ZIP 23708 — 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 23708

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 23708 (Portsmouth, VA) is associated with Portsmouth City Public Schools (LEA 5103000) 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 (70 public, 30 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Tidewater Community College about 0.7 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Portsmouth City Public Schools

LEA ID

5103000

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (56)

Tidewater Community College0.7 miles (1.2 km)2yr-public
Eastern Virginia Medical School0.9 miles (1.4 km)4yr-public
Norfolk State University2.4 miles (3.8 km)4yr-public
Old Dominion University2.7 miles (4.3 km)4yr-public
Centura College-Norfolk5.8 miles (9.3 km)2yr-private
Sentara College of Health Sciences5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Norfolk6.3 miles (10.1 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing - Chesapeake6.5 miles (10.5 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk6.7 miles (10.7 km)2yr-private
Virginia Wesleyan University6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-private
Advanced Technology Institute6.8 miles (10.9 km)2yr-private
Regent University6.8 miles (11.0 km)4yr-private

Show all 56 colleges & universities

ECPI University6.9 miles (11.2 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Chesapeake7.0 miles (11.3 km)4yr-private
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary8.5 miles (13.7 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach9.3 miles (14.9 km)4yr-private
South University-Virginia Beach10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-private
Hampton University12.1 miles (19.4 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Virginia Beach13.3 miles (21.4 km)2yr-private
Riverside College of Health Careers15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-private
Virginia Peninsula Community College16.3 miles (26.2 km)2yr-public
Christopher Newport University18.2 miles (29.3 km)4yr-public
College of the Albemarle36.4 miles (58.6 km)2yr-public
William & Mary36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-public
Paul D Camp Community College37.0 miles (59.6 km)2yr-public
Mid-Atlantic Christian University37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-private
Elizabeth City State University39.7 miles (63.9 km)4yr-public
Chowan University52.5 miles (84.4 km)4yr-private
Rappahannock Community College52.6 miles (84.6 km)2yr-public
Roanoke-Chowan Community College53.8 miles (86.6 km)2yr-public
Eastern Shore Community College62.6 miles (100.7 km)2yr-public
Richard Bland College64.1 miles (103.2 km)2yr-public
Southside College of Health Sciences67.0 miles (107.9 km)2yr-private
Virginia State University67.0 miles (107.9 km)4yr-public
Chester Career College68.4 miles (110.0 km)2yr-private
Brightpoint Community College69.9 miles (112.5 km)2yr-public
Halifax Community College78.4 miles (126.2 km)2yr-public
Virginia Commonwealth University79.7 miles (128.2 km)4yr-public
Virginia Union University80.1 miles (129.0 km)4yr-private
Union Presbyterian Seminary80.8 miles (130.0 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond81.3 miles (130.9 km)2yr-private
Fortis College-Richmond82.6 miles (132.9 km)2yr-private
Martin Community College82.6 miles (132.9 km)2yr-public
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing83.1 miles (133.8 km)4yr-private
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging83.1 miles (133.8 km)2yr-private
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College84.3 miles (135.7 km)2yr-public
University of Richmond84.6 miles (136.2 km)4yr-private
Lotus Professional College87.0 miles (140.0 km)4yr-private
Southside Virginia Community College89.2 miles (143.6 km)2yr-public
South University-Richmond90.2 miles (145.1 km)4yr-private
Randolph-Macon College90.2 miles (145.2 km)4yr-private
St. Mary's College of Maryland92.9 miles (149.5 km)4yr-public
Edgecombe Community College97.2 miles (156.4 km)2yr-public
Beaufort County Community College98.0 miles (157.7 km)2yr-public
North Carolina Wesleyan University99.8 miles (160.5 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland Eastern Shore99.8 miles (160.7 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
HARBOR POINT BEHAVIOR HEALTH CENTER	private	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
HARBOR POINT ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
ROADSTEAD MONTESORRI HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
THE HAGUE SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Park View Elementary	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Governor's School for the Arts	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
THE WILLIAMS SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
COURT STREET ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
YESHIVA AISH KODOSH TALMUDICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Kings Daughters Hosp. Ep.	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
GHENT MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
I.C. Norcom High	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
FIRST BAPTIST READY ACADEMY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
P.B. Young Sr. Elementary	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
WEST GHENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Matthew Fontaine Maury High	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.3 km)
Walter Herron Taylor Elementary	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
BINA HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Ghent K-8	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Blair Middle	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Ruffner School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
St. Helena Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
DOMINION ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.8 miles (3.0 km)
Brighton Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
James Monroe Elementary	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Mount Hermon Preschool Center	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Booker T Washington High	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
New Directions Center	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Madison Alternative Center	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Jacox Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Lindenwood Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Waterview Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
Richard Bowling Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Southside STEM Academy at Campostella	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Westhaven Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Douglass Park Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Rena B. Wright Primary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
MCDONALD MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Chesterfield Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Larchmont Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Cradock Middle	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Truitt Intermediate	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
PORTSMOUTH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Victory Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Academy for Discovery at Lakewood	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
PORTSMOUTH CATHOLIC REGIONAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Willard Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Cradock Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Oscar Smith Middle	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Ingleside Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
NORFOLK COLLEGIATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Simonsdale Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Coleman Place Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
TORAS CHAIM	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
TINKER BELL DAYCARE	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
George W. Carver Intermediate	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Sherwood Forest Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
CHRISTOPHER ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Norfolk Highlands Primary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
PARK PLACE SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
NORFOLK CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Granby Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Granby High	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Churchland High	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
SWEETHAVEN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Portlock Primary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Suburban Park Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
LOCH-MEADOW KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Churchland Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Georgetown Primary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Olive Branch Preschool Center	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Norview Middle	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
NORFOLK COLLEGIATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
CATHEDRAL OF FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
William E. Waters Middle	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Churchland Middle	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Manor High	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Chesapeake Center for Student Success	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Churchland Academy Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Churchland Preschool Center	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Indian River High	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
ST MATTHEW'S SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Norview Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Indian River Middle	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Hodges Manor Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
G.A. Treakle Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Sparrow Road Intermediate	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Norview High	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Lakeview Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Sewells Point Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
ST PETER'S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Western Branch Intermediate	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Tanners Creek Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Churchland Primary & Intermediate	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Camelot Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 23708

What school district is ZIP code 23708 in?

ZIP 23708 (Portsmouth, VA) maps to Portsmouth City Public Schools (LEA ID 5103000) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 23708?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 70 public and 30 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 23708 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 23708 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	33.3%
High school	44.4%
Less than HS	0.0%
School district	Portsmouth City Public Schools

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