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2015 Crusader Summer Camps Brother Martin High School 4401 Elysian Fields Avenue • New Orleans, Louisiana 70122 • www.brothermartin.com • 504-283-1561 ext. 3022
Weekly Camp Boys 6-12 Years Old Registration Deadline - May 22, 2015 Daily Schedule 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. – Morning Activity 9 a.m. - Noon – Sport Camp Noon - 1 p.m. – Lunch 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. – Afternoon Activity/Field Trip Possible Activities Swimming at UNO • Movies • Inflatables Kickball • Dodgeball • Outdoor Field Day Wiffle Ball • Speed Ball Camp Hours • 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Campers can arrive as early as 7:30 a.m. at no charge. • After care until 5:30 p.m. is available, by the week only, at a cost of $25 per week • Late pick-up will be charged $5 per 15 minutes Lunch Kid-friendly boxed lunch, including a drink, will be available for purchase at $25 per week Field Trips Putt-Putt • Sector 6 • Bowling Zephyr’s Game • Water Day on Campus Global Wildlife • Party Planet Xtreme Cost $150 per week. Please call for information regarding multiple camper discounts for Crusader Camp.
Week 1: June 1 - 5 Week 2: June 8 - 12 Sport Concentration: Baseball, Soccer, Flag Football
Week 3: June 15 - 19 Week 4: June 22 - 26
Week 5: June 29 - July 3 Week 6: July 6 - 10
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Baseball Camp Boys 8-14 years old ∙ July 13 –July 17 $125 for the week/$30 per day; Registration with payment due Friday, July 10th. Camp time: 9:00 a.m. – Noon Instruction provided by Brother Martin Baseball coaches and players. Schedule for the week July 13-14 Pitchers and Catchers; July 15 Position Players; July 16-17 Hitters. Water provided and concessions will be available. Space is limited to 60 campers.
Early Registration Special Register for the weekly camp by April 3, 2015 for 2 or more weeks and get a $25 discount
Go to www.brothermartin.com for more information or to register online
Basketball Camp Boys entering 3rd -8th grades July 20 –July 24 $135 per camper (pre-registration) Free T-Shirt with pre-registration; $160 per camper (walk-up registration) 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Mon-Thurs.); 9:00 a.m. – Noon (Fri.) Instruction provided by Brother Martin Basketball coaches and players. Lunch Monday – Thursday Pizza ($1.50 per slice), sports drinks ($1.50) and water ($1.00). Space is limited to 125 campers.
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Studies find meditating and playing musical instruments help students develop better academic and life skills
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EASY REFERENCE GUIDE TO SCHOOLS -
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Take a look at our schools! Andrew H. Wilson Charter School* www.wilsoncharterschool.org (504) 373-6274
Audubon Charter School
www.auduboncharter.com Lower School (504) 324-7100 Upper School (504) 324-7110
Benjamin Franklin High School
www.bfhsla.org (504) 286-2600
Einstein Charter Schools Village De L’Est (PK-5) Sherwood Forest (PK-5) Sarah Towles Reed (6-8) www.einsteincharter.org (504) 324-7450
Hynes Charter School www.hynesschool.org (504) 324-7160
International High School of New Orleans*
Statewide school www.ihsnola.org (504) 613-5703
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy (KDHSA)** www.discoveryhsf.org (504) 233-4720
Lake Forest Charter School www.lakeforestcharter.org (504) 826-7140
Lusher Charter School
www.lusherschool.org Lower School (504) 862-5110 Middle/High School (504) 304-3961
Morris Jeff Community School*
www.morrisjeffschool.org (504) 373-6258
Robert Russa Moton Charter School** www.motoncharter.org (504) 245-4400
New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School (Sci High) www.noscihigh.org (504) 324-7061
International School of Louisiana*** Warren Easton Charter Statewide school High School www.isl-edu.org Uptown, Westbank and Jefferson Parish Campuses (504) 229-4391 Jefferson (Bunche) Campus accepts Jefferson Parish residents only.
www.warreneastoncharterhigh.org (504) 324-7400
ECCS unified student application and admissions dates for the 2016-17 school year The timely application dates are as follows:
Application availability: October 12, 2015 Deadline for admissions application: January 8, 2016 Notification to parents - no later than: April 11, 2016 PLEASE NOTE: Only timely applications will be accepted for schools requiring a lottery. Not all ECCS schools will have a lottery and may accept applications year-round. Please call the school for information. *
These schools will use the OneApp. Please check the schools’ websites for information. ** Moton and KDHSA will not use the ECCS unified admission dates. Please check the schools’ websites for information. *** ISL will use the OneApp for Orleans Parish only. Students in other parishes should call the school for information. Pre-K applicants please note: there may be new additional state admission procedures for 2016-2017. (504) 267-7239 | www.eastbankcollaborative.com ECCS member schools do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, disability, national or ethnic origin.
