ZIP 23523 — 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 23523

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 23523 (Norfolk, VA) is associated with Norfolk City Public Schools (LEA 5102670) 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 (73 public, 27 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.4 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 Norfolk State University about 1.3 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Norfolk City Public Schools

LEA ID

5102670

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (54)

Norfolk State University1.3 miles (2.0 km)4yr-public
Tidewater Community College1.6 miles (2.6 km)2yr-public
Eastern Virginia Medical School2.5 miles (4.1 km)4yr-public
Sentara College of Health Sciences4.1 miles (6.7 km)4yr-private
Old Dominion University4.2 miles (6.7 km)4yr-public
Fortis College-Norfolk4.6 miles (7.5 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing - Chesapeake4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
Regent University4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
Advanced Technology Institute5.0 miles (8.1 km)2yr-private
ECPI University5.2 miles (8.4 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Chesapeake5.2 miles (8.4 km)4yr-private
Virginia Wesleyan University5.4 miles (8.6 km)4yr-private

Show all 54 colleges & universities

Centura College-Norfolk5.7 miles (9.2 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk6.4 miles (10.3 km)2yr-private
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary6.5 miles (10.4 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach7.4 miles (11.9 km)4yr-private
South University-Virginia Beach8.2 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Virginia Beach11.5 miles (18.5 km)2yr-private
Hampton University13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private
Riverside College of Health Careers17.3 miles (27.8 km)4yr-private
Virginia Peninsula Community College18.0 miles (28.9 km)2yr-public
Christopher Newport University20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-public
College of the Albemarle35.2 miles (56.6 km)2yr-public
Mid-Atlantic Christian University36.6 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
Paul D Camp Community College38.4 miles (61.8 km)2yr-public
Elizabeth City State University38.4 miles (61.9 km)4yr-public
William & Mary38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-public
Chowan University53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-private
Rappahannock Community College54.2 miles (87.2 km)2yr-public
Roanoke-Chowan Community College54.5 miles (87.7 km)2yr-public
Eastern Shore Community College62.7 miles (100.9 km)2yr-public
Richard Bland College66.2 miles (106.5 km)2yr-public
Virginia State University69.1 miles (111.2 km)4yr-public
Southside College of Health Sciences69.1 miles (111.2 km)2yr-private
Chester Career College70.5 miles (113.4 km)2yr-private
Brightpoint Community College72.0 miles (115.8 km)2yr-public
Halifax Community College79.7 miles (128.2 km)2yr-public
Virginia Commonwealth University81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-public
Virginia Union University82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-private
Martin Community College82.7 miles (133.0 km)2yr-public
Union Presbyterian Seminary82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond83.4 miles (134.2 km)2yr-private
Fortis College-Richmond84.6 miles (136.2 km)2yr-private
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing85.1 miles (137.0 km)4yr-private
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging85.1 miles (137.0 km)2yr-private
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College86.4 miles (139.0 km)2yr-public
University of Richmond86.7 miles (139.4 km)4yr-private
Lotus Professional College89.0 miles (143.3 km)4yr-private
Southside Virginia Community College91.0 miles (146.5 km)2yr-public
South University-Richmond92.2 miles (148.4 km)4yr-private
Randolph-Macon College92.2 miles (148.4 km)4yr-private
St. Mary's College of Maryland94.1 miles (151.4 km)4yr-public
Beaufort County Community College97.7 miles (157.2 km)2yr-public
Edgecombe Community College97.8 miles (157.4 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
St. Helena Elementary	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Southside STEM Academy at Campostella	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Ruffner School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Chesterfield Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Booker T Washington High	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Rena B. Wright Primary	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Truitt Intermediate	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
FIRST BAPTIST READY ACADEMY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Governor's School for the Arts	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
COURT STREET ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
ROADSTEAD MONTESORRI HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
P.B. Young Sr. Elementary	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Jacox Elementary	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Richard Bowling Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
THE HAGUE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
HARBOR POINT ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
HARBOR POINT BEHAVIOR HEALTH CENTER	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
GHENT MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Oscar Smith Middle	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Norfolk Highlands Primary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
THE WILLIAMS SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
YESHIVA AISH KODOSH TALMUDICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Brighton Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Park View Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
George W. Carver Intermediate	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Ghent K-8	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Ingleside Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Matthew Fontaine Maury High	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Lindenwood Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Georgetown Primary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
BINA HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
I.C. Norcom High	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
Kings Daughters Hosp. Ep.	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Blair Middle	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Chesapeake Center for Student Success	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
DOMINION ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
ST MATTHEW'S SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Indian River High	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Indian River Middle	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
WEST GHENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Sparrow Road Intermediate	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Portlock Primary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Cradock Middle	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Walter Herron Taylor Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Coleman Place Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
James Monroe Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
CATHEDRAL OF FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
New Directions Center	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
ST PETER'S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Cradock Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Academy for Discovery at Lakewood	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Sherwood Forest Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Madison Alternative Center	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
MCDONALD MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Southeastern Va Tr Ctr Ep	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Mount Hermon Preschool Center	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
Douglass Park Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Willard Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
College Park Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
NORFOLK COLLEGIATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Victory Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
PORTSMOUTH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Woodstock Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Tidewater Regional Alternative Ed Project	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.7 km)
Waterview Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Norfolk Juvenile Detention Center	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Westhaven Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Norfolk Alternative Middle	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Norfolk Alternative High	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Norfolk Technical Center	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Greenbrier Intermediate	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Larchmont Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Norview Middle	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.3 km)
Lake Taylor	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Easton Preschool at Fairlawn	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
PORTSMOUTH CATHOLIC REGIONAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Arrowhead Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Crestwood Middle	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
KEMPSVILLE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
Norview Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Lake Taylor High	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Crestwood Intermediate	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
NORFOLK CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Norview High	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
G.A. Treakle Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
TABERNACLE BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
PARK PLACE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Suburban Park Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
MONTESSOURI LAB SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Tanners Creek Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Granby High	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
B.M. Williams Primary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Simonsdale Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Brandon Middle	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Granby Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 23523

What school district is ZIP code 23523 in?

ZIP 23523 (Norfolk, VA) maps to Norfolk City Public Schools (LEA ID 5102670) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 23523?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 73 public and 27 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 23523 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 23523 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	12.8%
High school	35.8%
Less than HS	18.4%
School district	Norfolk City Public Schools

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