Joppatowne CDP, MD
ZIP 21085 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Upper Middle ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 21085
K-12 nearby
90
Public
62
Private
28
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 21085 (Joppatowne, MD) is associated with Baltimore County Public Schools (LEA 2400120) 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 90 K-12 schools (62 public, 28 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.8 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.5% 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 Harford Community College about 8.9 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Baltimore County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400120
Private school share (ACS)
0.5%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Harford Community College8.9 miles (14.3 km)2yr-public
- Community College of Baltimore County9.3 miles (14.9 km)2yr-public
- Goucher College12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
- Towson University14.0 miles (22.6 km)4yr-public
- Morgan State University14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-public
- Notre Dame of Maryland University15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
- Johns Hopkins University16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Baltimore16.9 miles (27.2 km)4yr-public
- Maryland Institute College of Art17.0 miles (27.3 km)4yr-private
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers17.3 miles (27.8 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland17.3 miles (27.8 km)4yr-public
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- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore17.6 miles (28.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland, Baltimore18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-public
- Baltimore City Community College18.5 miles (29.8 km)2yr-public
- Coppin State University18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-public
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College21.5 miles (34.7 km)4yr-private
- Washington College22.1 miles (35.5 km)4yr-private
- Stevenson University22.4 miles (36.0 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-public
- Cecil College25.3 miles (40.7 km)2yr-public
- Anne Arundel Community College28.6 miles (46.0 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia31.8 miles (51.1 km)2yr-private
- Howard Community College32.1 miles (51.7 km)2yr-public
- United States Naval Academy32.8 miles (52.9 km)4yr-public
- St. John's College32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln University33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-public
- Carroll Community College34.3 miles (55.2 km)2yr-public
- Maryland University of Integrative Health34.4 miles (55.3 km)4yr-private
- McDaniel College35.7 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private
- University of Delaware36.0 miles (58.0 km)4yr-public
- Bowie State University36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-public
- Chesapeake College37.1 miles (59.7 km)2yr-public
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center37.5 miles (60.4 km)2yr-public
- Capitol Technology University38.2 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania38.3 miles (61.7 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York39.6 miles (63.7 km)4yr-public
- York College of Pennsylvania39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
- Goldey-Beacom College41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-private
- YTI Career Institute-York41.1 miles (66.1 km)2yr-private
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology41.1 miles (66.1 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster Theological Seminary41.5 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
- Franklin and Marshall College41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-private
- Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster Bible College43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
- Fortis College-Landover43.8 miles (70.5 km)2yr-private
- Wilmington University44.1 miles (71.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-College Park44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-public
- University of Maryland Global Campus45.3 miles (72.8 km)4yr-public
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital45.6 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
- Delaware Technical Community College-Terry45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-public
- Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-public
- Prince George's Community College45.9 miles (73.9 km)2yr-public
- Washington Adventist University46.9 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
- Delaware State University47.2 miles (75.9 km)4yr-public
- Delaware College of Art and Design47.6 miles (76.6 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-Delaware47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-private
- SANS Technology Institute49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery College49.2 miles (79.1 km)2yr-public
- The Catholic University of America49.3 miles (79.3 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family49.4 miles (79.4 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies49.4 miles (79.5 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Washington University49.9 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health50.2 miles (80.7 km)2yr-private
- Elizabethtown College50.2 miles (80.8 km)4yr-private
- Salem Community College50.4 miles (81.0 km)2yr-public
- Gallaudet University50.5 miles (81.2 km)4yr-private
- Howard University50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia51.4 miles (82.8 km)4yr-public
- Institute of World Politics51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-private
- NewU University52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute52.1 miles (83.8 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC52.2 miles (84.0 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus52.2 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Maryland52.3 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary52.6 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
- American University52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
- George Washington University52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts53.0 miles (85.3 km)2yr-private
- Georgetown University53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-private
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania53.5 miles (86.0 km)4yr-public
- University of Management and Technology53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
- Gettysburg College54.0 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
- United Lutheran Seminary54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Virginia54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
- Cheyney University of Pennsylvania55.4 miles (89.1 km)4yr-public
- Mount St. Mary's University55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-private
- Marymount University55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc56.0 miles (90.1 km)2yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-public
- Frederick Community College56.6 miles (91.1 km)2yr-public
- Hood College56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
- Automotive Training Center-Exton56.8 miles (91.4 km)2yr-private
- Neumann University57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRINITY LUTHERAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL & EARLY LRNG CTR | private | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Joppatowne Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Joppatowne High | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| ST STEPHEN PAROCHIAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| ONE SCHOOL GLOBAL-CHESAPEAKE CAMPUS | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Abingdon Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Magnolia Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Magnolia Middle | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| ST PAULS LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Emmorton Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Old Post Road Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Riverside Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| OPEN BIBLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Kingsville Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Edgewood Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| William S. James Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Deerfield Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Edgewood Middle | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Edgewood High | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| EMMORTON BAPTIST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| Patterson Mill High School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Patterson Mill Middle School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Ring Factory Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Chapel Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Oliver Beach Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| ROYAL INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| ROYAL INERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Homestead/Wakefield Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Bel Air Middle | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Fallston Middle School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| PERRY HALL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Bel Air High | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Honeygo Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Vincent Farm Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Fallston High | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| GRACE CLASSICAL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Church Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| THE HIGHLANDS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Gunpowder Elementary | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Bel Air Elementary | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.4 km) |
| JOHN CARROLL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| ST MARGARET SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Joppa View Elementary | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| HIGH ROAD SCHOOL OF HARFORD COUNTY | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Crossroads Center | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Perry Hall High | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST ELEMENTARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Red Pump Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Southampton Middle | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Perry Hall Middle | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Fountain Green Elementary | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| HARFORD DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Perry Hall Elementary | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Chase Elementary | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Youths Benefit Elementary | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| BAYAAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| BAYAAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| Seven Oaks Elementary | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| CHRISTIAN COVENANT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| C. Milton Wright High | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| Seneca Elementary | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.3 km) |
| Prospect Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Glenmar Elementary | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.6 km) |
| ST JOSEPH SCHOOL - FULLERTON | private | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| Nottingham Middle | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| Harford Academy at Campus Hills | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| Middle River Middle | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Forest Lakes Elementary | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Harford Technical High | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (13.9 km) |
| NEW DIRECTIONS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| THE MONARCH MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Martin Boulevard Elementary | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| CHILDRENS MANOR OF FOREST HILL | private | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Victory Villa Elementary | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| ROSEDALE BAPTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| Hickory Elementary | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) |
| BALTIMORE WHITE MARSH SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.3 miles (14.9 km) |
| Rossville Elementary | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| Hawthorne Elementary | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| Carney Elementary | public | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
| Pine Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
| Pine Grove Middle | public | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.4 km) |
| Carroll Manor Elementary | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.4 km) |
| ST PETERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.5 km) |
| Orems Elementary | public | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.7 km) |
| Middlesex Elementary | public | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.8 km) |
| Forest Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.8 km) |
| OUR LADY OF MT CARMEL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.9 miles (16.0 km) |
| Churchville Elementary | public | — | — | 9.9 miles (16.0 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 21085
What school district is ZIP code 21085 in?
ZIP 21085 (Joppatowne, MD) maps to Baltimore County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400120) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 21085?
US5 lists 90 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 62 public and 28 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 21085 attend private school?
About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21085 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 31.0% |
| High school | 32.4% |
| Less than HS | 7.0% |
| School district | Baltimore County Public Schools |