Damascus CDP, MD
ZIP 20882 — 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 20882
K-12 nearby
100
Public
72
Private
28
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 20882 (Damascus, 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 (72 public, 28 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.9 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.7% 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 9.7 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Montgomery County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400480
Private school share (ACS)
0.7%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Montgomery College9.7 miles (15.7 km)2yr-public
- SANS Technology Institute14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
- Howard Community College15.3 miles (24.6 km)2yr-public
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital15.3 miles (24.7 km)4yr-private
- Maryland University of Integrative Health15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia17.9 miles (28.9 km)2yr-private
- Hood College18.6 miles (30.0 km)4yr-private
- Washington Adventist University19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College20.1 miles (32.3 km)2yr-public
- University of Maryland-College Park20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-public
- University of the District of Columbia21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-public
- Wesley Theological Seminary21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
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- American University21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
- Capitol Technology University21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College22.0 miles (35.4 km)2yr-private
- Carroll Community College22.1 miles (35.6 km)2yr-public
- The Catholic University of America22.9 miles (36.8 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family22.9 miles (36.8 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing23.1 miles (37.1 km)2yr-private
- Trinity Washington University23.1 miles (37.3 km)4yr-private
- Marymount University23.1 miles (37.3 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus23.2 miles (37.3 km)4yr-private
- Howard University23.2 miles (37.4 km)4yr-private
- Divine Mercy University23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private
- Georgetown University23.3 miles (37.6 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts23.4 miles (37.6 km)2yr-private
- Institute of World Politics23.7 miles (38.2 km)4yr-private
- NewU University23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-public
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Management and Technology24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute24.2 miles (38.9 km)2yr-private
- Windsor University24.2 miles (39.0 km)4yr-private
- George Washington University24.3 miles (39.1 km)4yr-private
- Stevenson University24.3 miles (39.1 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC24.3 miles (39.2 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-private
- Gallaudet University24.6 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health25.1 miles (40.4 km)2yr-private
- McDaniel College25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-private
- Fortis College-Landover25.5 miles (41.0 km)2yr-private
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church26.4 miles (42.4 km)4yr-private
- Bowie State University26.4 miles (42.5 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Virginia26.8 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private
- Baltimore City Community College27.2 miles (43.8 km)2yr-public
- Coppin State University27.3 miles (44.0 km)4yr-public
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore27.8 miles (44.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus28.2 miles (45.3 km)4yr-public
- Northern Virginia Community College28.4 miles (45.6 km)2yr-public
- University of Maryland, Baltimore28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-public
- Patrick Henry College29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
- George Mason University29.2 miles (47.1 km)4yr-public
- Maryland Institute College of Art29.3 miles (47.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Baltimore29.5 miles (47.4 km)4yr-public
- Johns Hopkins University29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-private
- University System of Maryland29.9 miles (48.1 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers29.9 miles (48.1 km)4yr-public
- Notre Dame of Maryland University29.9 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
- Prince George's Community College30.2 miles (48.7 km)2yr-public
- Washington University of Science and Technology30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
- Towson University31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-public
- Strayer University-Maryland31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-private
- Morgan State University31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-public
- Mount St. Mary's University32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
- Goucher College32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-private
- Agora University32.6 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas36.1 miles (58.2 km)2yr-private
- Shepherd University36.9 miles (59.3 km)4yr-public
- Community College of Baltimore County37.1 miles (59.8 km)2yr-public
- Anne Arundel Community College37.2 miles (59.8 km)2yr-public
- Catholic International University37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
- American Public University System37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
- Hagerstown Community College38.2 miles (61.5 km)2yr-public
- Ascent College39.0 miles (62.7 km)4yr-private
- St. John's College40.1 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
- United States Naval Academy40.6 miles (65.3 km)4yr-public
- United Lutheran Seminary41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-private
- Gettysburg College41.4 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
- International Beauty School 445.5 miles (73.2 km)2yr-private
- Valley College-Martinsburg45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
- Martinsburg College46.0 miles (74.0 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-public
- Blue Ridge Community and Technical College46.9 miles (75.5 km)2yr-public
- College of Southern Maryland47.7 miles (76.8 km)2yr-public
- Harford Community College51.9 miles (83.5 km)2yr-public
- Shenandoah University53.6 miles (86.2 km)4yr-private
- York College of Pennsylvania54.0 miles (86.9 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York55.0 miles (88.5 km)4yr-public
- Wilson College55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-private
- Triangle Tech-Chambersburg58.2 miles (93.6 km)2yr-private
- YTI Career Institute-York58.4 miles (94.1 km)2yr-private
