ZIP 21409 — 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 21409

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 21409 (Cape St. Claire, MD) is associated with Anne Arundel County Public Schools (LEA 2400060) 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 78 K-12 schools (56 public, 22 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.8% 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 United States Naval Academy about 3.4 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Anne Arundel County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400060

Private school share (ACS)

0.8%

Colleges & universities (100)

United States Naval Academy3.4 miles (5.4 km)4yr-public
St. John's College3.6 miles (5.9 km)4yr-private
Anne Arundel Community College4.3 miles (7.0 km)2yr-public
Bowie State University17.0 miles (27.4 km)4yr-public
Chesapeake College19.8 miles (31.9 km)2yr-public
University System of Maryland20.4 miles (32.9 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers20.4 miles (32.9 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland, Baltimore20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland-Baltimore County21.9 miles (35.2 km)4yr-public
University of Baltimore21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-public
Capitol Technology University22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
Maryland Institute College of Art22.2 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Prince George's Community College22.4 miles (36.0 km)2yr-public
University of Maryland Global Campus22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-public
Community College of Baltimore County23.2 miles (37.3 km)2yr-public
Fortis College-Landover23.2 miles (37.4 km)2yr-private
Coppin State University23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-public
Johns Hopkins University23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia23.7 miles (38.2 km)2yr-private
Morgan State University23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-public
Baltimore City Community College23.9 miles (38.5 km)2yr-public
Washington College24.3 miles (39.1 km)4yr-private
Loyola University Maryland24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University24.8 miles (40.0 km)4yr-private
Maryland University of Integrative Health26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-private
Howard Community College27.0 miles (43.4 km)2yr-public
University of Maryland-College Park27.1 miles (43.5 km)4yr-public
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College27.4 miles (44.1 km)4yr-private
Towson University27.4 miles (44.2 km)4yr-public
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-private
Goucher College28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Maryland28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
Saint Michael College of Allied Health30.0 miles (48.2 km)2yr-private
Washington Adventist University30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-private
The Catholic University of America30.4 miles (48.9 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies30.5 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
Gallaudet University30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-private
Howard University31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute32.7 miles (52.6 km)2yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics32.8 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
NewU University32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-private
Windsor University33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
Stevenson University33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
George Washington University33.6 miles (54.0 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia33.9 miles (54.5 km)4yr-public
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts34.3 miles (55.2 km)2yr-private
DeVry University-Virginia34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
Georgetown University34.7 miles (55.9 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology34.8 miles (56.1 km)4yr-private
American University35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
Wesley Theological Seminary35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Virginia35.6 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private
SANS Technology Institute35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-private
Washington University of Science and Technology37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
Marymount University37.7 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
Harford Community College38.5 miles (61.9 km)2yr-public
Montgomery College38.9 miles (62.5 km)2yr-public
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing41.8 miles (67.3 km)2yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia42.5 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church43.1 miles (69.3 km)4yr-private
Columbia College43.8 miles (70.4 km)2yr-private
College of Southern Maryland44.0 miles (70.9 km)2yr-public
Northern Virginia Community College44.6 miles (71.7 km)2yr-public
Carroll Community College46.0 miles (74.1 km)2yr-public
Agora University47.4 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
George Mason University48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-public
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-public
Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-public
McDaniel College49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-private
Delaware State University49.8 miles (80.1 km)4yr-public
Cecil College50.3 miles (81.0 km)2yr-public
Divine Mercy University53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
St. Mary's College of Maryland57.4 miles (92.3 km)4yr-public
University of Delaware58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-public
Hood College59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas59.7 miles (96.0 km)2yr-private
Frederick Community College60.2 miles (96.9 km)2yr-public
Lincoln University61.1 miles (98.3 km)4yr-public
Goldey-Beacom College64.1 miles (103.2 km)4yr-private
Wilmington University64.8 miles (104.2 km)4yr-private
Salisbury University64.8 miles (104.3 km)4yr-public
Ascent College65.2 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
York College of Pennsylvania65.9 miles (106.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York66.0 miles (106.3 km)4yr-public
Mount St. Mary's University66.8 miles (107.5 km)4yr-private
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center67.4 miles (108.5 km)2yr-public
Patrick Henry College67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-private
Wor-Wic Community College67.6 miles (108.8 km)2yr-public
Millersville University of Pennsylvania68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-public
YTI Career Institute-York68.3 miles (109.9 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

		Grades
ST MARGARET'S DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Windsor Farm Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Cape St. Claire Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Broadneck High	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
NAVAL ACADEMY PRIMARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
MONTESSORI INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENS HOUSE	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Broadneck Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Arnold Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
West Annapolis Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Annapolis Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
ARNOLD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
ST MARYS HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Eastport Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Mary Moss at Adams Academy	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Belvedere Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
BOOK OF LIFE ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Phoenix Academy	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Studio 39	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Wiley H. Bates Middle	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Germantown Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Magothy River Middle	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Severn River Middle	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
AACPS Virtual Academy	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
DANIEL ROTHMAN RELIGIOUS SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
PATHWAYS SCHOOL--ANNE ARUNDEL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Georgetown East Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
ST MARTINS LUTHERAN CHURCH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Monarch Academy Annapolis ES	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Tyler Heights Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
MAVEN ACADEMY THE	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Annapolis Middle	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Jones Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Hillsmere Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
ST ANNES SCHOOL OF ANNAPOLIS	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Rolling Knolls Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Chesapeake High	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Bodkin Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Chesapeake Bay Middle	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Lake Shore Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
KEY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Folger Mckinsey Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Severna Park Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
ST ANDREW'S UNITED METHODIST DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Matapeake Elementary School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Matapeake Middle School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Annapolis High	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Kent Island High School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Anne Arundel Evening High	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Severna Park High	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Bayside Elementary School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Kent Island Elementary School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Stevensville Middle School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
ST MARTIN'S-IN-THE-FIELD EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
INDIAN CREEK SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Fort Smallwood Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Oak Hill Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Edgewater Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Jacobsville Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
South Shore Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
EDINBORO EARLY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
THE SUMMIT SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Severna Park Middle	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Benfield Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
South River High	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Pasadena Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Central Middle	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Mayo Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Central Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Center of Applied Technology-South	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Central Special School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
INDIAN CREEK SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
ROCKBRIDGE ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Northeast Middle	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Northeast High	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21409

What school district is ZIP code 21409 in?

ZIP 21409 (Cape St. Claire, MD) maps to Anne Arundel County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400060) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 21409?

US5 lists 78 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 56 public and 22 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 21409 attend private school?

About 0.8% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21409 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	57.4%
High school	15.7%
Less than HS	2.4%
School district	Anne Arundel County Public Schools

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