ZIP 70053 — 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 70053

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 70053 (Gretna, 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 (68 public, 32 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.2 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.7% 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 NationsUniversity about 2.7 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Jefferson Parish School District

LEA ID

2200840

Private school share (ACS)

0.7%

Colleges & universities (40)

NationsUniversity2.7 miles (4.3 km)4yr-private
Bridges Christian College3.4 miles (5.5 km)4yr-private
University of Holy Cross3.5 miles (5.7 km)4yr-private
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans3.5 miles (5.7 km)4yr-public
Loyola University New Orleans4.3 miles (7.0 km)4yr-private
Tulane University of Louisiana4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
Xavier University of Louisiana4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
Dillard University5.8 miles (9.3 km)4yr-private
Delgado Community College5.8 miles (9.4 km)2yr-public
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary6.3 miles (10.2 km)4yr-private
Nunez Community College6.3 miles (10.2 km)2yr-public

Show all 40 colleges & universities

Chamberlain University-Louisiana6.8 miles (11.0 km)4yr-private
Southern University at New Orleans7.8 miles (12.6 km)4yr-public
University of New Orleans7.9 miles (12.8 km)4yr-public
Herzing University-New Orleans9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-private
Healthcare Training Institute12.7 miles (20.4 km)2yr-private
Northshore Technical Community College33.5 miles (53.9 km)2yr-public
Saint Joseph Seminary College42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
Nicholls State University45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-public
Fletcher Technical Community College48.0 miles (77.3 km)2yr-public
Southeastern Louisiana University48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-public
River Parishes Community College55.9 miles (89.9 km)2yr-public
Fortis College-Baton Rouge66.0 miles (106.2 km)2yr-private
ITI Technical College66.4 miles (106.8 km)2yr-private
Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus68.9 miles (110.9 km)2yr-private
Louisiana Culinary Institute69.6 miles (111.9 km)2yr-private
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport70.7 miles (113.8 km)2yr-private
Pearl River Community College71.2 miles (114.5 km)2yr-public
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University71.6 miles (115.2 km)4yr-private
Delta College of Arts & Technology73.9 miles (118.9 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 College75.7 miles (121.7 km)4yr-public
University of Louisiana-System Administration77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-public
Southern University and A & M College79.9 miles (128.7 km)4yr-public
Southern University Law Center80.1 miles (129.0 km)4yr-public
Southern University-Board and System80.2 miles (129.0 km)4yr-public
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College80.8 miles (130.1 km)2yr-public
Southwest Mississippi Community College98.3 miles (158.1 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
William Hart Elementary School	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.7 km)
Ruppel Academie Francaise	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Frederick Douglass Community School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
JCFA	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Young Audiences Charter School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
ST ANTHONY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Young Audiences Charter High School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.2 km)
Terrytown Elementary School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
West Jefferson High School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
RAPHAEL ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.3 km)
STEPPING STONES MONTESSORI	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
CALVARY BAPTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
ST MICHAEL SPECIAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
ReNEW Laurel Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.7 km)
ST ALPHONSUS SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
International School of Louisiana	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
ST CLETUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
THE CHARTWELL CENTER	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Dorothy Height Charter School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
LOUISE S MCGEHEE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
L.B. Landry High School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Livaudais Middle School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Harriet Tubman Charter School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Martin Behrman Charter Acad of Creative Arts & Sci	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
The NET Charter High School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
L.H. Marrero Middle School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Ella C. Pittman Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
George Cox Elementary School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Walter L. Cohen High School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
ABA HEALING ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
MUSLIM ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
ECOLE BILINGUE DE LA NOUVELLE ORLEANS	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
KIPP Central City	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
ST GEORGES EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Opportunities Academy	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
ST STEPHEN CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
CONQUERING WORD CHRISTIN ACADEMY WESTBANK	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Young Audiences at Crocker Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Edna Karr High School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Paul J. Solis Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
John Ehret High School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Booker T. Washington High School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Woodland West School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
ARCHBISHOP SHAW HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Jefferson RISE Charter School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
ST KATHARINE DREXEL PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Samuel J. Green Charter School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
ARDEN CAHILL ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
KNIGHTS ACADEMY & HIGH SCHOOL LLC	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
ACADEMY OF OUR LADY	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
DE LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Homer Plessy Community School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Wilson Charter School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
ISIDORE NEWMAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Frederick A. Douglass High School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Laureate Academy Charter School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics HS	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
KIPP Leadership	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Joseph A. Cuillier Sr. Career Center	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
The Willow School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Lincoln School for the Arts	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Eleanor McMain Secondary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Elan Academy Charter School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
URSULINE ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Phillis Wheatley Community School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Woodmere School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
HOLY NAME OF JESUS SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
CONCORDIA LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Warren Easton Charter High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Bricolage Academy	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Morris Jeff Community School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Arabi Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
ST MARYS DOMINICAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
International High School of New Orleans	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Audubon Charter School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Harry S Truman School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
LIFE OF CHRIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
UNIVERSITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Belle Chasse Primary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Andrew Jackson Middle School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Isaac G Joseph Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
The Leah Chase School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
ST AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 70053

What school district is ZIP code 70053 in?

ZIP 70053 (Gretna, 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 70053?

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 70053 attend private school?

About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 70053 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	23.9%
High school	29.0%
Less than HS	25.2%
School district	Jefferson Parish School District

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