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and silence Music and meditation can help improve your child’s physical, emotional and cognitive skills BY LAURA RICKS
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few years ago there was a trend among pregnant women to play classical music to their unborn children — pictured in popular culture with headphones on their enlarged bellies — in hopes of giving birth to a baby genius. The so-called “Mozart Effect” was debunked, but a series of studies indicate that the active engagement of playing a musical instrument can expand children’s minds in a variety of ways, with benefits that can last a lifetime. Conversely, research also shows that quiet time — spent meditating — also can have measurable benefits on children’s development. In a small study reported in The Journal of Neuroscience, researchers found that taking music lessons helps children’s brains process language. The research was undertaken at a Los Angeles nonprofit after-school music program after the head of the program noticed that high school senior participants were graduating and going to college at much higher rates than their peers. Nina Kraus, a Northwestern University neurologist, undertook a study there comparing the neural processing of kids who had studied music for
two years, as opposed to one year. She found that the kids who had studied music longer had brains that processed sound better and more precisely. Processing sound is essential for learning language, which paves the way for success in other areas of schooling. Children raised in poverty generally hear fewer words in their homes before age 5 than more affluent children, which puts them at a deficit in sound processing when they start school — a deficit from which many never recover. This study shows that music can be a bridge to language because they share three common denominators — pitch, timing and timbre — which the brain processes in the same way. The study indicates that as one’s musical sense improves, so do one’s language skills. Active engagement, however, is the key. “We don’t see these kinds of biological changes in people who are just listening to music, who are not playing an instrument,” Klaus said in an article in Time. “I like to give the analogy that you’re not going to become physically fit just by watching sports.”
Playing an instrument can have intellectual and physical benefits for children, especially when they start early.
In another study done by researchers at Concordia University, musical training before age 7 was shown to help brain development — specifically in the parts of the brain that help people plan and carry out movements. That study looked at the brains of 36 adult musicians as they undertook a movement task. All of them had the same number of years of musical training and experience, but half of the group had started their training before age 7 and the other half later. Researchers also compared the brains to those of people who had little to no formal music training. The group that started training before age 7 showed better motor skills, and their brain scans featured enhanced white matter in the corpus callosum (nerves that connect the right and left motor sections of the brain). Researchers also found that the younger the person was when he or she started music training, the greater the connectivity was. As for the group that started training after age 7, their brain scans showed no difference from those of non-musicians observed in the study. And because the study tested everyone using non-
musical motor tasks, the study suggests that early musical training has advantages well beyond being able to play an instrument. Intelligence and enhanced motor skills are not the only benefits of musical instruction. University of Vermont researchers recently analyzed the brain scans of 232 healthy children, ages 6 to 18, and found that playing a musical instrument accelerated their cortical organization. The thickness of the cortex, or outer layer of the brain, has been linked to depression, aggression and attention problems. This study showed that the more a child played an instrument, the more they demonstrated improvement in their attention, anxiety management and emotion control, thus improving their overall emotional and behavioral skills. Perhaps one day these types of studies will pave the way for music education to be a more integral part of school curricula. A more New Age approach to helping children expand their minds — meditation — is finding its way into schools for a variety of reasons, including improved PAGE 9
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academic performance, better behavior and increased memory and attention skills. California is a leader in the movement, though Chris McKenna, a program director at Mindful Schools, which trains educators in the practice, says schools in 48 states now have “mindful meditation” programs. Why this rush to be still? A variety of studies have shown the benefits of mediation for adults, and now there is more evidence that is works for children in schools as well. For example, after a school in New Haven, Connecticut, introduced yoga and mediation classes to incoming freshmen, those students’ levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, dropped significantly, and stress is common among schoolchildren. According to the American Psychological Association’s annual “Stress In America” report, one in five kids say they worry a lot about what is going on in their lives, and more than 30 percent suffered stressrelated symptoms, such as difficulty sleeping. One of the most interesting things in that report: Only 8 percent of the parents were aware their children were experiencing stress at all. Meditation could help change those numbers. A study done by researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles showed that behavior improved among second- and thirdgraders who practiced meditation over an eight-week period and the students performed better than non-meditators when tested on memory, attention and focus. A study of more than 3,000
Meditation can help children cope with the stresses of life.
