ZIP 21714 — 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 21714

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 21714 (Braddock Heights, 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 59 K-12 schools (44 public, 15 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.0 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Hood College about 4.6 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Frederick County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400330

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Hood College4.6 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
Frederick Community College5.2 miles (8.3 km)2yr-public
Shepherd University16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-public
Hagerstown Community College17.0 miles (27.4 km)2yr-public
Mount St. Mary's University19.9 miles (32.0 km)4yr-private
Catholic International University21.0 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
American Public University System21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
Patrick Henry College21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
Valley College-Martinsburg24.7 miles (39.8 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College24.7 miles (39.8 km)4yr-private
International Beauty School 424.7 miles (39.8 km)2yr-private
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College26.6 miles (42.8 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Carroll Community College28.5 miles (45.8 km)2yr-public
Montgomery College28.8 miles (46.4 km)2yr-public
McDaniel College29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto29.3 miles (47.1 km)4yr-public
Divine Mercy University30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
SANS Technology Institute33.6 miles (54.0 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital36.4 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
Howard Community College36.4 miles (58.5 km)2yr-public
Columbia College36.6 miles (58.9 km)2yr-private
Maryland University of Integrative Health37.3 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
Wilson College37.5 miles (60.3 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia38.3 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing38.8 miles (62.4 km)2yr-private
Stevenson University38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-private
Shenandoah University39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia39.5 miles (63.6 km)2yr-private
Wesley Theological Seminary39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
American University40.1 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College40.1 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
Washington Adventist University40.3 miles (64.8 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg40.5 miles (65.2 km)2yr-private
Marymount University40.8 miles (65.7 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church41.5 miles (66.9 km)4yr-private
George Mason University41.9 miles (67.5 km)4yr-public
Georgetown University42.2 miles (67.8 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-College Park42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-public
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts42.3 miles (68.1 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-Virginia42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-private
Ascent College42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-private
Northern Virginia Community College43.0 miles (69.1 km)2yr-public
Howard University43.1 miles (69.3 km)4yr-private
The Catholic University of America43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas43.2 miles (69.5 km)2yr-private
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies43.2 miles (69.6 km)4yr-private
NewU University43.2 miles (69.6 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University43.3 miles (69.7 km)4yr-private
George Washington University43.5 miles (69.9 km)4yr-private
Capitol Technology University43.5 miles (69.9 km)4yr-private
Windsor University43.5 miles (70.1 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia43.6 miles (70.1 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region43.6 miles (70.1 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute43.7 miles (70.3 km)2yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-Baltimore County43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-public
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus43.9 miles (70.6 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-public
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore44.4 miles (71.5 km)4yr-private
Gallaudet University44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private
Saint Michael College of Allied Health45.3 miles (72.9 km)2yr-private
Baltimore City Community College45.5 miles (73.2 km)2yr-public
DeVry University-Virginia45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-private
Coppin State University45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-public
Agora University46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Landover47.1 miles (75.8 km)2yr-private
Loyola University Maryland47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-private
Johns Hopkins University47.6 miles (76.5 km)4yr-private
Towson University47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-public
Maryland Institute College of Art47.8 miles (76.9 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland, Baltimore47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-public
University of Baltimore48.1 miles (77.4 km)4yr-public
Washington University of Science and Technology48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
Bowie State University48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-public
Goucher College48.6 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
Laurel Ridge Community College48.7 miles (78.3 km)2yr-public
University System of Maryland48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-public
Morgan State University49.4 miles (79.4 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland Global Campus49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-Maryland51.6 miles (83.0 km)4yr-private
Prince George's Community College51.7 miles (83.2 km)2yr-public
Community College of Baltimore County54.8 miles (88.2 km)2yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania55.0 miles (88.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York56.3 miles (90.7 km)4yr-public
Dickinson College56.5 miles (91.0 km)4yr-private
Messiah University57.8 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
Anne Arundel Community College58.9 miles (94.8 km)2yr-public
YTI Career Institute-York59.8 miles (96.3 km)2yr-private
St. John's College62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
FREDERICK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Middletown Primary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Waverley Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Middletown Middle	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Middletown High	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Middletown Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
FREDERICK BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
ST THOMAS MORE ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
Butterfly Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Hillcrest Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
THE SHEPPARD PRATT SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
FREDERICK ADVENTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Whittier Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Orchard Grove Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
THE GODDARD SCHOOL OF FREDERICK	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Ballenger Creek Middle	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
West Frederick Middle	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Frederick High	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Tuscarora High	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Parkway Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Tuscarora Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Crestwood Middle	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Yellow Springs Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Valley Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
THE BANNER SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Ballenger Creek Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Lincoln Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
CALVARY WEEKDAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
North Frederick Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Heather Ridge	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
PHOENIX RECOVERY ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Frederick County Career & Technology Center	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Gov. Thomas Johnson High	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Monocacy Middle	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.8 km)
Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter	public	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
Monocacy Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
ST JOHN REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
LAUREL HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
LAUREL HALL SCHOOL - FREDERICK	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Frederick County Virtual	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Monocacy Valley Montessori	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
LUCY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
ST JOHN'S CATHOLIC PREP	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Myersville Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Frederick Classical Charter	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
FREDERICK COUNTRY DAY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Carroll Manor Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Spring Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
Walkersville Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Walkersville High	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Brunswick Middle	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Brunswick High	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Walkersville Middle	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Rock Creek	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Lewistown Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Sugarloaf Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Brunswick Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Glade Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21714

What school district is ZIP code 21714 in?

ZIP 21714 (Braddock Heights, 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 21714?

US5 lists 59 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 44 public and 15 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 21714 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21714 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	59.0%
High school	19.0%
Less than HS	0.0%
School district	Frederick County Public Schools

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