ZIP 77072 — 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 77072

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 77072 (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 (74 public, 26 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School about 1.8 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Alief Independent School District

LEA ID

4807830

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (61)

Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School1.8 miles (2.8 km)2yr-private
MediaTech Institute-Houston2.0 miles (3.2 km)2yr-private
American InterContinental University-Houston3.0 miles (4.7 km)4yr-private
Interactive College of Technology3.6 miles (5.8 km)2yr-private
North American University3.7 miles (5.9 km)4yr-private
Center for Advanced Legal Studies4.0 miles (6.4 km)4yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston4.1 miles (6.5 km)2yr-private
Houston Christian University4.2 miles (6.7 km)4yr-private
American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med4.4 miles (7.0 km)4yr-private
Fortis College4.5 miles (7.2 km)2yr-private
College of Biblical Studies-Houston4.8 miles (7.8 km)4yr-private
Denver College of Nursing-Houston5.8 miles (9.3 km)4yr-private

Show all 61 colleges & universities

Texas Health School5.8 miles (9.4 km)2yr-private
Vet Tech Institute of Houston8.0 miles (12.9 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Houston9.7 miles (15.6 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Texas9.7 miles (15.6 km)4yr-private
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology9.8 miles (15.7 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Houston9.8 miles (15.7 km)4yr-private
College of Health Care Professions10.0 miles (16.1 km)2yr-private
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-public
Rice University11.0 miles (17.8 km)4yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest11.2 miles (18.0 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-public
Baylor College of Medicine11.4 miles (18.3 km)4yr-private
University of St Thomas11.8 miles (19.0 km)4yr-private
Houston Community College12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-public
Texas Southern University13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-public
South Texas College of Law Houston13.7 miles (22.1 km)4yr-private
University of Houston-Downtown14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-public
University of Houston-System Administration14.6 miles (23.4 km)4yr-public
University of Houston14.6 miles (23.4 km)4yr-public
Culinary Institute Inc15.0 miles (24.2 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston18.4 miles (29.5 km)2yr-private
Remington College-North Houston Campus19.6 miles (31.5 km)2yr-private
Fortis Institute20.0 miles (32.2 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology20.2 miles (32.5 km)2yr-private
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service22.1 miles (35.5 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology22.3 miles (35.9 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.22.6 miles (36.4 km)2yr-private
Florida Career College-Houston24.1 miles (38.8 km)2yr-private
Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
San Jacinto Community College28.4 miles (45.6 km)4yr-public
Alvin Community College29.4 miles (47.4 km)4yr-public
University of Houston-Clear Lake30.3 miles (48.8 km)4yr-public
Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus31.2 miles (50.2 km)2yr-private
Lone Star College System34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-public
Grace School of Theology35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-private
Prairie View A & M University36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-public
Lee College36.5 miles (58.7 km)2yr-public
Wharton County Junior College39.8 miles (64.0 km)2yr-public
College of the Mainland41.0 miles (65.9 km)4yr-public
Brazosport College46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-public
Galveston College54.8 miles (88.2 km)4yr-public
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-public
Blinn College District58.7 miles (94.5 km)2yr-public
Sam Houston State University70.2 miles (112.9 km)4yr-public
Texas A&M University-College Station77.8 miles (125.2 km)4yr-public
Texas A & M University-System Office78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-public
Texas Healthtech Institute86.4 miles (139.0 km)2yr-private
Lamar Institute of Technology93.5 miles (150.4 km)2yr-public
Lamar University93.7 miles (150.7 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
ALIEF LEARNING CTR (6-12)	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
ALIEF LEARNING CTR (K-6)	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
MARTIN EL	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
ALIEF MIDDLE	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
CHANCELLOR EL	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
YOUENS EL	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.5 km)
ALIEF MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
OWENS INT	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
HASTINGS H S	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
CROSSROADS	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
ADMIN SERVICES	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
CHAMBERS EL	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
YOUNGBLOOD INT	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
ELSIK H S	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
BOONE EL	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
OLLE MIDDLE	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.7 km)
ALEXANDER EL	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.7 km)
LANDIS EL	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
MARIA DEL CARMEN MARTINEZ EARLY LEARNING CENTER	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
SST ADVANCEMENT	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
PEACEFUL BEGINNINGS MONTESSORI ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
BUSH EL	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
KILLOUGH MIDDLE	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
LIESTMAN EL	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
MOLO BILINGUAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
COLLINS EL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
HORN EL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
MATA INT	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
MAHANAY EL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXPLORATION- HOUSTON	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY-HOUSTON	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
HOLUB MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
OUTLEY EL	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
KENNEDY EL	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
YES PREP - WEST	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
NEXUS - HOUSTON	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
PHOENIX SCHOOL AT SOUTHWEST SCHOOLS	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
KIPP ACADEMY MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
KIPP SHINE PREP	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
KIPP HOUSTON H S	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
INSTITUTE OF CHINESE CULTURE	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
RIVER OAKS ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTON	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
MARIAN HIGH SCHOOL (NTI CAREER INSTITUTE)	private	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
BUDEWIG INT	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
KINGS ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
CUMMINGS EL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
WESTCHASE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
VAN HOUSTON ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
WHITE E EL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
KING'S ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
KNOWLEDGE-FIRST EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
SMITH EL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
ST AGNES ACADEMY COLLEGE PREPARATORY	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
HEFLIN EL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
KLENTZMAN INT	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
STRAKE JESUIT COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
HICKS EL	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
ETOILE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BISSONNET	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
BEST EL	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
SHADOWBRIAR EL	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
FORT BEND MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
C FC BILINGUAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
DEDRE' & ELLA JEFFERSON EARLY LEARNING CENTER	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
NEXTGEN INNOVATION ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
DOMINION LIFESTYLE ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
TAYLOR H S	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
HEARNE EL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
SNEED EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
O'DONNELL MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION-SUGAR LAND	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
STEP CHARTER EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
LA MATERNELLE FRENCH ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
KERR H S	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
NEFF EL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
SHARPSTOWN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
THE TENNEY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
GRACE SCHOOL, HOUSTON	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
GRACE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY-SUGAR LAND	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
THE BRIARWOOD SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
ASHFORD EL	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
NEFF ECC	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
MEADOWS EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
ST FRANCIS DE SALES SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
TOWNEWEST EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
BARRINGTON PLACE EL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
VILLA DI MARIA MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
JAPANESE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
WALNUT BEND EL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
ARROW ACADEMY - LIBERATION ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
EMERSON EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
D.A.V. MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
ASKEW EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
IMAN ACADEMY SOUTHWEST	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
REVERE MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
SMALLER SCHOLARS MONTESSORI	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
IMAN ACADEMY SOUTHWEST	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 77072

What school district is ZIP code 77072 in?

ZIP 77072 (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 77072?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 74 public and 26 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 77072 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 77072 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	17.6%
High school	28.1%
Less than HS	29.9%
School district	Alief Independent School District

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