children in the San Francisco Unified School District found dramatic improvements in overall academic performance, including math scores, in students who practiced meditation. Behavior also greatly improved, with the district reporting decreases in student suspensions, expulsions and dropout rates. NBC News aired a story centered on two of those schools — Visitacion Valley Middle School in one of San Francisco’s poorest and most violent neighborhoods, and nearby Burton High School. Visitacion Valley Athletic Director Barry O’Driscoll at first wrote off the meditation program as “hippie stuff that didn’t work in the ’70s.” He became a believer, however, after the school experienced a 79 percent decline in suspensions over a four-year period when meditation was practiced, as well as increased attendance and improved academic performance. Burton High School Principal Bill Kappenhagen told the NBC crew he originally objected to the program. “There’s no way I’m going to steal time from English instruction or math instruction to do that,” he said. But his school, once known as “Fight School,” has experienced a 75 percent decline in suspensions and students are performing better academically since the meditation program began. Kappenhagen now says he’s glad the school has found a way to “help our students find ways to deal with violence and the trauma and stress of everyday life.”
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SCHOOLDAYS
Gambit ’s annual guide to education in the New Orleans area
BY KANDACE POWER GRAVES, KATIE WALENTER & KATE WATSON
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here a child goes to school can depend on several variables, including cost, location, academic reputation, family traditions and more. There are myriad choices in the area, from parochial and independent schools to institutions focusing on science and math or language immersion. The guide covers pre-kindergarten through college and is arranged geographically.
Pull out Gambit’s easy-reference chart of schools on p. 15
INDEX Jefferson Parish - East Bank .................... 11 Jefferson Parish - West Bank ................. 21 Orleans Parish - East Bank ....................... 21 Orleans Parish - West Bank .................... 29 St. Bernard Parish ......................................... 29 St. John the Baptist Parish ..................... 29 St. Tammany Parish ..................................... 29 Mississippi ............................................................ 31 Colleges and Universities ......................... 31 Education Resources ................................... 31
JEFFERSON PARISH — EAST BANK
Total enrollment: 380 Tuition: free kindergartenfifth grade
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies
Archbishop Chapelle High School
6201 Camphor St., Metairie, (504) 888-0969; www.airlinepark. jpschools.org Public/coed Preschool-fifth grade Founded: 2010 Principal: Tiffani E. LeBouef Average class size: 26 Student/ teacher ratio: 20:1 preschool; 26:1 kindergarten-3rd grade; 33:1 fourth-fifth grade
8800 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 467-3105; www.archbishopchapelle.org Catholic/all girls Eighth-12th grade Founded: 1962 Principal: John Serio Average class size: 23 Student/teacher ratio: 14:1 Total enrollment: 706 Tuition: $7,535
Students learn about food and cooking at St. Paul’s Episcopal School.
