ZIP 78501 — 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 78501

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 78501 (McAllen, TX) is associated with McAllen Independent School District (LEA 4829670) 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 (93 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.8 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 South Texas College about 0.9 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

McAllen Independent School District

LEA ID

4829670

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (9)

South Texas College0.9 miles (1.4 km)4yr-public
The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus1.7 miles (2.7 km)2yr-private
Southern Careers Institute-Pharr2.4 miles (3.9 km)2yr-private
Rio Grande Valley College4.2 miles (6.8 km)2yr-private
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley7.5 miles (12.1 km)4yr-public
Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen35.0 miles (56.3 km)2yr-private
Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville49.7 miles (80.0 km)2yr-private
Texas Southmost College51.3 miles (82.5 km)2yr-public
Texas A&M University-Kingsville93.1 miles (149.8 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
WILSON EL	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
ALVAREZ EL	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
ACHIEVE EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-MCALLEN	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
LAMAR ACADEMY	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
HORIZON MONTESSORI - STEM ACADEMY	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
MCALLEN H S	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
SEGUIN EL	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
ST JOHNS EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
THIGPEN-ZAVALA EL	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
QUEST COLLEGIATE ACADEMY-MCALLEN	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
INSTR/GUID CENTER	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
FIELDS EL	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
JACKSON EL	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
MCAULIFFE EL	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
MEMORIAL H S	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.3 km)
ROWE H S	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
TRAVIS MIDDLE	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
CATHEY MIDDLE	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
SOUTHWEST KEY PROGRAM	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
MILAM EL	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
IDEA MCALLEN COLLEGE PREPARATORY	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
IDEA MCALLEN ACADEMY	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
ESCANDON EL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
CASTANEDA EL	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
DE LEON MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
COVENANT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
SHARYLAND ADVANCED ACADEMIC ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
BROWN MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
ROMULO D MARTINEZ EL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
SHARYLAND H S	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
STUDENT ALTER PROG	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
J J A E P	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
J J A E P	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
DANIEL RAMIREZ EL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
LLOYD & DOLLY BENTSEN EL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
AIDA C ESCOBAR EL	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
GARZA EL	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
KIDS VILLAGE MONTESSORI LRNNG	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
JOHN H SHARY EL	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
LUCILE HENDRICKS EL	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
DONNA WERNECKE EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
ALLEN & WILLIAM ARNOLD EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
VANGUARD VAN GOGH	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
SHARYLAND NORTH J H	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
RAYBURN EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
GONZALEZ EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
ROOSEVELT EL	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
SOUTH TEXAS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
BUELL CENTRAL DAEP	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
MORRIS MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
GERALDINE PALMER EL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
RAUL LONGORIA EL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
HOUSTON EL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
VANGUARD PICASSO	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
PSJA EARLY START	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
DR PABLO PEREZ	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
MICHAEL E FOSSUM MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
IDEA LOS ENCINOS ACADEMY	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
IDEA LOS ENCINOS COLLEGE PREPARATORY	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
ALFONSO RAMIREZ EL	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
THE DISCOVERY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
RUBEN HINOJOSA EL	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
BRYAN EL	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
PSJA THOMAS JEFFERSON T-STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
KELLY-PHARR EL	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
KENNEDY MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
DR WILLIAM LONG EL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
MISSION EARLY LEARNING	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
LIBERTY MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
HENRY FORD EL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
TEXASWORKS - EDINBURG-CTE	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS - EDINBURG CAREER & TECHNICAL	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
ELVIS J BALLEW H S	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
PSJA SOTOMAYOR BUILDING BLOCKS ACADEMY	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
PSJA SONIA M SOTOMAYOR H S	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
THE PHARR ORATORY OF ST PHILIP NERI SCHOOL SYSTEM	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
BLANCA E SANCHEZ	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
VANGUARD REMBRANDT	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
RAFAEL A CANTU J H	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
OLIVERO GARZA SR EL	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
PREMIER H S OF MISSION	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
TEXASWORKS - MISSION	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
VETERANS MEMORIAL H S	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
IDEA OWASSA ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
HARRY SHIMOTSU EL	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
IDEA OWASSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
MISSION J H	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
CASTRO EL	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
PSJA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
PSJA EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
PSJA SOUTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
ROOSEVELT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
CANTERBURY EL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
HURLA M MIDKIFF EL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
MIMS EL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
JESSIE L JENSEN EL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 78501

What school district is ZIP code 78501 in?

ZIP 78501 (McAllen, TX) maps to McAllen Independent School District (LEA ID 4829670) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 78501?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 93 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 78501 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 78501 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	26.6%
High school	24.3%
Less than HS	23.3%
School district	McAllen Independent School District

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