NewU University21.0 miles (33.8 km)4yr-private
- Northern Virginia Community College21.0 miles (33.8 km)2yr-public
- Howard University21.0 miles (33.8 km)4yr-private
- George Washington University21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University21.3 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
- The Catholic University of America21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Washington University21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute21.4 miles (34.5 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC21.5 miles (34.7 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-College Park21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-public
- Maryland University of Integrative Health22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-private
- Gallaudet University22.7 miles (36.6 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College22.9 miles (36.9 km)2yr-public
- DeVry University-Virginia23.2 miles (37.3 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health23.4 miles (37.6 km)2yr-private
- Howard Community College23.4 miles (37.6 km)2yr-public
- Agora University24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
- Capitol Technology University24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia25.1 miles (40.4 km)2yr-private
- Washington University of Science and Technology25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas26.0 miles (41.9 km)2yr-private
- Fortis College-Landover26.6 miles (42.8 km)2yr-private
- Ascent College28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-public
- Strayer University-Maryland29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
- Bowie State University30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-public
- Prince George's Community College30.7 miles (49.4 km)2yr-public
- Catholic International University31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
- American Public University System31.7 miles (51.1 km)4yr-private
- Carroll Community College32.2 miles (51.8 km)2yr-public
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-public
- Shepherd University33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-public
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College34.2 miles (55.1 km)4yr-private
- Stevenson University34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
- McDaniel College35.0 miles (56.4 km)4yr-private
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College35.9 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
- Coppin State University36.6 miles (58.8 km)4yr-public
- Baltimore City Community College36.6 miles (58.8 km)2yr-public
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore37.6 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland, Baltimore37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-public
- Mount St. Mary's University38.0 miles (61.2 km)4yr-private
- Maryland Institute College of Art38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Baltimore38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland38.8 miles (62.4 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers38.8 miles (62.4 km)4yr-public
- Johns Hopkins University38.8 miles (62.5 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
- Hagerstown Community College39.6 miles (63.7 km)2yr-public
- Morgan State University41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-public
- Towson University41.1 miles (66.1 km)4yr-public
- International Beauty School 441.9 miles (67.5 km)2yr-private
- Goucher College42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-private
- College of Southern Maryland42.7 miles (68.7 km)2yr-public
- Anne Arundel Community College42.7 miles (68.8 km)2yr-public
- Valley College-Martinsburg42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
- Martinsburg College42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
- Blue Ridge Community and Technical College42.9 miles (69.0 km)2yr-public
- St. John's College44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private
- United States Naval Academy45.3 miles (72.8 km)4yr-public
- Shenandoah University45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
- Community College of Baltimore County46.4 miles (74.7 km)2yr-public
- United Lutheran Seminary48.4 miles (77.8 km)4yr-private
- Gettysburg College48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-public
- Laurel Ridge Community College52.2 miles (84.0 km)2yr-public
- University of Mary Washington58.1 miles (93.6 km)4yr-public
- Germanna Community College58.3 miles (93.9 km)2yr-public
- Wilson College59.4 miles (95.6 km)4yr-private
- Harford Community College62.0 miles (99.7 km)2yr-public
- Triangle Tech-Chambersburg62.3 miles (100.3 km)2yr-private
- Eastern Virginia Career College62.5 miles (100.6 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| BUTLER MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Longview School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| SENECA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Northwest High | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| MARY OF NAZARETH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Great Seneca Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Darnestown Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL IN GAITHERSBURG, THE | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Kingsview Middle | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Clopper Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Quince Orchard High | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Jones Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Ridgeview Middle | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Germantown Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Rachel Carson Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Diamond Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Seneca Valley High | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Lake Seneca Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Roberto W. Clemente Middle | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| SHAARE TORAH KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Brown Station Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL IN GAITHERSBURG | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Lakelands Park Middle | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| DuFief Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| Fox Chapel Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Waters Landing Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| NIST CHILD CARE CENTER | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Travilah Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Fields Road Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.6 km) |
| FRANKLIN MONTESSORI SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Neelsville Middle | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Captain James E. Daly Elementary | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Watkins Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Stone Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| PRIMARY MONTESSORI DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Stedwick Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| Montgomery Village Middle | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Summit Hall Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Poolesville Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Gaithersburg High | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| John L Gildner Regional Inst for Children & Adol | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| ST MARTIN OF TOURS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| ST MARTIN OF TOURS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Watkins Mill High | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| THE KATHERINE THOMAS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| John Poole Middle | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| South Lake Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| CHILDREN'S MANOR MONTESSORI SCHOOL & DAYCARE | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Gaithersburg Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.6 km) |
| OPTIMAL LEARNING SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Gaithersburg Middle | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| GAITHERSBURG PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| SALLY RIDE OPTIMAL LEARNING SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Cabin Branch Elementary | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| MARCIA D SMITH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Whetstone Elementary | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| EPWORTH PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Rosemont Elementary | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Poolesville High | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| THE FOUNDATION SCHOOL OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| LITTLE GENIUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| FORBUSH SCHOOL AT OAKMONT UPPER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| BARNESVILLE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Forest Oak Middle | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Rocky Hill Middle | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Harriet R. Tubman Elementary | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| THE LEARNING VILLAGE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Lakewood Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Washington Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Clarksburg High | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Strawberry Knoll Elementary | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Lowes Island Elementary | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Dominion Trail Elementary | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| THE GODDARD SCHOOL @ GAITHER RD | private | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| THE LEARNING COMM. INTERNATIONAL | private | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Snowden Farm Elementary | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| OUR LADY OF HOPE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Flower Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Clarksburg Elementary | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.7 km) |
| Robert Frost Middle School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Potomac Falls High | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Thomas S. Wootton High | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| Shady Grove Middle | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Wilson Wims Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| MOTHER OF GOD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Horizon Elementary | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| River Bend Middle | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Hallie Wells Middle | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Meadowland Elementary | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.3 km) |
| VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL, LLC | private | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Fallsmead Elementary | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 20874
What school district is ZIP code 20874 in?
ZIP 20874 (Darnestown, 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 20874?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 70 public and 30 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 20874 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20874 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 48.7% |
| High school | 17.9% |
| Less than HS | 9.7% |
| School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |