ZIP 21769 — 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 21769

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 21769 (Middletown, 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 54 K-12 schools (40 public, 14 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.1 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 Frederick Community College about 8.1 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Frederick County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400330

Private school share (ACS)

0.5%

Colleges & universities (100)

Frederick Community College8.1 miles (13.0 km)2yr-public
Hood College8.1 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
Shepherd University12.6 miles (20.2 km)4yr-public
Hagerstown Community College14.0 miles (22.6 km)2yr-public
Catholic International University18.9 miles (30.3 km)4yr-private
American Public University System18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-private
Mount St. Mary's University20.2 miles (32.5 km)4yr-private
Valley College-Martinsburg21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
International Beauty School 421.2 miles (34.1 km)2yr-private
Patrick Henry College22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College23.1 miles (37.2 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto27.7 miles (44.5 km)4yr-public
Carroll Community College31.4 miles (50.6 km)2yr-public
McDaniel College31.8 miles (51.1 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
Montgomery College32.3 miles (52.0 km)2yr-public
Gettysburg College32.5 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
Divine Mercy University32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
Wilson College35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-private
Shenandoah University36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-private
SANS Technology Institute37.0 miles (59.6 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg38.4 miles (61.8 km)2yr-private
Columbia College39.4 miles (63.5 km)2yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
Howard Community College40.2 miles (64.6 km)2yr-public
Maryland University of Integrative Health41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus41.5 miles (66.9 km)4yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing41.7 miles (67.1 km)2yr-private
Stevenson University42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-public
Wesley Theological Seminary43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia43.3 miles (69.7 km)2yr-private
American University43.4 miles (69.9 km)4yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia43.7 miles (70.4 km)4yr-public
Washington Adventist University43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-private
Marymount University44.0 miles (70.7 km)4yr-private
Ascent College44.1 miles (70.9 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church44.4 miles (71.4 km)4yr-private
George Mason University44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas44.9 miles (72.2 km)2yr-private
Georgetown University45.4 miles (73.1 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts45.6 miles (73.4 km)2yr-private
Northern Virginia Community College45.7 miles (73.5 km)2yr-public
University of Maryland-College Park45.8 miles (73.8 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-Virginia46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-private
Howard University46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics46.5 miles (74.9 km)4yr-private
NewU University46.6 miles (74.9 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-private
The Catholic University of America46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies46.7 miles (75.1 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University46.7 miles (75.2 km)4yr-private
Laurel Ridge Community College46.8 miles (75.2 km)2yr-public
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College46.8 miles (75.2 km)4yr-private
George Washington University46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-private
Windsor University46.9 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute47.0 miles (75.7 km)2yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-private
Capitol Technology University47.2 miles (75.9 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus47.2 miles (76.0 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-Baltimore County47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-public
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
Gallaudet University48.1 miles (77.5 km)4yr-private
Saint Michael College of Allied Health48.7 miles (78.4 km)2yr-private
DeVry University-Virginia48.9 miles (78.6 km)4yr-private
Agora University48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
Baltimore City Community College49.1 miles (79.1 km)2yr-public
Coppin State University49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-public
Fortis College-Landover50.7 miles (81.6 km)2yr-private
Loyola University Maryland51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University51.1 miles (82.2 km)4yr-private
Johns Hopkins University51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-private
Towson University51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-public
Washington University of Science and Technology51.4 miles (82.7 km)4yr-private
Maryland Institute College of Art51.5 miles (82.8 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland, Baltimore51.6 miles (83.1 km)4yr-public
University of Baltimore51.7 miles (83.3 km)4yr-public
Goucher College52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-private
Bowie State University52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland52.6 miles (84.6 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers52.6 miles (84.6 km)4yr-public
Morgan State University52.9 miles (85.2 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland Global Campus53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-Maryland55.0 miles (88.5 km)4yr-private
Prince George's Community College55.3 miles (88.9 km)2yr-public
Dickinson College56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-private
York College of Pennsylvania56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-public
Messiah University58.2 miles (93.6 km)4yr-private
Community College of Baltimore County58.4 miles (93.9 km)2yr-public
YTI Career Institute-York61.5 miles (98.9 km)2yr-private
Anne Arundel Community College62.7 miles (100.9 km)2yr-public
Allegany College of Maryland63.6 miles (102.3 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
ST THOMAS MORE ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Middletown Primary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Middletown Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.7 km)
Middletown Middle	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Middletown High	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
LUCY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Myersville Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
FREDERICK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Waverley Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Valley Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
FREDERICK BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Whittier Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Butterfly Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Boonsboro Middle	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Boonsboro Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Yellow Springs Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Hillcrest Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
THE SHEPPARD PRATT SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Boonsboro High	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
THE GODDARD SCHOOL OF FREDERICK	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
FREDERICK ADVENTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
TRI STATE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYDBA BOONSBORO ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Orchard Grove Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
West Frederick Middle	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Frederick High	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Ballenger Creek Middle	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Tuscarora High	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Pleasant Valley Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Parkway Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Frederick County Career & Technology Center	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Heather Ridge	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
ST JOHN REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Tuscarora Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Monocacy Middle	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
North Frederick Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
THE BANNER SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
CALVARY WEEKDAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Crestwood Middle	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Monocacy Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Lincoln Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Greenbrier Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Ballenger Creek Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Gov. Thomas Johnson High	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
PHOENIX RECOVERY ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Brunswick High	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Monocacy Valley Montessori	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Brunswick Middle	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Frederick County Virtual	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Wolfsville Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Brunswick Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
LAUREL HALL SCHOOL - FREDERICK	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
LAUREL HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21769

What school district is ZIP code 21769 in?

ZIP 21769 (Middletown, 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 21769?

US5 lists 54 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 40 public and 14 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 21769 attend private school?

About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21769 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	48.5%
High school	24.1%
Less than HS	3.1%
School district	Frederick County Public Schools

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