ZIP 70002 — 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 70002

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 70002 (Metairie, LA) is associated with Jefferson Parish School District (LEA 2200840) 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 (60 public, 40 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.2 miles.

ACS estimates show about 1.6% 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 Herzing University-New Orleans about 0.6 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Jefferson Parish School District

LEA ID

2200840

Private school share (ACS)

1.6%

Colleges & universities (40)

Herzing University-New Orleans0.6 miles (1.0 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Louisiana3.5 miles (5.7 km)4yr-private
Delgado Community College4.0 miles (6.4 km)2yr-public
Healthcare Training Institute4.7 miles (7.5 km)2yr-private
Xavier University of Louisiana4.7 miles (7.6 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana4.7 miles (7.6 km)4yr-private
Tulane University of Louisiana5.6 miles (8.9 km)4yr-private
University of New Orleans5.8 miles (9.3 km)4yr-public
Loyola University New Orleans5.8 miles (9.4 km)4yr-private
Dillard University6.0 miles (9.6 km)4yr-private
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-public
Bridges Christian College6.4 miles (10.2 km)4yr-private

Show all 40 colleges & universities

NationsUniversity7.0 miles (11.3 km)4yr-private
Southern University at New Orleans7.1 miles (11.4 km)4yr-public
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary7.2 miles (11.5 km)4yr-private
University of Holy Cross12.2 miles (19.7 km)4yr-private
Nunez Community College12.8 miles (20.7 km)2yr-public
Northshore Technical Community College29.8 miles (48.0 km)2yr-public
Saint Joseph Seminary College35.6 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private
Southeastern Louisiana University39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-public
Nicholls State University41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-public
Fletcher Technical Community College44.8 miles (72.1 km)2yr-public
River Parishes Community College47.5 miles (76.5 km)2yr-public
Fortis College-Baton Rouge57.0 miles (91.7 km)2yr-private
ITI Technical College57.4 miles (92.4 km)2yr-private
Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus59.9 miles (96.4 km)2yr-private
Louisiana Culinary Institute60.5 miles (97.4 km)2yr-private
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University62.7 miles (100.8 km)4yr-private
Delta College of Arts & Technology64.8 miles (104.3 km)2yr-private
Baton Rouge Community College65.5 miles (105.5 km)2yr-public
Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing & School of Radiologic Technology66.3 miles (106.7 km)2yr-private
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College66.8 miles (107.4 km)4yr-public
Pearl River Community College68.3 miles (109.9 km)2yr-public
University of Louisiana-System Administration68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-public
Southern University and A & M College70.8 miles (113.9 km)4yr-public
Southern University Law Center71.0 miles (114.3 km)4yr-public
Southern University-Board and System71.0 miles (114.3 km)4yr-public
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport73.3 miles (118.0 km)2yr-private
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College80.7 miles (129.8 km)2yr-public
Southwest Mississippi Community College90.2 miles (145.1 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.4 km)
JEWISH COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS	private	—	—	0.7 miles (1.0 km)
J.D. Meisler Middle School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
ST CLEMENT OF ROME SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
ST ANGELA MERICI SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
ARCHBISHOP RUMMEL HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
ST BENILDE SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
J.C. Ellis School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Alice Birney Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
CRESCENT CITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
ST ANN CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
ST CATHERINE OF SIENA	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Phoebe Hearst School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Bridgedale Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
ST EDWARD THE CONFESSOR SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
ST CHRISTOPHER SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Joseph C Moscona School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
GREATER NEW ORLEANS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
MEMORIAL BAPTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Harold Keller Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
East Jefferson High School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Rudolph Matas School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
T.H. Harris Middle School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
ST FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
ST MARTIN'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
John Q. Adams Middle School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
ST THERESE ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
ST PHILIP NERI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
ATONEMENT LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Bissonet Plaza School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
ST DOMINIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
JCFA-East	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Jefferson School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
ARCHBISHOP CHAPELLE HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Riverdale High School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Jefferson Virtual High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Green Park Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Tom Benson School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Success @ Thurgood Marshall	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS SCHOOL- CANAL STREET CAMPUS	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Walter Schneckenburger Elem School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Esperanza Charter School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
ISLAMIC SCHOOL OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Ralph J Bunche Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Lafayette Academy Charter School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
The Leah Chase School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
STUART HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
CATHEDRAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
ST MARYS DOMINICAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
McDonogh 35 Senior High School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Noble Minds	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Travis Hill School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
CABRINI HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
New Harmony High Institute	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Arthur Ashe Charter School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
HOLY CROSS SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
KIPP Believe	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Riverside Alternative High School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Riverside Alternative High School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Morris Jeff Community School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Langston Hughes Charter Academy	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
John F. Kennedy High School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Warren Easton Charter High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
UNIVERSITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
International High School of New Orleans	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
G.T. Woods School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Foundation Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Harahan School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
ST LEO THE GREAT SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
OUR LADY PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Chateau Estates School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
URSULINE ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Eleanor McMain Secondary School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Audubon Charter School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Edward Hynes Charter School - UNO	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Bricolage Academy	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
ST RITA SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Wilson Charter School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Benjamin Franklin High School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
HOLY NAME OF JESUS SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Phillis Wheatley Community School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
LIFE OF CHRIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
THE GOOD SHEPHERD NATIVITY MISSION SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 70002

What school district is ZIP code 70002 in?

ZIP 70002 (Metairie, LA) maps to Jefferson Parish School District (LEA ID 2200840) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 70002?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 60 public and 40 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 70002 attend private school?

About 1.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 70002 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	50.4%
High school	19.6%
Less than HS	5.5%
School district	Jefferson Parish School District

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