ZIP 76705 — 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 76705

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 76705 (Waco, TX) is associated with Axtell Independent School District (LEA 4809150) 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 76 K-12 schools (68 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Texas State Technical College about 1.5 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Axtell Independent School District

LEA ID

4809150

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (80)

Texas State Technical College1.5 miles (2.4 km)2yr-public
McLennan Community College4.8 miles (7.7 km)2yr-public
Baylor University5.3 miles (8.5 km)4yr-private
Southern Careers Institute-Waco7.9 miles (12.7 km)2yr-private
Hill College26.9 miles (43.4 km)2yr-public
Temple College40.8 miles (65.7 km)2yr-public
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-private
Navarro College47.2 miles (76.0 km)4yr-public
Central Texas College54.4 miles (87.6 km)2yr-public
Southwestern Adventist University55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
Texas A&M University-Central Texas56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-public
Nelson University56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-private

Show all 80 colleges & universities

Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie72.9 miles (117.3 km)2yr-private
University of North Texas at Dallas73.8 miles (118.8 km)4yr-public
Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie74.7 miles (120.3 km)2yr-private
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary74.7 miles (120.3 km)4yr-private
Dallas Baptist University75.8 miles (121.9 km)4yr-private
Paul Quinn College75.8 miles (122.0 km)4yr-private
Southwestern University76.0 miles (122.3 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas at Arlington76.6 miles (123.3 km)4yr-public
Brite Divinity School76.8 miles (123.6 km)4yr-private
Texas Christian University76.8 miles (123.6 km)4yr-private
Arlington Baptist University77.4 miles (124.5 km)4yr-private
Texas Wesleyan University77.6 miles (124.8 km)4yr-private
Tarleton State University77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-public
Arlington Career Institute78.9 miles (126.9 km)2yr-private
University of North Texas Health Science Center79.6 miles (128.1 km)4yr-public
Tarrant County College District79.8 miles (128.3 km)2yr-public
Dallas College81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-public
Texas A & M University-System Office81.9 miles (131.7 km)4yr-public
University of North Texas System82.1 miles (132.2 km)4yr-public
Texas A&M University-College Station82.6 miles (133.0 km)4yr-public
Trinity Valley Community College82.9 miles (133.4 km)4yr-public
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service83.1 miles (133.8 km)2yr-private
Wade College83.1 miles (133.8 km)4yr-private
Criswell College83.2 miles (133.9 km)4yr-private
Dallas Theological Seminary83.3 miles (134.0 km)4yr-private
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts83.4 miles (134.2 km)2yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth83.6 miles (134.5 km)2yr-private
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center83.7 miles (134.7 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Dallas84.5 miles (135.9 km)2yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas84.6 miles (136.1 km)2yr-private
Messenger College85.0 miles (136.9 km)4yr-private
Remington College-Fort Worth Campus85.2 miles (137.1 km)2yr-private
University of Dallas85.3 miles (137.3 km)4yr-private
South University-Austin86.3 miles (138.9 km)4yr-private
Southern Methodist University86.5 miles (139.2 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus86.5 miles (139.2 km)4yr-private
Weatherford College87.4 miles (140.7 km)4yr-public
Parker University87.8 miles (141.4 km)4yr-private
Amberton University89.5 miles (144.0 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas89.7 miles (144.3 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-Texas90.0 miles (144.8 km)4yr-private
Dallas Christian College90.2 miles (145.1 km)4yr-private
Peloton College90.2 miles (145.2 km)2yr-private
Bakke Graduate University90.3 miles (145.3 km)4yr-private
Southwestern Christian College90.5 miles (145.6 km)4yr-private
MediaTech Institute-Dallas90.8 miles (146.1 km)2yr-private
DeVry University-Texas90.9 miles (146.3 km)4yr-private
The King's University91.1 miles (146.7 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth91.1 miles (146.7 km)2yr-private
University of Phoenix-Texas91.6 miles (147.5 km)4yr-private
Remington College-Dallas Campus91.7 miles (147.6 km)2yr-private
Remington College-Online Dallas91.7 miles (147.6 km)4yr-private
Concorde Career College-Dallas92.0 miles (148.1 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Dallas92.1 miles (148.3 km)4yr-private
Concordia University Texas93.7 miles (150.9 km)4yr-private
Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online95.0 miles (153.0 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School-College of Nursing96.0 miles (154.5 km)2yr-private
The University of Texas at Dallas96.4 miles (155.1 km)4yr-public
The College of Health Care Professions-Austin96.5 miles (155.3 km)2yr-private
Austin Community College District96.6 miles (155.4 km)4yr-public
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin96.7 miles (155.6 km)2yr-private
West Coast University-Texas96.7 miles (155.6 km)4yr-private
The Recording Conservatory of Austin97.3 miles (156.6 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Dallas97.4 miles (156.8 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School at Dallas98.0 miles (157.7 km)4yr-private
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest99.1 miles (159.6 km)4yr-private
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary99.3 miles (159.8 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas at Austin99.9 miles (160.8 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
LA VEGA H S	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
CONNALLY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
CONNALLY EL	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
CONNALLY HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
LA VEGA PRI PHIL BANCALE CAMPUS	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
LA VEGA EL	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
BILL LOGUE DETENTION CENTER	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
LA VEGA INT H P MILES CAMPUS	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
CONNALLY PRI	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
CONNALLY J H	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
LA VEGA J H GEORGE DIXON CAMPUS	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
G W CARVER MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
AUDRE AND BERNARD RAPOPORT ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
J H HINES EL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
G L WILEY OPPORTUNITY CENTER	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
QUINN CAMPUS PUBLIC MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
PAUL AND JANE MEYER PUBLIC H S	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
KENDRICK EL	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
ST PAULS EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
BROOK AVENUE EL	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
LIVE OAK CLASSICAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
WACO CTR FOR YOUTH	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
WEST AVENUE EL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
CEDAR RIDGE EL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
MCLENNAN COUNTY CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
MCLENNAN COUNTY CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
MCLENNAN CO CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
PREMIER H S OF WACO	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
BOSQUEVILLE EL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
BOSQUEVILLE DAEP	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
BOSQUEVILLE H S	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
BOSQUEVILLE MIDDLE	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
CESAR CHAVEZ MIDDLE	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
BISHOP LOUIS REICHER CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
WACO MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
PROVIDENT HEIGHTS EL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
BRAZOS H S	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
BELL'S HILL EL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
DEAN HIGHLAND EL	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
SOUTH WACO EL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - WACO	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
HILLCREST PDS MAGNET	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
WACO H S	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
AXTELL EL	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
LAKE AIR MONTESSORI SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
CRESTVIEW EL	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
VALOR PREPARATORY ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
AXTELL H S	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
AXTELL MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
ALTA VISTA EL	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
CHINA SPRING INT	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
UNIVERSITY H S	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
VANGUARD COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
MOUNTAINVIEW EL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
EAGLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (WACO)	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
TENNYSON MIDDLE	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
PARKDALE EL	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
CHINA SPRING EL	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
CEAC COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
ROBINSON EL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 76705

What school district is ZIP code 76705 in?

ZIP 76705 (Waco, TX) maps to Axtell Independent School District (LEA ID 4809150) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 76705?

US5 lists 76 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 68 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 76705 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 76705 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	16.8%
High school	28.7%
Less than HS	19.8%
School district	Axtell Independent School District

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