Archbishop Rummel High School
1901 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 8345592; www.rummelraiders.com Catholic/boys Eighth-12th grade Founded: 1962 Principal: Michael Scalco Average class size: 24 Student/teacher ratio: 13:1 PAGE 13
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Total enrollment: 684 Tuition: $7,650
Atonement Lutheran School
6500 Riverside Drive, Metairie, (504) 887-0225; www.alcs.org Parochial/coed 3 years old-eighth grade Founded: 1960 Principal: Douglas Molin Average class size: 20 Student/teacher ratio: 18:1 Total enrollment: 219 Tuition: $1,170-$4,830
Beary Cherry Tree School 3117 Lake Villa Drive, Metairie, (504) 455-1950; www.bearycherrytree.com Private/coed Six weeks old-4 years old Founded: 1976 Principal: Paula Polita Average class size: 20 Student/teacher ratio: 5:1 Total enrollment: 140 Tuition: $8,580
Crescent City Christian School
4828 Utica St., Metairie, (504) 885-4700; www.ccchristian.net Private/coed 3 year old-12th grade Founded: 1956 Principal: Freddie Landry Average class size: n/a Student/teacher ratio: n/a Total enrollment: 392 Tuition: n/a
Edelweiss Montessori Preschool
248 Carrollton Ave., Metairie, (504) 831-3672; www.edelweissmontessori.com Private/coed One year old-kindergarten Founded: 1999 Principal: Dora Gentinetta Average class size: 6 Student/teacher ratio: n/a Total enrollment: 31 Tuition: $9,000
Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies
1416 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 837-8300; www.haynes. jpschools.org Public/coed Sixth-12th grade Founded: 2005 Principal: Karla Russo Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 18:1 Total enrollment: 738 Tuition: free
Jewish Community Day School
3747 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 887-4091; www.jcdsnola.org Parochial/coed Preschool-fifth grade Founded: 1996 Principal: Sharon Pollin Average class size: 8 Student/teacher ratio: 8:1 Total enrollment: 35 Tuition: $10,450
John Curtis Christian School
10125 Jefferson Highway, River Ridge, (504) 737-4621; www.johncurtis.com Parochial/coed Two years old-12th grade Founded: 1962 Principal: J.T. Curtis, Jr. Average class size: 20 Student/teacher ratio: 15:1 Total enrollment: 883 Tuition: $4,900-$6,800
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
2504 Maine Ave., (504) 233-4720; www.discoveryhsf.org Charter/coed Pre-kindergarten-eighth grade Founded: 2013 Principal: Patty Glaser
Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 16:1 Total enrollment: 585 Tuition: free
Lutheran High School
3864 17th St., Metairie, (504) 455-4062; www.lutheranhighschool.net Parochial/coed Ninth-12th grade Founded: 1970 Principal: Carol A. Christen Average class size: 15 Student/teacher ratio: 13:1 Total enrollment: 100 Tuition: $6,900
Memorial Baptist School 5701 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 887-0533; www. mbsmetairie.org Private/coed Kindergarten-seventh grade Founded: 1981 Principal: Jerry Riggs Average class size: 10 Student/teacher ratio: n/a Total enrollment: 55 Tuition: $5,000
Metairie Park Country Day School
300 Park Road, Metairie, (504) 837-5204; www.mpcds.com
Holy Cross School educates boys in the fifth grade through their senior year.
Private/coed Preschool-12th grade Founded: 1929 Principal: Carolyn B. Chandler Average class size: n/a Student/teacher ratio: 8:1 Total enrollment: 731 Tuition: $13,870-$18,830
Mt. Olive Lutheran Preschool
315 Ridgelake Drive, Metairie, (504) 835-3891; www.mountolivelutheran.net Parochial/coed Three-four years old Founded: 1976 Principal: Virginia Crawford Average class size: 9-12 Student/teacher ratio: 4-6:1 Total enrollment: 16 Tuition: $220
New Orleans Oral School
4000 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 885-1606; www.neworleansoralschool.com Private/coed Preschool Founded: 2004 Principal: Martha K. Myers Average class size: 5
Student/teacher ratio: 5:1 Total enrollment: 15 Tuition: sliding scale
Our Lady of Divine Providence School
