ZIP 23703 — 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 23703

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 23703 (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 (68 public, 32 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.4 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 Old Dominion University about 3.7 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Portsmouth City Public Schools

LEA ID

5103000

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (56)

Old Dominion University3.7 miles (6.0 km)4yr-public
Eastern Virginia Medical School4.6 miles (7.3 km)4yr-public
Tidewater Community College5.4 miles (8.7 km)2yr-public
Norfolk State University6.9 miles (11.1 km)4yr-public
Centura College-Norfolk7.8 miles (12.6 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk8.8 miles (14.1 km)2yr-private
Hampton University8.9 miles (14.4 km)4yr-private
Virginia Wesleyan University10.5 miles (16.9 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Norfolk10.6 miles (17.1 km)2yr-private
Sentara College of Health Sciences10.8 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
Riverside College of Health Careers10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-private
Advanced Technology Institute11.2 miles (17.9 km)2yr-private

Show all 56 colleges & universities

ECPI University11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing - Chesapeake11.3 miles (18.3 km)4yr-private
Regent University11.8 miles (18.9 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Chesapeake11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
Virginia Peninsula Community College12.1 miles (19.4 km)2yr-public
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
Christopher Newport University13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-public
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach13.8 miles (22.1 km)4yr-private
South University-Virginia Beach14.4 miles (23.1 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Virginia Beach17.5 miles (28.2 km)2yr-private
William & Mary31.9 miles (51.3 km)4yr-public
Paul D Camp Community College34.7 miles (55.8 km)2yr-public
College of the Albemarle40.2 miles (64.7 km)2yr-public
Mid-Atlantic Christian University41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-private
Elizabeth City State University43.4 miles (69.9 km)4yr-public
Rappahannock Community College48.4 miles (77.8 km)2yr-public
Chowan University51.1 miles (82.3 km)4yr-private
Roanoke-Chowan Community College53.3 miles (85.8 km)2yr-public
Richard Bland College59.5 miles (95.7 km)2yr-public
Eastern Shore Community College61.9 miles (99.6 km)2yr-public
Southside College of Health Sciences62.2 miles (100.2 km)2yr-private
Virginia State University62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-public
Chester Career College63.5 miles (102.2 km)2yr-private
Brightpoint Community College65.0 miles (104.7 km)2yr-public
Virginia Commonwealth University74.7 miles (120.3 km)4yr-public
Virginia Union University75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-private
Union Presbyterian Seminary75.8 miles (122.0 km)4yr-private
Halifax Community College76.1 miles (122.5 km)2yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond76.4 miles (122.9 km)2yr-private
Fortis College-Richmond77.6 miles (124.9 km)2yr-private
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing78.2 miles (125.8 km)4yr-private
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging78.2 miles (125.8 km)2yr-private
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College79.4 miles (127.7 km)2yr-public
University of Richmond79.7 miles (128.2 km)4yr-private
Lotus Professional College82.0 miles (132.0 km)4yr-private
Martin Community College83.3 miles (134.1 km)2yr-public
South University-Richmond85.2 miles (137.1 km)4yr-private
Randolph-Macon College85.3 miles (137.3 km)4yr-private
Southside Virginia Community College85.5 miles (137.6 km)2yr-public
St. Mary's College of Maryland89.5 miles (144.1 km)4yr-public
Edgecombe Community College96.7 miles (155.6 km)2yr-public
University of Maryland Eastern Shore98.3 miles (158.2 km)4yr-public
North Carolina Wesleyan University98.5 miles (158.5 km)4yr-private
Beaufort County Community College99.6 miles (160.3 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Churchland Primary & Intermediate	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Churchland High	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Churchland Preschool Center	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Churchland Academy Elementary	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Churchland Middle	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
SWEETHAVEN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Northern Shores Elementary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Churchland Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Colonel Fred Cherry Middle	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
CHRISTOPHER ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
TORAS CHAIM	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Western Branch Middle	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Western Branch Intermediate	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Western Branch Primary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Western Branch High	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Sewells Point Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Waterview Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
ALDERSGATE NEW CREATION UMC KINDER PREP	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
LOCH-MEADOW KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Madison Alternative Center	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Larchmont Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Walter Herron Taylor Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
WEST GHENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Mount Hermon Preschool Center	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Kings Daughters Hosp. Ep.	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Simonsdale Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Westhaven Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Blair Middle	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Olive Branch Preschool Center	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
James Monroe Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Camp Allen Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
THE WILLIAMS SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
BINA HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
YESHIVA AISH KODOSH TALMUDICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
DOMINION ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
I.C. Norcom High	public	—	—	4.9 miles (8.0 km)
Matthew Fontaine Maury High	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Park View Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
New Directions Center	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
GHENT MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
THE HAGUE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
MCDONALD MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Ghent K-8	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
HARBOR POINT BEHAVIOR HEALTH CENTER	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
HARBOR POINT ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Granby Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
PORTSMOUTH CATHOLIC REGIONAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Granby High	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
PARK PLACE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
ROADSTEAD MONTESORRI HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Hodges Manor Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Governor's School for the Arts	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Manor High	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Douglass Park Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
TINKER BELL DAYCARE	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
COURT STREET ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
P.B. Young Sr. Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
NORFOLK COLLEGIATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
NORFOLK CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
FIRST BAPTIST READY ACADEMY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Creekside Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Edwin W. Chittum Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Suburban Park Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Willard Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Lindenwood Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
PORTSMOUTH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Achievable Dream Academy	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Academy for Discovery at Lakewood	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Brighton Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
NORFOLK COLLEGIATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Ruffner School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Victory Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
CALVARY SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Discovery STEM Academy	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Booker T Washington High	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
St. Helena Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Jacox Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Lakeview Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
John Marshall Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Newport News Juvenile Detention Home	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Northside Middle	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Cradock Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Richard Bowling Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
William E. Waters Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
Crossroads PreK-8 School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Mary Calcott Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
RYAN ACADEMY OF NORFOLK	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
STONEBRIDGE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Cradock Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Norview Middle	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Southwestern Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
B.T. Washington Middle	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Norview High	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Norview Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Coleman Place Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 23703

What school district is ZIP code 23703 in?

ZIP 23703 (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 23703?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 68 public and 32 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 23703 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 23703 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	29.4%
High school	26.1%
Less than HS	8.6%
School district	Portsmouth City Public Schools

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