ZIP 78577 — 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 78577

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 78577 (Pharr, TX) is associated with Hidalgo Independent School District (LEA 4823100) 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 (96 public, 4 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.4 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 Southern Careers Institute-Pharr about 4.2 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Hidalgo Independent School District

LEA ID

4823100

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (9)

Southern Careers Institute-Pharr4.2 miles (6.7 km)2yr-private
South Texas College6.0 miles (9.7 km)4yr-public
Rio Grande Valley College6.3 miles (10.1 km)2yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus6.7 miles (10.8 km)2yr-private
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley10.8 miles (17.3 km)4yr-public
Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen32.1 miles (51.7 km)2yr-private
Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville45.3 miles (72.8 km)2yr-private
Texas Southmost College46.7 miles (75.1 km)2yr-public
Texas A&M University-Kingsville96.8 miles (155.8 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
PSJA SOUTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.7 km)
JAIME ESCALANTE MIDDLE	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
KENNEDY MIDDLE	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
GRACIELA GARCIA EL	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
CESAR CHAVEZ EL	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
GERALDINE PALMER EL	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
BERTA S PALACIOS EL	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
VANGUARD VAN GOGH	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
CARMEN ANAYA EL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
LIBERTY MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
PSJA EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
PSJA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
VANGUARD PICASSO	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
JC KELLY EL	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
KELLY-PHARR EL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
IDEA ACADEMY PHARR	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY PHARR	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
EDITH & ETHEL CARMAN EL	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
THE PHARR ORATORY OF ST PHILIP NERI SCHOOL SYSTEM	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
AIDA C ESCOBAR EL	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
HIDALGO PARK EL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
VANGUARD REMBRANDT	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
ELVIS J BALLEW H S	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
PSJA THOMAS JEFFERSON T-STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
VALLEY VIEW NORTH EL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
J J A E P	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
J J A E P	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
STUDENT ALTER PROG	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
BUELL CENTRAL DAEP	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
VALLEY VIEW J H	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
AUSTIN MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
VALLEY VIEW EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
ALFRED SORENSEN EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
VALLEY VIEW J J A E P	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
PSJA EARLY START	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
HENRY FORD EL	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
WILBUR E LUCAS EL	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
PSJA SONIA M SOTOMAYOR H S	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
PSJA SOTOMAYOR BUILDING BLOCKS ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
VALLEY VIEW H S	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
TRAVIS MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
PSJA ALAMO BUILDING BLOCKS ACADEMY	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
PREMIER H S OF SAN JUAN	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
TEXASWORKS - SAN JUAN	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
VIDA N CLOVER EL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
FIELDS EL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
JOHN MCKEEVER EL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
JESUS - JESSE - VELA JR MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
ROOSEVELT EL	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
MARCIA R GARZA	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
JOHN DOEDYNS EL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
PSJA MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
MEMORIAL H S	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
DANIEL RAMIREZ EL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
RAUL LONGORIA EL	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
HOUSTON EL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
ZEFERINO FARIAS EL	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
HORIZON MONTESSORI - STEM ACADEMY	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
VALLEY VIEW SOUTH EL	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-MCALLEN	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
CATHEY MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
AMANDA GARZA-PENA EL	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
LAMAR ACADEMY	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
WILSON EL	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
ESCANDON EL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
THIGPEN-ZAVALA EL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
DR ALEJO SALINAS JR EL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
IDEA LOS ENCINOS ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
IDEA LOS ENCINOS COLLEGE PREPARATORY	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
INSTR/GUID CENTER	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
SANTOS LIVAS EL	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
ALLEN & WILLIAM ARNOLD EL	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
DIAZ J H	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
IDEA ACADEMY SAN JUAN	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY SAN JUAN	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
BROWN MIDDLE	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
DR WILLIAM LONG EL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
HIDALGO EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
JACKSON EL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
CAPT D SALINAS II EL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
VALLEY CHRISTIAN HERITAGE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
ARNOLDO CANTU SR EL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
ALVAREZ EL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
DRS REED - MOCK EL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
ST JOHNS EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
HIDALGO EL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
SGT LEONEL TREVINO EL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
AUGUSTO GUERRA EL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
VANGUARD MOZART	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
MCALLEN H S	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
ACHIEVE EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
RUBEN HINOJOSA EL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
LLOYD & DOLLY BENTSEN EL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
AUDIE MURPHY MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY ALAMO	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
IDEA ACADEMY ALAMO	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 78577

What school district is ZIP code 78577 in?

ZIP 78577 (Pharr, TX) maps to Hidalgo Independent School District (LEA ID 4823100) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 78577?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 96 public and 4 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 78577 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 78577 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	17.5%
High school	27.2%
Less than HS	30.2%
School district	Hidalgo Independent School District

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