Schools · ZIP 70002
Schools in Metairie (LA), LA
ZIP 70002 (Louisiana) — schools summary sourced from NCES Common Core of Data. Refreshed on the cadence of the primary regulator with every claim cited to the source record.
What lands here
Pages show the assigned public school district, per-school enrollment, student-teacher ratio, and a link to GreatSchools for ratings.
Source & refresh
NCES Common Core of Data. Refreshed annual (nces releases with one-year lag). Stale data is flagged, never silently served. Primary source →
Limitations specific to this source
Private schools have partial coverage. Charter schools are included where the state reports them. Magnet or choice districts may have multiple options per ZIP.
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Full dashboard for ZIP 70002
Schools is one of twelve dimensions zipradar federates per address. See the full federated summary for ZIP 70002:
Open Metairie (LA), LA dashboard →Frequently asked questions
What is the schools for ZIP 70002?
Schools for ZIP 70002 (Metairie (LA), Louisiana) is federated from NCES Common Core of Data. Pages show the assigned public school district, per-school enrollment, student-teacher ratio, and a link to GreatSchools for ratings. Refreshed annual (nces releases with one-year lag) — see /methodology for full source citations and refresh-cadence details.
Where does the schools data come from?
NCES Common Core of Data (primary regulator). zipradar federates schools on the regulator's published cadence: annual (nces releases with one-year lag). Every claim cites the source record; stale data is flagged, never silently served. The primary source URL: https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/.
What are the limitations of schools data?
Private schools have partial coverage. Charter schools are included where the state reports them. Magnet or choice districts may have multiple options per ZIP.
Is ZIP 70002 (Metairie (LA)) data current?
Last verified 2026-06-03. Schools for ZIP 70002 refreshes annual (nces releases with one-year lag) per NCES Common Core of Data cadence. See the full ZIP dashboard at /zip/70002/ for all 12 dimensions side-by-side.