ZIP 70126 — 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 70126

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 70126 (New Orleans, LA) is associated with Orleans Parish School District (LEA 2201170) 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 4.7 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 Southern University at New Orleans about 1.6 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Orleans Parish School District

LEA ID

2201170

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (42)

Southern University at New Orleans1.6 miles (2.5 km)4yr-public
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary1.7 miles (2.7 km)4yr-private
University of New Orleans2.9 miles (4.6 km)4yr-public
Dillard University3.0 miles (4.9 km)4yr-private
Delgado Community College5.5 miles (8.8 km)2yr-public
NationsUniversity5.6 miles (9.0 km)4yr-private
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans5.6 miles (9.1 km)4yr-public
Nunez Community College5.8 miles (9.3 km)2yr-public
Xavier University of Louisiana6.4 miles (10.3 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana6.4 miles (10.3 km)4yr-private
University of Holy Cross7.5 miles (12.1 km)4yr-private
Bridges Christian College7.5 miles (12.1 km)4yr-private

Show all 42 colleges & universities

Herzing University-New Orleans8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-private
Tulane University of Louisiana8.1 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
Loyola University New Orleans8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Louisiana8.8 miles (14.1 km)4yr-private
Healthcare Training Institute13.1 miles (21.1 km)2yr-private
Northshore Technical Community College26.0 miles (41.8 km)2yr-public
Saint Joseph Seminary College35.6 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private
Southeastern Louisiana University43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-public
Nicholls State University49.3 miles (79.3 km)4yr-public
Fletcher Technical Community College52.5 miles (84.5 km)2yr-public
River Parishes Community College55.7 miles (89.6 km)2yr-public
Pearl River Community College63.8 miles (102.6 km)2yr-public
Fortis College-Baton Rouge64.6 miles (104.0 km)2yr-private
ITI Technical College65.0 miles (104.6 km)2yr-private
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport65.5 miles (105.4 km)2yr-private
Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus67.4 miles (108.4 km)2yr-private
Louisiana Culinary Institute68.0 miles (109.5 km)2yr-private
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University70.3 miles (113.1 km)4yr-private
Delta College of Arts & Technology72.1 miles (116.1 km)2yr-private
Baton Rouge Community College73.0 miles (117.5 km)2yr-public
Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing & School of Radiologic Technology73.8 miles (118.8 km)2yr-private
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College74.3 miles (119.5 km)2yr-public
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College74.4 miles (119.7 km)4yr-public
University of Louisiana-System Administration76.1 miles (122.5 km)4yr-public
Southern University and A & M College78.1 miles (125.6 km)4yr-public
Southern University Law Center78.3 miles (126.0 km)4yr-public
Southern University-Board and System78.3 miles (126.0 km)4yr-public
Southwest Mississippi Community College91.7 miles (147.6 km)2yr-public
William Carey University98.9 miles (159.2 km)4yr-private
University of Southern Mississippi99.3 miles (159.7 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
KIPP East	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
ST MARYS ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
ST MARY'S ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
ST BENEDICT THE MOOR SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.7 km)
Edward Hynes Charter School - Parkview	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Livingston Collegiate Academy	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Mildred Osborne Charter School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
KIPP Morial	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Rooted School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
G W Carver High School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
The NET 2 Charter High School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Audubon Charter Gentilly	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
NEW ORLEANS ADVENTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Robert Russa Moton Charter School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
ReNEW Robert Russa Moton Lakefront Elementary	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
LAKE CASTLE PRIVATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Benjamin Franklin High School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Edward Hynes Charter School - UNO	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Abramson Sci Academy	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
John F. Kennedy High School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
HOLY CROSS SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Arthur Ashe Charter School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
THE GOOD SHEPHERD NATIVITY MISSION SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
ST AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
ST AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
CATHEDRAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
KIPP Believe	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Frederick A. Douglass High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Foundation Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
ST LEO THE GREAT SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
LIFE OF CHRIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
McDonogh 35 Senior High School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
KIPP Leadership	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Travis Hill School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Langston Hughes Charter Academy	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Living School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
New Orleans Accelerated High School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Arabi Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Fannie C. Williams Charter School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Bricolage Academy	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
International High School of New Orleans	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Homer Plessy Community School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
New Harmony High Institute	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
CABRINI HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Phillis Wheatley Community School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
BISHOP MCMANUS ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Martin Behrman Charter Acad of Creative Arts & Sci	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Andrew Jackson Middle School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Harriet Tubman Charter School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
ST DOMINIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics HS	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
L.B. Landry High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Warren Easton Charter High School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Chalmette Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Einstein Charter Middle Sch at Sarah Towles Reed	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Morris Jeff Community School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Sarah Towles Reed High School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Arlene Meraux Elementary School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
C.F. Rowley Alternative School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Edna Karr High School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Success @ Thurgood Marshall	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS SCHOOL- CANAL STREET CAMPUS	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Esperanza Charter School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Einstein Charter School at Village De L'Est	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
CALVARY BAPTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Booker T. Washington High School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
THE CHARTWELL CENTER	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Opportunities Academy	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Young Audiences Charter High School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
ST ANTHONY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Young Audiences Charter School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
The NET Charter High School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
International School of Louisiana	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
ST MICHAEL SPECIAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Dorothy Height Charter School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Chalmette High School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
ST ALPHONSUS SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
KIPP Central City	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Lacoste Elementary School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
ST FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Wilson Charter School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 70126

What school district is ZIP code 70126 in?

ZIP 70126 (New Orleans, LA) maps to Orleans Parish School District (LEA ID 2201170) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 70126?

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 70126 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 70126 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	23.9%
High school	30.9%
Less than HS	13.0%
School district	Orleans Parish School District

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