917 N. Atlanta St., Metairie, (504) 466-0591; www.oldpschool.org Catholic/coed Six weeks old-seventh grade Founded: 1967 Principal: Elvina DiBartolo Average class size: 18-20 Student/teacher ratio: 9:1 Total enrollment: 230 Tuition: $620/month-$4,750
Parkway Presbyterian Preschool & Kindergarten 6200 Camphor St., Metairie, (504) 733-6340; www.parkwaypresbyterianchurch.com Parochial/coed Fourteen months old-kindergarten Founded: 1954 Principal: Marlene Cooke Average class size: n/a Student/teacher ratio: 10:2, 1-year-olds; 7:1, 2-year-olds; 8:1, 3-year-olds; 10:1, 4-and
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Academy of the Sacred Heart Arthur Ashe Charter School Benjamin Franklin Elementary Mathematics and Science School Bricolage Academy Christian Brothers School Creative Learning Center of Louisiana Cypress Academy Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle Orleans Edgar P. Harney/Spirit of Excellence Academy Charter Edward Hynes Charter School Einstein Charter School Fannie C. Williams Charter School
Orleans Parish — East Bank
Allen Ellender School Arden Cahill Academy Christ the King School Concordia Lutheran School Elmwood Park Academy St. Cletus Catholic School Shirley T. Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School Terrytown Academy Visitation of Our Lady
Jefferson Parish — West Bank
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies Atonement Lutheran School Crescent City Christian School Edelweiss Montessori Preschool Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies Jewish Community Day School John Curtis Christian School Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy Memorial Baptist School Our Lady of Divine Providence School Parkway Presbyterian Preschool & Kindergarten Ridgewood Preparatory School St. Ann School St. Benilde School St. Catherine of Siena School St. Christopher School St. Clement of Rome School St. Edward the Confessor School St. Francis Xavier School St. Louis King of France School St. Martin’s Episcopal School St. Mary Magdalen St. Matthew the Apostle School St. Rita School Victory Christian Academy
Jefferson Parish — East Bank
Elementary/Middle Schools
SCHOOL
Girls Coed Coed Coed Boys Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed
Public Catholic Nonprofit Charter Private Public Public Charter Public
Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed
Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed
STUDENTS
Catholic Charter Public
Public Private Parochial Parochial Private Catholic Public Private Catholic
Public Parochial Private Private Public Parochial Parochial Charter Private Catholic Parochial Private Catholic Catholic Catholic Catholic Catholic Parochial Catholic Catholic Parochial Catholic Catholic Catholic Christian
AFFILIATION
K-2nd 5th-7th 10-21 years K Nursery-7th K-8th K-8th Pre-k-8th Pre-k-8th
Nursery-12th K-8th Pre-k-8th
Preschool-8th Nursery-8th Nursery-7th Preschool-8th Preschool-8th Preschool-7th Preschool-5th Preschool-8th Preschool-7th
Preschool-fifth Pre-k-8th Pre-k-12th Nursery-k 6th-12th Preschool-5th Nursery-12th Pre-k-8th K-8th Nursery-7th 14 months-k Pre-k-12th Nursery-7th Pre-school-7th Preschool-7th Nursery-7th Nursery-7th Nursery-7th Nursery-7th Preschool-7th Nursery-12th Preschool-7th Nursery-7th Nursery-7th Nursery-8th
GRADES
20 29 8 25 18 25 25 25 24
16 25 25
n/a n/a 2 25 12-15 24 24 19 25
26 20 n/a 6 25 8 20 25 10 18-20 n/a 17 24 21 24 20-22 25 24 24 n/a 15 25 17 18 18
AVG. CLASS SIZE
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
13:1 19:1 4:1 12:1 7:1 25:1 17:1 15:1 13:1
7:1 25:1 13:1
20:1-33:1 n/a 10:1-22:1 16:1-25:1 10:1 16:1 24:1 19:1 20:1
20:1-33:1 18:1 n/a n/a 18:1 8:1 15:1 16:1 n/a 9:1 5:1-10:1 10:1 14:1 10:1 12:1-21:1 15:1-21:1 n/a 24:1 11:1 n/a 10:1 13:1 11:1 n/a 25:1
STUDENT/TEACHER RATIO
150 347 20 100 236 380 680 990 603
741 726 820
567 580 300 237 125 510 676 245 700
380 219 392 31 738 35 883 585 55 230 190 275 868 300 865 647 478 425 465 415 540 300 437 386 200