- Washington College58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodfield Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Laytonsville Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Lois P. Rockwell Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Clearspring Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Goshen Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| MOTHER OF GOD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL, LLC | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| THE LEARNING COMM. INTERNATIONAL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| Cedar Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| John T. Baker Middle School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Damascus High | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Judith A. Resnik Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Damascus Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Hallie Wells Middle | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF MARYLAND | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| SALLY RIDE OPTIMAL LEARNING SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| OPTIMAL LEARNING SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Watkins Mill High | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Snowden Farm Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Whetstone Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.1 km) |
| Captain James E. Daly Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Strawberry Knoll Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Stedwick Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| Montgomery Village Middle | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Neelsville Middle | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Wilson Wims Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Rocky Hill Middle | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Flower Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Watkins Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Clarksburg High | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| COVENANT LIFE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Forest Oak Middle | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| South Lake Elementary | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Little Bennett Elementary | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Rosa M. Parks Middle | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Fox Chapel Elementary | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.2 km) |
| Mill Creek Towne Elementary | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Clarksburg Elementary | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Harriet R. Tubman Elementary | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Belmont Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Shady Grove Middle | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Waters Landing Elementary | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Gaithersburg Middle | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| OLNEY ADVENTIST PREPARATORY | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Gaithersburg Elementary | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| OLNEY ADVENTIST PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| THE FOUNDATION SCHOOL OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| FORBUSH SCHOOL AT OAKMONT UPPER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Roberto W. Clemente Middle | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Redland Middle | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Seneca Valley High | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| ST MARTIN OF TOURS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| ST MARTIN OF TOURS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Cabin Branch Elementary | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Greenwood Elementary | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Sequoyah Elementary | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Kemptown Elementary | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Gaithersburg High | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| Washington Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| Lake Seneca Elementary | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| ST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Candlewood Elementary | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| NIST CHILD CARE CENTER | private | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Clopper Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| GAITHERSBURG PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| GLENWOOD ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Col. Zadok Magruder High | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Germantown Elementary | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Brown Station Elementary | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| EPWORTH PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Summit Hall Elementary | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.8 km) |
| Olney Elementary | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.8 km) |
| Rosemont Elementary | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Cashell Elementary | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| Lisbon Elementary | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| Brooke Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| ST PETER'S SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.3 km) |
| Diamond Elementary | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| MOUNT AIRY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| Glenwood Middle | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| Kingsview Middle | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Great Seneca Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| MARCIA D SMITH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL IN GAITHERSBURG | private | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Windsor Knolls Middle | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.6 km) |
| Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.6 km) |
| Bushy Park Elementary | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| FRIENDS MEETING SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| Northwest High | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| THE GODDARD SCHOOL @ GAITHER RD | private | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) |
| Fields Road Elementary | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) |
| GREEN VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) |
| CORNERSTONE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) |
| Glenelg High | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL IN GAITHERSBURG, THE | private | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 20882
What school district is ZIP code 20882 in?
ZIP 20882 (Damascus, 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 20882?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 72 public and 28 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 20882 attend private school?
About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20882 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 58.2% |
| High school | 14.7% |
| Less than HS | 5.6% |
| School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |