ZIP 79912 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLarge CommunityLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 79912

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 79912 (El Paso, TX) is associated with Canutillo Independent School District (LEA 4812780) 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 (82 public, 18 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 El Paso about 5.7 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Canutillo Independent School District

LEA ID

4812780

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (11)

The University of Texas at El Paso5.7 miles (9.2 km)4yr-public
Western Technical College6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-private
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-public
Southwest University at El Paso8.4 miles (13.5 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-El Paso10.2 miles (16.5 km)2yr-private
El Paso Community College10.8 miles (17.3 km)2yr-public
Western Technical College17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
New Mexico State University-Main Campus32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-public
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana36.9 miles (59.4 km)2yr-public
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo82.1 miles (132.1 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
RIVERA EL	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
TEXASWORKS - EL PASO-MESA	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL-EL PASO MESA	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
POLK EL	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
WESTERN HILLS EL	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
WESTERN HILLS ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
MONTESSORI LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
CORONADO H S	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
PUTNAM EL	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
HOWARD BURNHAM EL	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
FRANKLIN H S	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
HORNEDO MIDDLE	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
GUERRERO EL	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
TIPPIN EL	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
EL PASO EARLY LEARNING LANGUAGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
CHARLES Q MURPHREE PK-8	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
DR GREEN EL	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
DR GREEN MONTESSORI	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
IDEA MESA HILLS ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
IDEA MESA HILLS COLLEGE PREPARATORY	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
EL PASO SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION CENTER	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
DAVINCI SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
PALM TREE ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
KOHLBERG EL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
BRIGHT SCHOLAR - HELEN OF TROY	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
ESCUELA MONTESSORI DEL VALLE	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
ZACH WHITE EL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
BRIGHT SCHOLAR - PARK RIDGE	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
CONGRESSMAN SILVESTRE & CAROLINA SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
BROWN MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
MOUNTAIN WEST MONTESSORI	private	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
ST MARKS SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
WILLIAM C HERRERA EL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
EL PASO ACADEMY WEST	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
DON HASKINS PK-8	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
EL PASO BRIDGES ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
REVELATION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
CANUTILLO JJAEP	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
CANUTILLO H S	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
THE LINGUISTIC ACAD OF EL PASO-CULTURAL DEMO SITE	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
CLENDENIN EL	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
NORTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H S (NWECHS)	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
SANTA TERESA MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
JOSE H DAMIAN EL	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
MESITA EL	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
PARK EL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
GADSDEN ADMIN COMPLEX PREK CENTER	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
COLIN L POWELL EL	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
CANYON HILLS MIDDLE	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
CPT GABRIEL NAVARRETE MIDDLE	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
TRAVIS EL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
CHAPIN H S	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
RUSK EL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.8 km)
JOSE J ALDERETE MIDDLE	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
ARMED SERVICES CDC	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
MORENO EL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
MORENO MONTESSORI	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
CANUTILLO EL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
ABOUT FACE JJAEP	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
EL PASO H S	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
ABOUT FACE PROGRAM EL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
LAMAR EL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
CAREER & TECH ED CTR	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
LOGAN EL	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
WIGGS MIDDLE	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
AUSTIN H S	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
EL PASO COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
COLLEGE CAREER TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY (CCTA)	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
TELLES ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
BLISS EL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
CROCKETT EL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
TRANSMOUNTAIN EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
ST PATRICK CATHEDRAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
WHITAKER EL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
H R MOYE EL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
ST CLEMENT'S PARISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN EL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-EL PASO WEST	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
MAGOFFIN MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
COLDWELL EL	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
EL PASO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
RADFORD SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
CANUTILLO MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
DOUGLASS EL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
SANTA TERESA HIGH	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
LYDIA PATTERSON INSTITUTE	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
HILLSIDE EL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
LORETTO ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
LORETTO ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
LA FE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
STANTON EL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
BOWIE H S	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
BOBBY JOE HILL PK-8	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
IRVIN H S	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 79912

What school district is ZIP code 79912 in?

ZIP 79912 (El Paso, TX) maps to Canutillo Independent School District (LEA ID 4812780) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 79912?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 82 public and 18 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 79912 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 79912 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	48.8%
High school	16.5%
Less than HS	9.1%
School district	Canutillo Independent School District

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