ZIP 70072 — 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 70072

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 70072 (Marrero, 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 (67 public, 33 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.5 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 Bridges Christian College about 6.9 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Jefferson Parish School District

LEA ID

2200840

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (39)

Bridges Christian College6.9 miles (11.2 km)4yr-private
Loyola University New Orleans7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-private
Tulane University of Louisiana7.3 miles (11.7 km)4yr-private
NationsUniversity8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-private
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-public
University of Holy Cross8.7 miles (14.0 km)4yr-private
Xavier University of Louisiana8.9 miles (14.3 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana8.9 miles (14.3 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Louisiana9.1 miles (14.7 km)4yr-private
Delgado Community College10.3 miles (16.6 km)2yr-public
Dillard University11.4 miles (18.4 km)4yr-private
Nunez Community College12.2 miles (19.7 km)2yr-public

Show all 39 colleges & universities

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary12.3 miles (19.8 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-New Orleans13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
University of New Orleans13.5 miles (21.8 km)4yr-public
Southern University at New Orleans13.7 miles (22.1 km)4yr-public
Healthcare Training Institute13.8 miles (22.3 km)2yr-private
Northshore Technical Community College39.6 miles (63.8 km)2yr-public
Nicholls State University41.5 miles (66.9 km)4yr-public
Fletcher Technical Community College43.2 miles (69.6 km)2yr-public
Saint Joseph Seminary College47.8 miles (76.8 km)4yr-private
Southeastern Louisiana University51.6 miles (83.0 km)4yr-public
River Parishes Community College54.9 miles (88.3 km)2yr-public
Fortis College-Baton Rouge65.8 miles (105.9 km)2yr-private
ITI Technical College66.2 miles (106.6 km)2yr-private
Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus69.0 miles (111.0 km)2yr-private
Louisiana Culinary Institute69.5 miles (111.9 km)2yr-private
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University71.4 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
Delta College of Arts & Technology74.0 miles (119.1 km)2yr-private
Baton Rouge Community College74.6 miles (120.0 km)2yr-public
Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing & School of Radiologic Technology75.3 miles (121.2 km)2yr-private
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College75.4 miles (121.3 km)4yr-public
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport76.5 miles (123.1 km)2yr-private
Pearl River Community College77.5 miles (124.7 km)2yr-public
University of Louisiana-System Administration77.5 miles (124.8 km)4yr-public
Southern University and A & M College80.2 miles (129.0 km)4yr-public
Southern University Law Center80.3 miles (129.3 km)4yr-public
Southern University-Board and System80.3 miles (129.3 km)4yr-public
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College87.1 miles (140.2 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Allen Ellender School	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Estelle School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
VISITATION OF OUR LADY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Fisher Middle/High School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Harry S Truman School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Laureate Academy Charter School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Woodmere School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
KNIGHTS ACADEMY & HIGH SCHOOL LLC	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Jefferson RISE Charter School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
John Ehret High School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
L.W. Higgins High School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Lincoln School for the Arts	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Joseph A. Cuillier Sr. Career Center	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
ACADEMY OF OUR LADY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Ella C. Pittman Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
ARCHBISHOP SHAW HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Woodland West School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
CONCORDIA LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
CONQUERING WORD CHRISTIN ACADEMY WESTBANK	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
L.H. Marrero Middle School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.3 km)
Isaac G Joseph Elementary School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Stella Worley Middle School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
West Jefferson High School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
ST CLETUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
ARDEN CAHILL ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Paul J. Solis Elementary School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
JCFA	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
MUSLIM ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
ST KATHARINE DREXEL PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Frederick Douglass Community School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Belle Chasse Academy	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
ECOLE BILINGUE DE LA NOUVELLE ORLEANS	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
ST GEORGES EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
ST STEPHEN CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Ruppel Academie Francaise	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
George Cox Elementary School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
DE LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Livaudais Middle School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
RAPHAEL ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Walter L. Cohen High School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
ISIDORE NEWMAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
ReNEW Laurel Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Terrytown Elementary School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Samuel J. Green Charter School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
STEPPING STONES MONTESSORI	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
William Hart Elementary School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Leo E. Kerner Jr. Elementary School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Young Audiences at Crocker Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
LOUISE S MCGEHEE SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
ST ALPHONSUS SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
The Willow School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Audubon Charter School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
HOLY NAME OF JESUS SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
ST MICHAEL SPECIAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
KIPP Central City	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Emmett C.Gilbert School of Excellence at Ford	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
URSULINE ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
International School of Louisiana	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Eleanor McMain Secondary School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
UNIVERSITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
The NET Charter High School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
ST ANTHONY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
THE CHARTWELL CENTER	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Young Audiences Charter School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Belle Chasse High School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Young Audiences Charter High School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Strehle Community School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Wilson Charter School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Opportunities Academy	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Noble Minds	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Riverside Alternative High School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Riverside Alternative High School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
CALVARY BAPTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Booker T. Washington High School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Dorothy Height Charter School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
STUART HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
ST MARYS DOMINICAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
ABA HEALING ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Lafayette Academy Charter School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
The Leah Chase School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
L.B. Landry High School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Martin Behrman Charter Acad of Creative Arts & Sci	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
ST RITA SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 70072

What school district is ZIP code 70072 in?

ZIP 70072 (Marrero, 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 70072?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 67 public and 33 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 70072 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 70072 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	16.1%
High school	31.8%
Less than HS	20.2%
School district	Jefferson Parish School District

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