Find nearby public schools before you trust a home listing.
Search an address or ZIP code against NCES public school records, then use the verification guide to separate nearby schools from official assignment, grade-path reality, and district eligibility.
Public school records
99,279
School rows in the current NCES-backed site build.
County context
3,144
County pages connect nearby schools to districts and broader school signals.
Coverage
51 states
State hubs help families compare school systems before narrowing to an address.
Nearby school search
Search public school records near an address
Results are sorted by straight-line distance. Treat them as a starting point, then confirm exact attendance boundaries and enrollment rules with the district.
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Parent verification guide
Proximity is useful. Assignment is local.
A school can be close to a searched address and still be unavailable because of attendance zones, capacity, transfer policy, magnet rules, charter lotteries, or grade-span transitions. Use SchoolsByCounty for the public-data screen, then use district sources for the binding answer.
What distance tells you
Distance helps you find the nearby public-school market around an address. It does not identify official attendance boundaries or transportation eligibility.
What grade span tells you
Grade ranges show the school record level, not a guaranteed feeder path. A K-5 result still needs middle-school and high-school verification.
What local rules decide
District boundary maps, transfer windows, program applications, and capacity rules decide whether a student can attend a specific school.
Before you make an offer
Verify the address-level school path
SchoolsByCounty is designed for first-pass research: nearby schools, county context, district links, and public records. A purchase decision needs address-level confirmation from the district.
Real-estate listings and nearby-school widgets can disagree with district assignment. Confirm the boundary directly before using a school name in a housing decision.
Check the district boundary map
Use the district or state education lookup for the exact address. County lines and school district lines do not always match.
Confirm the full grade pathway
Verify elementary, middle, and high school assignment separately. One nearby campus does not prove the next transition.
Review transfer and program rules
Charter, magnet, virtual, dual-language, gifted, and specialty programs can require applications, lotteries, or separate transportation rules.
Compare county and district context
Open the county school list and available school profiles to compare district count, school type mix, enrollment, and grade-level options.
Next research steps
Move from nearby schools to county context
Once you know the nearby school set, compare the county school directory, district pathway pages, and state hub. That second layer is where parents can spot district fragmentation, grade-span gaps, and broader county tradeoffs.
Harris County, TX
School directory, district context, and profile links
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Los Angeles County, CA
School directory, district context, and profile links
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Maricopa County, AZ
School directory, district context, and profile links
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Miami-Dade County, FL
School directory, district context, and profile links
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King County, WA
School directory, district context, and profile links
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Denver County, CO
School directory, district context, and profile links
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What this search does
It geocodes the address, calculates straight-line distance to NCES public school records, and returns the nearest matches with filters for grade level and type.
What the data source covers
School names, addresses, district names, grade spans, enrollment, and school type flags come from NCES public records where available.
What parents must verify
Confirm assignment boundaries, eligibility, transfers, program access, capacity, transportation, and data freshness with the district before deciding on a home.
Find My School FAQ
Address search questions parents ask
Does Find My School show my official assigned school?
No. Find My School calculates straight-line distance to nearby public school records. Official attendance zones, transfer rules, charter lotteries, magnet eligibility, transportation, and enrollment rules must be verified with the local school district or state education agency.
What data source does the public school lookup use?
SchoolsByCounty uses NCES public school records for school names, addresses, grade spans, enrollment, district names, and school type flags where available. Address search is used only to estimate nearby public schools from the searched point.
How should parents use nearby school results when choosing where to live?
Use nearby results as a first screen. Compare grade span, district context, school type, and county-level school data, then confirm the exact attendance boundary and eligibility rules for the specific address before relying on a school result.
Can a nearby elementary school guarantee the middle or high school path?
No. A nearby elementary school does not prove the middle school or high school assignment. Grade pathways can change by address, district boundary, program eligibility, transfer policy, and capacity rules.