ZIP 77096 — 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 77096

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 77096 (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 (72 public, 28 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.9% 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 Christian University about 2.5 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Houston Independent School District

LEA ID

4823640

Private school share (ACS)

0.9%

Colleges & universities (62)

Houston Christian University2.5 miles (4.1 km)4yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston2.9 miles (4.7 km)2yr-private
College of Biblical Studies-Houston3.3 miles (5.3 km)4yr-private
College of Health Care Professions3.6 miles (5.7 km)2yr-private
Vet Tech Institute of Houston4.0 miles (6.4 km)2yr-private
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston5.0 miles (8.0 km)4yr-public
American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med5.0 miles (8.0 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center5.4 miles (8.7 km)4yr-public
Interactive College of Technology5.5 miles (8.8 km)2yr-private
Rice University5.5 miles (8.8 km)4yr-private
American InterContinental University-Houston5.5 miles (8.9 km)4yr-private
Baylor College of Medicine5.6 miles (9.0 km)4yr-private

Show all 62 colleges & universities

MediaTech Institute-Houston6.3 miles (10.2 km)2yr-private
University of St Thomas6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-private
Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School6.8 miles (11.0 km)2yr-private
North American University6.8 miles (11.0 km)4yr-private
Center for Advanced Legal Studies7.2 miles (11.6 km)4yr-private
Houston Community College7.7 miles (12.3 km)4yr-public
Texas Southern University7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-public
University of Houston8.7 miles (14.0 km)4yr-public
University of Houston-System Administration8.7 miles (14.0 km)4yr-public
South Texas College of Law Houston8.7 miles (14.1 km)4yr-private
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology9.0 miles (14.4 km)2yr-private
University of Houston-Downtown9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-public
Texas Health School9.9 miles (15.9 km)2yr-private
Denver College of Nursing-Houston10.6 miles (17.1 km)4yr-private
Fortis College10.9 miles (17.5 km)2yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston11.9 miles (19.1 km)2yr-private
Culinary Institute Inc11.9 miles (19.1 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Texas12.3 miles (19.7 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Houston12.3 miles (19.8 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Houston12.4 miles (20.0 km)4yr-private
Interactive College of Technology16.0 miles (25.7 km)2yr-private
Fortis Institute18.8 miles (30.3 km)2yr-private
Remington College-North Houston Campus19.0 miles (30.6 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology19.2 miles (30.9 km)2yr-private
Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc19.8 miles (31.8 km)4yr-private
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service21.9 miles (35.3 km)2yr-private
San Jacinto Community College21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.22.1 miles (35.6 km)2yr-private
University of Houston-Clear Lake23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-public
Alvin Community College24.0 miles (38.7 km)4yr-public
Florida Career College-Houston24.1 miles (38.9 km)2yr-private
Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus24.8 miles (39.9 km)2yr-private
Lee College30.3 miles (48.8 km)2yr-public
College of the Mainland34.7 miles (55.9 km)4yr-public
Lone Star College System35.4 miles (56.9 km)4yr-public
Grace School of Theology36.6 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
Prairie View A & M University42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-public
Brazosport College43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-public
Wharton County Junior College43.8 miles (70.5 km)2yr-public
Galveston College48.6 miles (78.2 km)4yr-public
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-public
Blinn College District65.0 miles (104.5 km)2yr-public
Sam Houston State University71.9 miles (115.8 km)4yr-public
Texas Healthtech Institute80.9 miles (130.2 km)2yr-private
Texas A&M University-College Station82.9 miles (133.4 km)4yr-public
Texas A & M University-System Office83.6 miles (134.5 km)4yr-public
Lamar Institute of Technology87.9 miles (141.4 km)2yr-public
Lamar University88.1 miles (141.7 km)4yr-public
Lamar State College-Port Arthur94.2 miles (151.6 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
HARMONY VIRTUAL ACADEMY	public	—	—	0.0 miles (0.1 km)
MEYERLAND MIDDLE	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
THE SHLENKER SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
PARKER EL	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
HEROD EL	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
LOVETT EL	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
ST THOMAS MORE PARISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
ST THOMAS MORE PARISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
WESTBURY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.7 km)
ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
BELLAIRE H S	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
ELROD EL	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
MONTESSORI LEARNING INSTITUTE	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
FONDREN MIDDLE	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
VARNETT CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
BRAEBURN EL	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
ENERGIZED FOR EXCELLENCE ACADEMY INC MIDDLE	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
ENERGIZED FOR EXCELLENCE ACADEMY EL	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
RED EL	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
MCNAMARA EL	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
TINSLEY EL	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
HALPIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
ENERGIZED FOR EXCELLENCE ACADEMY ECC	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
BETH YESHURUN DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
WESTBURY H S	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
ANDERSON EL	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
VERITAS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF HOUSTON	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
MISTRAL CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
HORN EL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
HOLY GHOST CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY H S	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
TORAH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
SUTTON EL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
CONDIT EL	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
SUGAR GROVE ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
THE IMANI SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
LAS AMERICAS	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
LONG ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
SHEARN EL	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
SHARPSTOWN H S	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
MILNE EL	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
YESHIVA TORAT EMET	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
EXCEL ACADEMY EDUCATION TRANSITION CENTER	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
YES PREP - GULFTON	public	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
THE EMERY/WEINER CENTER FOR JEWISH EDUCATION	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
THE EMERY/WEINER SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
PREMIER H S - HOUSTON (SHARPSTOWN)	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
HARMONY SCHOOL OF INGENUITY-HOUSTON	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
KIPP CONNECT PREPARATORY	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
KIPP CONNECT HOUSTON PRI	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
KIPP CONNECT H S	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
BONHAM EL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
MEYERPARK EL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
FAITH LUTHERAN DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
ACCELERATED INT CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
ACCELERATED INTERDISCIPLINARY ACAD	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
ETOILE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
NEW NEIGHBOR CAMPUS	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
BAKER-RIPLEY CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
TORAH GIRLS ACADEMY OF TEXAS	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
FOERSTER EL	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
STEP CHARTER II	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
THE HARRIS SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
M.P.J. ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
LIBERTY H S	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
MIDDLE COLLEGE H S AT HCC GULFTON	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
ST CATHERINE'S MONTESSORI	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS INT'L LEADERSHIP ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
VALLEY WEST EL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
KIPP MOSAIC ACADEMY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
SER-NINOS CHARTER MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
KIPP MOSAIC PRI	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
SER-NINOS CHARTER HIGH	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
THE POST OAK SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL BELLAIRE	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
KOLTER EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
LONGFELLOW EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
SER-NINOS CHARTER EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
TWAIN EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
RODRIGUEZ EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
BENAVIDEZ EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
SAN FRANCISCO NATIVITY ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
CUNNINGHAM EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
PERSHING MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
EXCEL HIGH SCHOOL TEXAS DIGITAL LEARNING SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
THE SAINT CONSTANTINE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - HOUSTON SOUTHWEST	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
AMIGOS POR VIDA-FRIENDS FOR LIFE CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
FRIENDS FOR LIFE MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
ST MARK'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
NCI CHARTER SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
PIN OAK MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
WELCH MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
NEFF ECC	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
HINES-CALDWELL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
ST FRANCIS DE SALES SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 77096

What school district is ZIP code 77096 in?

ZIP 77096 (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 77096?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 72 public and 28 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 77096 attend private school?

About 0.9% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 77096 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	52.7%
High school	15.6%
Less than HS	9.3%
School district	Houston Independent School District

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