ZIP 78255 — 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 78255

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 78255 (Cross Mountain, TX) is associated with Northside Independent School District (LEA 4833120) 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 87 K-12 schools (68 public, 19 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.1 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 The University of Texas at San Antonio about 5.3 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Northside Independent School District

LEA ID

4833120

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (49)

The University of Texas at San Antonio5.3 miles (8.5 km)4yr-public
Christ Mission College7.7 miles (12.4 km)4yr-private
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-private
Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio10.9 miles (17.6 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio11.2 miles (18.0 km)4yr-public
Concorde Career College-San Antonio12.1 miles (19.5 km)2yr-private
Lamson Institute12.1 miles (19.5 km)2yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio12.3 miles (19.8 km)2yr-private
Northwest Vista College12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-public
Hallmark University12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-private
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio13.4 miles (21.5 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio13.4 miles (21.6 km)2yr-private

Show all 49 colleges & universities

Oblate School of Theology14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
St. Mary's University14.9 miles (24.0 km)4yr-private
Trinity University17.0 miles (27.4 km)4yr-private
Our Lady of the Lake University17.1 miles (27.5 km)4yr-private
San Antonio College17.3 miles (27.8 km)4yr-public
University of the Incarnate Word17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
Alamo Community College District Central Office18.2 miles (29.3 km)4yr-public
St Philip's College20.6 miles (33.2 km)4yr-public
Northeast Lakeview College21.8 miles (35.1 km)2yr-public
The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio22.0 miles (35.4 km)2yr-private
Baptist University of the Americas22.5 miles (36.1 km)4yr-private
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio22.8 miles (36.6 km)2yr-private
College of Biomedical Equipment Technology23.4 miles (37.7 km)2yr-private
Palo Alto College23.7 miles (38.2 km)4yr-public
Texas A&M University-San Antonio25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-public
Schreiner University38.4 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
Texas Lutheran University41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
Texas State University46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-public
AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-private
Southern Careers Institute-Austin66.2 miles (106.5 km)2yr-private
Texas Health and Science University66.4 miles (106.9 km)4yr-private
Saint Edward's University67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas System Office69.9 miles (112.5 km)4yr-public
The Recording Conservatory of Austin70.1 miles (112.8 km)2yr-private
The University of Texas at Austin70.7 miles (113.8 km)4yr-public
Huston-Tillotson University70.8 miles (113.9 km)4yr-private
Southwest Texas College71.2 miles (114.5 km)2yr-public
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest71.4 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
Concordia University Texas72.8 miles (117.2 km)4yr-private
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin73.6 miles (118.4 km)2yr-private
Austin Community College District73.8 miles (118.7 km)4yr-public
The College of Health Care Professions-Austin74.3 miles (119.6 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas80.2 miles (129.0 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus81.7 miles (131.4 km)4yr-private
South University-Austin81.8 miles (131.7 km)4yr-private
Southwestern University90.6 miles (145.8 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
AUE EL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
LEON SPRINGS EL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
ELLISON EL	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL OF SAN ANTONIO	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
TMI EPISCOPAL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
MCANDREW EL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
LOS REYES EL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
ACTON ACADEMY NORTH SAN ANTONIO	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
THE ATONEMENT CATHOLIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
GARCIA MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
MAY EL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
BEARD EL	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL AT SONOMA RANCH	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
MARVELOUSLY MADE - THE SCHOOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
HELOTES EL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
VAN RAUB EL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
MESSIAHS KIDS PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
BRANDEIS H S	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
STINSON MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
FAIR OAKS RANCH EL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
GREAT HEARTS INVICTUS	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
KUENTZ EL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
O'CONNOR H S	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
CHILDRENS LIGHTHOUSE HELOTES	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
SCOBEE EL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
STEUBING EL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
VIOLA WILSON EL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
CARNAHAN EL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
ALTERNATIVE EL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
RAWLINSON MIDDLE	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
ANNE FRANK INSPIRE ACADEMY	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
SCENIC HILLS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
GENEVA SCHOOL OF BOERNE	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
BOONE EL	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
WANKE EL	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
UNIVERSITY METHODIST PRIMARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
LOCKE HILL EL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
CLARK H S	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
BOERNE MIDDLE SOUTH	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
CHAVEZ EXCEL ACADEMY	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
BASIS SAN ANTONIO- SHAVANO CAMPUS	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
ALTERNATIVE MIDDLE	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
KENDALL EL	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
RUDDER MIDDLE	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
BLATTMAN EL	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
KRUEGER EL	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
NICHOLS EL	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
THORNTON EL	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
SST HILL COUNTRY COLLEGE PREP H S	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
SST HILL COUNTRY	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
OAKS ACADEMY	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
THE MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF SAN ANTONIO	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
BRAUN STATION EL	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
GREAT HEARTS FOREST HEIGHTS	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
FIELDS EL	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
BRAUCHLE EL	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
CONCORDIA LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
SOMERSET ACADEMY OAKS	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
FOLKS MIDDLE	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
STEVENSON MIDDLE	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
HOBBY MIDDLE	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
TOMLINSON EL	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
VINEYARD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
VINEYARD RANCH EL	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
HUEBNER EL	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
THE STARR FAMILY JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
FRANKLIN EL	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
MCDERMOTT EL	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
CARSON EL	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
JEFFERSON MIDDLE	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
WARD EL	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
MONTESSORI CHILDREN'S HOUSE	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
HOWSMAN EL	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
CIBOLO CREEK EL	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
OAK MEADOW EL	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
WILDERNESS OAK EL	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
NORTHWEST CROSSING EL	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
BOERNE - SAMUEL V CHAMPION H S	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
SOTOMAYOR H S	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
MARSHALL H S	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
BURKE EL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
CRESTMONT CHRISTIAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
SCARBOROUGH EL	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
STONE OAK EL	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)
BASIS SAN ANTONIO PRI- MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)
KIDS R KIDS NO. 57 LIBERTY FIELD	private	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 78255

What school district is ZIP code 78255 in?

ZIP 78255 (Cross Mountain, TX) maps to Northside Independent School District (LEA ID 4833120) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 78255?

US5 lists 87 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 68 public and 19 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 78255 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 78255 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	60.8%
High school	8.5%
Less than HS	4.5%
School district	Northside Independent School District

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