ZIP 77008 — 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 77008

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 77008 (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 (76 public, 24 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.7% 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 Culinary Institute Inc about 2.9 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Houston Independent School District

LEA ID

4823640

Private school share (ACS)

0.7%

Colleges & universities (62)

Culinary Institute Inc2.9 miles (4.7 km)2yr-private
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology3.6 miles (5.7 km)2yr-private
University of Houston-Downtown4.1 miles (6.6 km)4yr-public
South Texas College of Law Houston4.4 miles (7.1 km)4yr-private
University of St Thomas4.5 miles (7.2 km)4yr-private
Houston Community College4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-public
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest4.9 miles (7.8 km)4yr-private
Vet Tech Institute of Houston5.3 miles (8.6 km)2yr-private
Rice University5.6 miles (9.0 km)4yr-private
Baylor College of Medicine6.2 miles (10.0 km)4yr-private
Texas Southern University6.3 miles (10.1 km)4yr-public
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center6.4 miles (10.3 km)4yr-public

Show all 62 colleges & universities

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston6.6 miles (10.7 km)4yr-public
University of Houston7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-public
University of Houston-System Administration7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-public
American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-private
College of Biblical Studies-Houston7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-private
College of Health Care Professions8.3 miles (13.3 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology8.6 miles (13.9 km)2yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston9.0 miles (14.4 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Texas9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-private
Center for Advanced Legal Studies9.1 miles (14.6 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Houston9.1 miles (14.7 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Houston9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-private
American InterContinental University-Houston9.3 miles (14.9 km)4yr-private
Houston Christian University9.3 miles (15.0 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute9.7 miles (15.6 km)2yr-private
Texas Health School10.2 miles (16.4 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology10.2 miles (16.4 km)2yr-private
Remington College-North Houston Campus10.3 miles (16.5 km)2yr-private
MediaTech Institute-Houston10.4 miles (16.7 km)2yr-private
Denver College of Nursing-Houston11.5 miles (18.5 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston12.6 miles (20.2 km)2yr-private
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service13.2 miles (21.3 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.13.3 miles (21.4 km)2yr-private
Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School13.6 miles (21.8 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology14.3 miles (23.0 km)2yr-private
Fortis College14.6 miles (23.5 km)2yr-private
North American University14.7 miles (23.7 km)4yr-private
Florida Career College-Houston15.5 miles (25.0 km)2yr-private
Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-private
San Jacinto Community College20.5 miles (33.0 km)4yr-public
University of Houston-Clear Lake24.3 miles (39.0 km)4yr-public
Lee College26.7 miles (43.0 km)2yr-public
Lone Star College System27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-public
Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus27.2 miles (43.8 km)2yr-private
Grace School of Theology28.4 miles (45.6 km)4yr-private
Alvin Community College29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-public
College of the Mainland37.4 miles (60.3 km)4yr-public
Prairie View A & M University39.9 miles (64.1 km)4yr-public
Galveston College51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-public
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-public
Brazosport College51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-public
Wharton County Junior College51.9 miles (83.5 km)2yr-public
Sam Houston State University63.8 miles (102.7 km)4yr-public
Blinn College District64.4 miles (103.7 km)2yr-public
Texas Healthtech Institute74.8 miles (120.4 km)2yr-private
Texas A&M University-College Station78.9 miles (127.0 km)4yr-public
Texas A & M University-System Office79.5 miles (127.9 km)4yr-public
Lamar Institute of Technology82.1 miles (132.1 km)2yr-public
Lamar University82.3 miles (132.4 km)4yr-public
Lamar State College-Port Arthur89.5 miles (144.1 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
LOVE EL	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
JOURNEY SCHOOL OF HOUSTON	private	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
HOUSTON HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
HELMS EL	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
SINCLAIR EL	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
HAMILTON MIDDLE	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
LUTHERAN HIGH NORTH	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
HEIGHTS H S	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
ST ROSE OF LIMA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
HARVARD EL	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
WALTRIP H S	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
GARDEN OAKS MONTESSORI	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
FIELD EL	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
THE GATEWAY ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
ST THERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
HOGG MIDDLE	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
MEMORIAL EL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
BURRUS EL	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
WASHINGTON B T H S	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
THE KIPLING SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
HARPER DAEP	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
SOAR CENTER	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
BROWNING EL	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
OAK FOREST EL	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
BLACK MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
DURHAM EL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
TRAVIS EL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
STEVENS EL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
CROCKETT EL	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
FIRST BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
JEFFERSON EL	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
KENNEDY EL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
ROOSEVELT EL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
HERITAGE CLASSICAL ACADEMY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
ST PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
HOUSMAN EL	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
LEONEL CASTILLO EARLY CHILDHOOD STEM ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
H S AHEAD ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
KIPP NEXUS PRI	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
KIPP NEXUS MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
BRAZOS SCHOOL FOR INQUIRY AND CREATIVITY TIDWELL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
NORTH HOUSTON EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
WHARTON K-8 DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
ST AMBROSE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
HERRERA EL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
GREGORY-LINCOLN ED CTR	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
MARTINEZ C EL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
KETELSEN EL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
JANOWSKI EL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
XAVIER EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
HIGHLAND HTS EL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
XAVIER EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
RIVER OAKS EL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
LOOSCAN EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
WAINWRIGHT EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
THE REGIS SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
CARNEGIE VANGUARD H S	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
NORTHSIDE H S	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
MARSHALL MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS VISUAL & PERF ARTS ACAD	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
ST ANNE CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
TREASURE FOREST EL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
WILLIAMS MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
SMITH EL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - HOUSTON NORTH	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
SCARBOROUGH H S	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
ST JOHNS SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
BURBANK MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
LANIER MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
LAMAR H S	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
PREMIER H S HOUSTON GALLERY NORTH	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
TEXASWORKS - HOUSTON-GALLERY FURNITURE	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
RIVER OAKS BAPTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
NORTHLINE EL	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
SHERMAN EL	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
SCHOOL OF THE WOODS	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.7 km)
YES PREP AIRLINE EL	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
KIPP GENERATIONS COLLEGIATE	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
BURBANK EL	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
ST STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
KIPP DREAM PREP	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
KIPP 3D ACADEMY	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
CATHEDRAL HOUSE EPISCIPOL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
ANNUNCIATION ORTHODOX SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
BENBROOK EL	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
HARRIS COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
DUCHESNE ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
WESLEY EL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
SCHOOL FOR ACCELERATED LRN	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
KINDER H S FOR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
YES PREP - NORTHSIDE	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
THE SCHOOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF UPPER KIRBY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
TANGLEWOOD MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
ARABIC IMMERSION MAGNET SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
ROSS EL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.3 km)
THE LION LANE SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL - HOUSTON	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 77008

What school district is ZIP code 77008 in?

ZIP 77008 (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 77008?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 76 public and 24 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 77008 attend private school?

About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 77008 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	72.3%
High school	8.7%
Less than HS	4.5%
School district	Houston Independent School District

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