ZIP 23608 — Schools & Education

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

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 23608

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 23608 (Newport News, VA) is associated with Newport News City Public Schools (LEA 5102640) 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 82 K-12 schools (68 public, 14 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.0 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 Christopher Newport University about 6.5 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Newport News City Public Schools

LEA ID

5102640

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (56)

Christopher Newport University6.5 miles (10.4 km)4yr-public
Virginia Peninsula Community College8.9 miles (14.4 km)2yr-public
Riverside College of Health Careers9.2 miles (14.7 km)4yr-private
William & Mary12.4 miles (19.9 km)4yr-public
Hampton University14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-private
Old Dominion University22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-public
Centura College-Norfolk23.8 miles (38.3 km)2yr-private
Eastern Virginia Medical School23.9 miles (38.5 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk24.2 miles (38.9 km)2yr-private
Tidewater Community College24.8 miles (39.9 km)2yr-public
Norfolk State University25.9 miles (41.6 km)4yr-public
Virginia Wesleyan University27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private

Show all 56 colleges & universities

Fortis College-Norfolk28.5 miles (45.8 km)2yr-private
Advanced Technology Institute29.1 miles (46.8 km)2yr-private
Rappahannock Community College29.1 miles (46.9 km)2yr-public
ECPI University29.1 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
Sentara College of Health Sciences30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
Regent University30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing - Chesapeake31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach31.4 miles (50.6 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Chesapeake31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-private
South University-Virginia Beach31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Virginia Beach34.0 miles (54.7 km)2yr-private
Paul D Camp Community College39.3 miles (63.2 km)2yr-public
Richard Bland College47.2 miles (75.9 km)2yr-public
Chester Career College47.8 miles (76.9 km)2yr-private
Southside College of Health Sciences47.9 miles (77.1 km)2yr-private
Virginia State University48.6 miles (78.2 km)4yr-public
Brightpoint Community College49.5 miles (79.7 km)2yr-public
Eastern Shore Community College55.2 miles (88.8 km)2yr-public
Virginia Commonwealth University57.2 miles (92.0 km)4yr-public
Virginia Union University57.5 miles (92.5 km)4yr-private
Union Presbyterian Seminary58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
Chowan University58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond59.5 miles (95.8 km)2yr-private
College of the Albemarle59.6 miles (95.9 km)2yr-public
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing59.8 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging59.8 miles (96.3 km)2yr-private
Fortis College-Richmond59.9 miles (96.5 km)2yr-private
Mid-Atlantic Christian University61.1 miles (98.3 km)4yr-private
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College61.3 miles (98.6 km)2yr-public
University of Richmond62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-private
Roanoke-Chowan Community College62.8 miles (101.0 km)2yr-public
Elizabeth City State University62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-public
Lotus Professional College64.6 miles (103.9 km)4yr-private
Randolph-Macon College66.5 miles (107.0 km)4yr-private
South University-Richmond67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-private
St. Mary's College of Maryland72.1 miles (116.1 km)4yr-public
Halifax Community College77.5 miles (124.8 km)2yr-public
Southside Virginia Community College78.8 miles (126.8 km)2yr-public
University of Maryland Eastern Shore86.9 miles (139.9 km)4yr-public
Eastern Virginia Career College91.8 miles (147.7 km)2yr-private
University of Mary Washington94.7 miles (152.4 km)4yr-public
Martin Community College95.7 miles (153.9 km)2yr-public
Salisbury University97.4 miles (156.8 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Mary Passage Middle	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.3 km)
David A. Dutrow Elementary	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
George J. McIntosh Elementary	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Stoney Run Elementary	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Richneck Elementary	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Denbigh Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Denbigh High	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
General Stanford Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.7 km)
Newport Academy	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Knollwood Meadows Elementary	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
New Horizons Woodside Campus	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
DENBIGH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Woodside High	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
T. Ryland Sanford Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Willis A. Jenkins Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Katherine Johnson Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
DENBIGH BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Kiln Creek Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Center for Autism	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Menchville High	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
B.C. Charles Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
L.F. Palmer Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Yorktown Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Grafton Middle	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.7 km)
Grafton High	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
HAMPTON ROADS ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
York High	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Richard T. Yates Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Dare Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Grafton Bethel Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Mount Vernon Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Tabb Middle	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
EAST END ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
EAST END ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
HAMPTON ROADS INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Yorktown Middle	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
York River Academy	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
James River Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Middle Peninsula Juvenile Detention Home	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Hidenwood Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Seaford Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
PENINSULA SCHOOL AT THE FAISON CENTER	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Point Option Alternative School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
SUMMIT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Tabb High	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Coventry Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Deer Park Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
GRACE EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Joseph H. Saunders Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Tabb Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Watkins Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Riverside Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
PENINSULA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Newport News & York County Governor's Health Science Academy	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Warwick High	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Bethel Manor Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Enterprise Academy/Newport News City	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Homer L. Hines Middle	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
George P. Phenix Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Sedgefield Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Hampton City Public Schools Gov Health Sciences Academy	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Bethel High	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Poquoson High	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
FIRST FRIENDS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Poquoson Primary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Hilton Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
New Horizons Governor's School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
New Horizons Butler Farm Campus	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Greater Peninsula Governor's STEM Academy	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
RIVERMONT, HAMPTON	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Mary W. Jackson Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
RIVERMONT SCHOOL-HAMPTON EAST	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Christopher C. Kraft Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Alfred S. Forrest Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Carver Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Poquoson Middle	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Cesar Tarrant Middle	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Crittenden Middle	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 23608

What school district is ZIP code 23608 in?

ZIP 23608 (Newport News, VA) maps to Newport News City Public Schools (LEA ID 5102640) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 23608?

US5 lists 82 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 68 public and 14 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 23608 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 23608 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	27.0%
High school	29.3%
Less than HS	9.5%
School district	Newport News City Public Schools

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