ZIP 77002 — 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 77002

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 77002 (Houston, TX) is associated with Houston Independent School District (LEA 4823640) 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 100 K-12 schools (79 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 South Texas College of Law Houston about 0.3 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Houston Independent School District

LEA ID

4823640

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (62)

South Texas College of Law Houston0.3 miles (0.4 km)4yr-private
University of Houston-Downtown0.7 miles (1.2 km)4yr-public
Houston Community College1.2 miles (2.0 km)4yr-public
University of St Thomas2.2 miles (3.5 km)4yr-private
Texas Southern University2.5 miles (4.0 km)4yr-public
University of Houston2.9 miles (4.6 km)4yr-public
University of Houston-System Administration2.9 miles (4.6 km)4yr-public
Rice University3.5 miles (5.6 km)4yr-private
Baylor College of Medicine3.7 miles (5.9 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center3.9 miles (6.3 km)4yr-public
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston4.4 miles (7.0 km)4yr-public
Culinary Institute Inc4.7 miles (7.5 km)2yr-private

Show all 62 colleges & universities

Vet Tech Institute of Houston5.7 miles (9.2 km)2yr-private
College of Health Care Professions6.3 miles (10.2 km)2yr-private
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology7.4 miles (11.9 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston8.4 miles (13.6 km)2yr-private
College of Biblical Studies-Houston8.9 miles (14.3 km)4yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-private
American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med9.7 miles (15.5 km)4yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston9.8 miles (15.9 km)2yr-private
Houston Christian University10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-private
Interactive College of Technology10.2 miles (16.4 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology10.6 miles (17.0 km)2yr-private
American InterContinental University-Houston11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-private
Center for Advanced Legal Studies11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
MediaTech Institute-Houston12.4 miles (19.9 km)2yr-private
Fortis Institute12.6 miles (20.3 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Texas13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Houston13.1 miles (21.0 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Houston13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
Interactive College of Technology13.2 miles (21.3 km)2yr-private
Texas Health School13.4 miles (21.5 km)2yr-private
Remington College-North Houston Campus13.6 miles (21.9 km)2yr-private
Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc14.4 miles (23.3 km)4yr-private
Denver College of Nursing-Houston14.6 miles (23.5 km)4yr-private
Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School14.8 miles (23.8 km)2yr-private
North American University15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.16.4 miles (26.4 km)2yr-private
San Jacinto Community College16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-public
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service16.5 miles (26.6 km)2yr-private
Fortis College17.0 miles (27.4 km)2yr-private
Florida Career College-Houston18.8 miles (30.2 km)2yr-private
University of Houston-Clear Lake20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-public
Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus23.1 miles (37.1 km)2yr-private
Lee College23.3 miles (37.5 km)2yr-public
Alvin Community College26.0 miles (41.9 km)4yr-public
Lone Star College System30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-public
Grace School of Theology31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
College of the Mainland33.3 miles (53.5 km)4yr-public
Prairie View A & M University44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-public
Galveston College46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-public
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-public
Brazosport College49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-public
Wharton County Junior College52.6 miles (84.7 km)2yr-public
Sam Houston State University67.1 miles (107.9 km)4yr-public
Blinn College District68.4 miles (110.0 km)2yr-public
Texas Healthtech Institute72.6 miles (116.9 km)2yr-private
Lamar Institute of Technology79.8 miles (128.3 km)2yr-public
Lamar University80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-public
Texas A&M University-College Station83.1 miles (133.8 km)4yr-public
Texas A & M University-System Office83.7 miles (134.6 km)4yr-public
Lamar State College-Port Arthur86.7 miles (139.6 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
KINDER H S FOR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
CATHEDRAL HOUSE EPISCIPOL SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.3 miles (0.6 km)
SCHOOL FOR ACCELERATED LRN	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.7 km)
HARRIS COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
A+ UNLIMITED POTENTIAL - UNIVERSITY	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
A+UP H S	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
ELEVATE COLLEGIATE	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
HERITAGE CLASSICAL ACADEMY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
GREGORY-LINCOLN ED CTR	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
CARNEGIE VANGUARD H S	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE BIOTECH ACADEMY AT RUSK	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
HOUSTON ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.3 km)
YELLOWSTONE COLLEGE PREPARATORY	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
LEONEL CASTILLO EARLY CHILDHOOD STEM ACADEMY	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
CROCKETT EL	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
HCC LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
WHARTON K-8 DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
BRUCE EL	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
KETELSEN EL	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.7 km)
H S FOR LAW AND JUSTICE	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ACADEMY AT RYAN	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
SHERMAN EL	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
MARSHALL MIDDLE	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
NORTHSIDE H S	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
BLACKSHEAR EL	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
SECONDARY DAEP	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
ARABIC IMMERSION MAGNET SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
THE SCHOOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
EAST EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL DOWNTOWN	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
ANNUNCIATION ORTHODOX SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
MIDDLE COLLEGE H S AT HCC FRAGA	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
LANTRIP EL	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
MACGREGOR EL	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
RIPLEY HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
RIPLEY HOUSE MIDDLE CAMPUS	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
TRAVIS EL	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
MICKEY LELAND COLLEGE PREP ACAD FOR YOUNG MEN	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
THE JOY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
MARTINEZ C EL	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
THE POST OAK SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
YATES H S	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
PRESBYTERIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
YES PREP - 5TH WARD	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
CAGE EL	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
PROJECT CHRYSALIS MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
ST PAUL'S SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - HOUSTON NORTH	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
ST MARY OF THE PURIFICATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
HOGG MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
LANIER MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
AUSTIN H S	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
EASTWOOD ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
ST STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
LOOSCAN EL	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
HARVARD EL	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
THE KIPLING SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
LOCKHART EL	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
HENDERSON N EL	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
COMMUNITY SERVICES-SEC	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
WHEELER AVENUE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
LAURENZO EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
NAVARRO MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
BROWNING EL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
ST ANNE CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
WHEATLEY H S	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
ENERGY INSTITUTE H S	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
BURNET EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
DOGAN EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
THE LAWSON ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
BECKER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
ATHERTON EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
HEIGHTS H S	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
POE EL	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
MELINDA WEBB SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
KIPP EXPLORE ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
KIPP INTREPID PREPARATORY	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
KIPP EAST END H S	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
RIVER OAKS EL	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
ARCHWAY ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
JEFFERSON EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
FIELD EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
MCREYNOLDS MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
ROSS EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
HOUSTON HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
TIJERINA EL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
HENDERSON J EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
THOMPSON EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
PUGH EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
LOVE EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
FLEMING MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
MEMORIAL EL	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
YES PREP - NORTHSIDE	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
HARBOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 77002

What school district is ZIP code 77002 in?

ZIP 77002 (Houston, TX) maps to Houston Independent School District (LEA ID 4823640) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 77002?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 79 public and 21 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 77002 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 77002 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	36.7%
High school	28.6%
Less than HS	14.2%
School district	Houston Independent School District

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