ZIP 77042 — 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 77042

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 77042 (Houston, TX) is associated with Alief Independent School District (LEA 4807830) 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 (67 public, 33 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.0 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Center for Advanced Legal Studies about 0.9 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Alief Independent School District

LEA ID

4807830

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (62)

Center for Advanced Legal Studies0.9 miles (1.4 km)4yr-private
American InterContinental University-Houston1.1 miles (1.8 km)4yr-private
MediaTech Institute-Houston1.2 miles (1.9 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology1.3 miles (2.1 km)2yr-private
American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med2.2 miles (3.5 km)4yr-private
Texas Health School3.4 miles (5.4 km)2yr-private
College of Biblical Studies-Houston3.6 miles (5.8 km)4yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston3.7 miles (6.0 km)2yr-private
Denver College of Nursing-Houston4.0 miles (6.4 km)4yr-private
Houston Christian University4.2 miles (6.7 km)4yr-private
Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School4.9 miles (7.9 km)2yr-private
Fortis College5.3 miles (8.5 km)2yr-private

Show all 62 colleges & universities

Vet Tech Institute of Houston6.3 miles (10.2 km)2yr-private
North American University6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-private
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology6.7 miles (10.8 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Houston6.8 miles (10.9 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Texas6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Houston6.9 miles (11.1 km)4yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest8.0 miles (12.9 km)4yr-private
College of Health Care Professions9.4 miles (15.2 km)2yr-private
Rice University9.6 miles (15.5 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston9.8 miles (15.7 km)4yr-public
University of St Thomas10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center10.1 miles (16.2 km)4yr-public
Baylor College of Medicine10.1 miles (16.2 km)4yr-private
Houston Community College11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-public
South Texas College of Law Houston11.8 miles (18.9 km)4yr-private
Texas Southern University12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-public
University of Houston-Downtown12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-public
Culinary Institute Inc12.3 miles (19.8 km)2yr-private
University of Houston13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-public
University of Houston-System Administration13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-public
Remington College-North Houston Campus16.4 miles (26.4 km)2yr-private
Fortis Institute16.8 miles (27.1 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology17.0 miles (27.3 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston17.6 miles (28.3 km)2yr-private
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service18.9 miles (30.4 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.19.4 miles (31.2 km)2yr-private
Florida Career College-Houston20.9 miles (33.7 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology21.1 miles (33.9 km)2yr-private
Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc25.2 miles (40.5 km)4yr-private
San Jacinto Community College27.3 miles (44.0 km)4yr-public
University of Houston-Clear Lake29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-public
Alvin Community College30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-public
Lone Star College System31.2 miles (50.2 km)4yr-public
Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus31.2 miles (50.3 km)2yr-private
Grace School of Theology32.6 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
Lee College34.9 miles (56.2 km)2yr-public
Prairie View A & M University35.4 miles (56.9 km)4yr-public
College of the Mainland41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-public
Wharton County Junior College42.8 miles (68.8 km)2yr-public
Brazosport College48.7 miles (78.3 km)4yr-public
Galveston College55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-public
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-public
Blinn College District58.5 miles (94.1 km)2yr-public
Sam Houston State University67.3 miles (108.3 km)4yr-public
Texas A&M University-College Station76.4 miles (122.9 km)4yr-public
Texas A & M University-System Office77.0 miles (124.0 km)4yr-public
Texas Healthtech Institute84.2 miles (135.4 km)2yr-private
Lamar Institute of Technology91.3 miles (147.0 km)2yr-public
Lamar University91.5 miles (147.3 km)4yr-public
Lamar State College-Port Arthur98.5 miles (158.5 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
GRACE SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
GRACE SCHOOL, HOUSTON	private	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
WALNUT BEND EL	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
REVERE MIDDLE	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTON	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
RIVER OAKS ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
WESTCHASE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
MOLO BILINGUAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
ASKEW EL	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
NEXUS - HOUSTON	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
INSTITUTE OF CHINESE CULTURE	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
SNEED EL	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
THE TENNEY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
YES PREP - WEST	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
EMERSON EL	public	—	—	1.8 miles (3.0 km)
FROSTWOOD EL	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
COLLINS EL	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
SECOND BAPTIST SCHOOL UNIVERSITY-MODEL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
THE BRIARWOOD SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
ASHFORD EL	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
CHANCELLOR EL	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
HOLY SPIRIT EPISCOPAL SCHOOL - HOUSTON	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
SHADOWBRIAR EL	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
PINES PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
YELLOW SCHOOL-MDPC	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
RUMMEL CREEK EL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
OUTLEY EL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
BENDWOOD SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
THE WILDCAT WAY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
PINEY POINT EL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
MEMORIAL MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
ALIEF MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
STRAKE JESUIT COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
BUNKER HILL EL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
ST AGNES ACADEMY COLLEGE PREPARATORY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
ALIEF LEARNING CTR (6-12)	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
ALIEF LEARNING CTR (K-6)	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
BUDEWIG INT	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
LA MATERNELLE FRENCH ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
BUSH EL	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
SMALLER SCHOLARS MONTESSORI	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
OWENS INT	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
JAPANESE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
YORKSHIRE ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
YOUENS EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
ADMIN SERVICES	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
PEACEFUL BEGINNINGS MONTESSORI ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
CHAMBERS EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
MEADOW WOOD EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
ALIEF MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
BRIARMEADOW CHARTER	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
MARK WHITE EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
THE KINKAID SCHOOL - HEAD OF SCHOOL OFFICE	private	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
KIPP SHARP PREP	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
HASTINGS H S	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
KIPP SHARPSTOWN COLLEGE PREP	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
WESTCHESTER ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
SPRING FOREST MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
WILCHESTER EL	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
NEFF EL	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
WHITE E EL	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
CROSSROADS	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
ELSIK H S	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
SHARPSTOWN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
ST FRANCIS DE SALES SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
RAY DAILY EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
DRAW ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
THORNWOOD EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
SPRING BRANCH ACADEMIC INSTITUTE	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
ILM ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
THE VILLAGE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
THE VILLAGE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
VILLAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
NEFF ECC	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
SST ADVANCEMENT	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
NCI CHARTER SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
MEMORIAL H S	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
STRATFORD H S	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
SHADOW OAKS EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
ACADEMIC BEHAVIOR SCHOOL WEST	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
MEMORIAL DRIVE EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
THE SAINT CONSTANTINE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
MARTIN EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
SHERWOOD FOREST MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
NOTTINGHAM EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
HEFLIN EL	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
THE BRANCH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
EXCEL HIGH SCHOOL TEXAS DIGITAL LEARNING SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
WISDOM H S	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
RAINARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
GUIDEPOST MONTESSORI AT GALLERIA	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
LANDIS EL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
WOODVIEW EL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS LEAD &GLOBAL STUDIES ACAD	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS COLLEGE &CAREER PREP ACAD	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF ELDRIDGE PARKWAY	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
SECOND BAPTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
SPRING BRANCH MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 77042

What school district is ZIP code 77042 in?

ZIP 77042 (Houston, TX) maps to Alief Independent School District (LEA ID 4807830) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 77042?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 67 public and 33 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 77042 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 77042 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	44.5%
High school	19.5%
Less than HS	11.4%
School district	Alief Independent School District

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