ZIP 70056 — 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 70056

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 70056 (Terrytown, 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 (72 public, 28 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 University of Holy Cross about 2.6 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Jefferson Parish School District

LEA ID

2200840

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (39)

University of Holy Cross2.6 miles (4.2 km)4yr-private
NationsUniversity5.0 miles (8.0 km)4yr-private
Bridges Christian College5.7 miles (9.1 km)4yr-private
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans5.9 miles (9.4 km)4yr-public
Nunez Community College6.2 miles (9.9 km)2yr-public
Loyola University New Orleans6.5 miles (10.5 km)4yr-private
Tulane University of Louisiana6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana7.2 miles (11.5 km)4yr-private
Xavier University of Louisiana7.2 miles (11.5 km)4yr-private
Dillard University7.9 miles (12.7 km)4yr-private
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary8.1 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
Delgado Community College8.2 miles (13.1 km)2yr-public

Show all 39 colleges & universities

Chamberlain University-Louisiana9.1 miles (14.7 km)4yr-private
Southern University at New Orleans9.6 miles (15.5 km)4yr-public
University of New Orleans10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-public
Herzing University-New Orleans11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
Healthcare Training Institute14.9 miles (24.1 km)2yr-private
Northshore Technical Community College34.8 miles (56.1 km)2yr-public
Saint Joseph Seminary College44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-private
Nicholls State University46.9 miles (75.4 km)4yr-public
Fletcher Technical Community College49.0 miles (78.8 km)2yr-public
Southeastern Louisiana University50.7 miles (81.6 km)4yr-public
River Parishes Community College58.0 miles (93.3 km)2yr-public
Fortis College-Baton Rouge68.2 miles (109.7 km)2yr-private
ITI Technical College68.6 miles (110.4 km)2yr-private
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport70.4 miles (113.3 km)2yr-private
Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus71.2 miles (114.6 km)2yr-private
Louisiana Culinary Institute71.8 miles (115.6 km)2yr-private
Pearl River Community College72.1 miles (116.1 km)2yr-public
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University73.8 miles (118.8 km)4yr-private
Delta College of Arts & Technology76.1 miles (122.5 km)2yr-private
Baton Rouge Community College76.8 miles (123.6 km)2yr-public
Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing & School of Radiologic Technology77.6 miles (124.8 km)2yr-private
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College77.9 miles (125.3 km)4yr-public
University of Louisiana-System Administration79.8 miles (128.5 km)4yr-public
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College81.2 miles (130.7 km)2yr-public
Southern University and A & M College82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-public
Southern University Law Center82.4 miles (132.6 km)4yr-public
Southern University-Board and System82.4 miles (132.7 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Livaudais Middle School	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
George Cox Elementary School	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.7 km)
Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
MUSLIM ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Paul J. Solis Elementary School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
ST CLETUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Terrytown Elementary School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
STEPPING STONES MONTESSORI	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
ARDEN CAHILL ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Woodland West School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Frederick Douglass Community School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Dorothy Height Charter School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
ABA HEALING ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
William Hart Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Ruppel Academie Francaise	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Young Audiences Charter School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
CALVARY BAPTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
JCFA	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
West Jefferson High School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Young Audiences Charter High School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Belle Chasse Primary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Belle Chasse Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
ST ANTHONY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Elan Academy Charter School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Belle Chasse High School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Jefferson RISE Charter School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Woodmere School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Ella C. Pittman Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Edna Karr High School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
KNIGHTS ACADEMY & HIGH SCHOOL LLC	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
RAPHAEL ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Laureate Academy Charter School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
John Ehret High School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
L.B. Landry High School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
L.H. Marrero Middle School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Harriet Tubman Charter School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
ST MICHAEL SPECIAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
ReNEW Laurel Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
ST ALPHONSUS SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
CONQUERING WORD CHRISTIN ACADEMY WESTBANK	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
International School of Louisiana	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Belle Chasse Academy	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Martin Behrman Charter Acad of Creative Arts & Sci	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
THE CHARTWELL CENTER	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
LOUISE S MCGEHEE SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
ARCHBISHOP SHAW HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
ACADEMY OF OUR LADY	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
The NET Charter High School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
ECOLE BILINGUE DE LA NOUVELLE ORLEANS	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
C.F. Rowley Alternative School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Walter L. Cohen High School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
ST GEORGES EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
ST STEPHEN CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Harry S Truman School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Andrew Jackson Middle School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Joseph A. Cuillier Sr. Career Center	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Fisher Middle/High School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Lincoln School for the Arts	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Chalmette Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Arabi Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
KIPP Central City	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
Opportunities Academy	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Young Audiences at Crocker Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Frederick A. Douglass High School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.8 km)
ST KATHARINE DREXEL PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
VISITATION OF OUR LADY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Chalmette High School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Estelle School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Booker T. Washington High School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Samuel J. Green Charter School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
CONCORDIA LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
DE LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
KIPP Leadership	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Allen Ellender School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
ISIDORE NEWMAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Homer Plessy Community School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Wilson Charter School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
L.W. Higgins High School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics HS	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
The Willow School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Lacoste Elementary School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Eleanor McMain Secondary School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 70056

What school district is ZIP code 70056 in?

ZIP 70056 (Terrytown, 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 70056?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 72 public and 28 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 70056 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 70056 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	28.1%
High school	29.8%
Less than HS	13.4%
School district	Jefferson Parish School District

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