TOTAL ENROLLMENT
Free $6,600 $12,000 Free $10,700-$14,975 Free Free Free Free
$5,705-$16,300 Free Free
Free $6,900 $5,000 $4,100 + $3,200-$3,800 $4,475 Free $3,100-$3,600 $3,905
Free K-5th $1,170-$4,830 n/a $9,000 Free $10,450 $4,900-$6,800 Free $5,000 $4,750 $962-$2,262 $4,725-$6,700 $4,640-$4,995 $4,831 $4,850-$5,000 $4,550 $4,500 $5,025 $4,600 $4,950-$9,000 $9,700-$19,950 $4,450 $4,450 $4,375 $4,000
ANNUAL TUITION
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St. Andrew the Apostle Roman Catholic School
Allen Ellender School
Jefferson Parish — West Bank
Beary Cherry Tree School Mt. Olive Lutheran Preschool New Orleans Oral School Our Lady of Divine Providence School Parkway Presbyterian Preschool & Kindergarten St. Ann School St. Augustine’s Episcopal Preschool St. Benilde School St. Catherine of Siena School St. Christopher School St. Clement of Rome School St. Edward the Confessor School St. Francis Xavier School St. Louis King of France School St. Martin’s Episcopal School St. Mary Magdalen St. Matthew the Apostle School St. Rita School Victory Christian Academy
Jefferson Parish — East Bank
Nursery/Preschool
St. Stanislaus
Mississippi
Christ Episcopal School St. Paul’s School St. Scholastica Academy
St. Tammany Parish
Academy of the Sacred Heart Benjamin Franklin High School Brother Martin High School Cabrini High School Creative Learning Center of Louisiana De La Salle High School International High School of New Orleans Joseph S. Clark Preparatory High School Lake Area New Tech Early College High School Life Without School Louise S. McGehee School Lusher Charter School Mount Carmel Academy The NET Charter High School New Orleans Center for Creative Arts New Orleans Charter Science & Mathematics High School Raphael Academy St. Augustine High School St. Mary’s Academy Sophie B. Wright Charter School Ursuline Academy
Orleans Parish — East Bank
Archbishop Shaw High School Thomas Jefferson High School
Jefferson Parish — West Bank
Archbishop Chapelle High School Archbishop Rummel High School Crescent City Christian School Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies John Curtis Christian School Lutheran High School Metairie Park Country Day School Ridgewood Preparatory School St. Martin’s Episcowpal School St. Mary’s Dominican High School
Jefferson Parish — East Bank
High Schools
Cedarwood School Christ Episcopal School Kehoe-France Northshore Our Lady of Lourdes School St. Margaret Mary Catholic School St. Peter Catholic School
St. Tammany Parish
St. Joan of Arc Catholic School
St. John the Baptist Parish
Our Lady of Prompt Succor School
St. Bernard Parish
Public
Private Parochial Private Catholic Parochial Catholic Parochial Catholic Catholic Catholic Catholic Parochial Catholic Catholic Parochial Catholic Catholic Catholic Christian
Catholic
Coed
Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed
Boys
Coed Boys Girls
Coed Boys Girls Coed Girls
Private Catholic Catholic Public Catholic Parochial Catholic Catholic
Girls Coed Boys Girls Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Girls Coed Girls Coed Coed Coed
Boys Coed
Girls Boys Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Girls
Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed
Coed
Coed
Catholic Public Catholic Catholic Nonprofit Private Charter Charter Public Private Private Charter Catholic Public Public Public
Catholic Public
Catholic Catholic Private Public Parochial Parochial Private Private Parochial Catholic
Private Parochial Private Catholic Catholic Catholic
Catholic
Catholic
Coed
Parochial Catholic Catholic Catholic Charter Public Private Parochial Catholic Private Charter
St. Paul Lutheran School St. Pius X School St. Rita Catholic School St. Stephen Catholic School Samuel J. Green Charter School Sophie B. Wright Charter School Stuart Hall School for Boys Trinity Episcopal School Ursuline Academy Waldorf School of New Orleans Warren Easton Charter High School Catholic
Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Girls Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Boys Coed Girls Coed Coed
Public Charter Charter Public Private Parochial Private Parochial Catholic
Orleans Parish — West Bank
Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Girls Coed Coed
STUDENTS
Public Parochial Catholic Public Public Charter Private Private Charter Private
AFFILIATION
Gentilly Terrace Charter School Good Shepherd School Holy Name of Jesus School KIPP Believe Primary School Lake Forest Elementary Charter School Langston Hughes Academy Life Without School Louise S. McGehee School Lusher Charter School McMillian’s First Steps Community Development Corporation Academy Medard H. Nelson Charter School Morris Jeff Community School Phillis Wheatley Community School Pierre A. Capdau Charter School Raphael Academy St. Andrew’s Episcopal School St. George’s Episcopal School St. John Lutheran School St. Mary’s Academy
Elementary/Middle Schools (CONTINUED)
SCHOOL
Preschool-8th
6 weeks-4-years 3-4 years Preschool 6 weeks-7th 14 months-k 2-years-7th 2 years-k Pre-school-7th 3 years-7th 6 weeks-7th 3 years-7th 1 year-7th 2 years-7th Preschool-7th 8 weeks-12th Preschool-7th 2 years-7th 2 years-7th 3 years-8th
7th-12th
Preschool-12th 8th-12th 8th-12th
6th-12th 6th-12th Nursery-12th 7th-12th Nursery-12th
Nursery-12th 9th-12th 8th-12th 8th-12th 10-21 years 8th-12th 9th-12th 9th-12th 9th-12th 5th-college Pre-K-12th K-12th 8th-12th 9th-12th 9th-12th 9th-12th
8th-12th 9th-12th
8th-12th 8th-12th Pre-k-12th 6th-12th Nursery-12th 9th-12th Pre-k-12th Pre-k-12th Nursery-12th 8th-12th
Nursery-7th Preschool-12th Infant-7th Nursery-7th Nursery-7th Preschool-7th
Preschool-7th
Preschool-7th
Nursery-7th
Preschool-8th Pre-k-5th K-8th K-8th 6th-12th Preschool-8th Nursery-8th Preschool-7th (through 5th), (6th-12th) Nursery-8th Nursery-7th Pre-k-7th Pre-k-7th K-8th 7th-12th Preschool-7th Preschool-8th Nursery-12th Nursery-8th 9th-12th
Preschool-8th K-7th Preschool-7th K-4th Preschool-8th K-8th 5th-college Pre-K-12th K-12th Infant-5th
GRADES
n/a
20 9-12 5 18-20 n/a 24 15 21 24 20-22 25 24 24 n/a 15 25 17 18 18
n/a
20 23 19
7 22 20 24 n/a
16 20 24 20 8 21 25 25 28 n/a 15 n/a 16 12-15 25 20
22 30
23 24 n/a 25 20 15 n/a 17 15 24
16 20 15 22 21 27
21
24
20-25
17 20 20 n/a 25 24 18 n/a n/a 14 25
20-28 26 25 25 7 18 10-12 16 20
20-24 16 22 27 19 25 n/a 15 n/a 15
AVG. CLASS SIZE
20:1-33:1
5:1 6:1 5:1 9:1 5:1-10:1 14:1 6:1-9:1 10:1 12:1-21:1 15:1-21:1 n/a 24:1 11:1 n/a 10:1 13:1 11:1 n/a 25:1
n/a
11:1 25:1 11:1
7:2 22:1 n/a 16:1 9:1-11:1
7:1 17:1 12:1 10:1 4:1 18:1 25:1 25:1 28:1 n/a 10:1 14:1 9:1 10:1 15:1 15:1
20:1 29:1
14:1 13:1 n/a 18:1 15:1 13:1 8:1 10:1 10:1 15:1
15:1 11:1 3:1-18:1 15:1 21:1 20:1
15:1
15:1
10:1-20:1
14:1 13:1 20:1 14:1 25:1 16:1 7:1 7:1 9:1-11:1 14:1 25:1
20:1-28:1 15:1 25:1 25:1 7:2 5:1 5:1 13:1 n/a
20:1-24:1 8:1 n/a 15:1 19:1 25:1 n/a 10:1 14:1 8:1-16:1
STUDENT/TEACHER RATIO
567
140 16 15 230 190 868 99 300 865 647 478 425 465 415 540 300 437 386 200
345
610 850 606
15 660 700 500 775
741 880 n/a 538 20 533 524 428 686 5 525 1,700 1,200 150 650 415
400 400
706 684 392 738 883 100 731 275 540 900
335 610 228 427 650 798
433
375
475
166 460 215 204 526 500 340 382 775 87 992
490 525 630 406 15 190 400 145 700
465 96 555 532 546 847 5 525 1,700 185
TOTAL ENROLLMENT
Free
$8,580 $220 Varies $4,750 $962-$2,262 $4,640-$4,995 $1,850-$3,500 $4,831 $4,850-$5,000 $4,550 $4,500 $5,025 $4,600 $4,950-$9,000 $9,700-$19,950 $4,450 $4,450 $4,375 $4,000
$24,960
$7,300-$11,075 $7,800 $8.425
$12,250-$12,750 $7,000-$7,600 $5,000-6,200 Free $9,300
$5,705-$16,300 Free $8,590 $7,900 $12,000 $8,500 Free Free Free $5,000-$10,000 $16,250 Free $8,300 Free Free Free
$7,800 Free
$7,535 $7,650 n/a Free $4,900-$6,800 $6,900 $13,870-$18,830 $4,725-$6,700 $9,700-$19,950 $8,735
$7,150-$8,395 $7,300-$11,075 $6,990-$7,323 $4,375 $4,320 $4,585-$6,750
$4,994-$5,962
$4,200
$4,825
$5,750 $4,725-$5,575 $4,500 $5,400 Free Free $10,900-$13,200 $13,260-$18,330 $9,300 $4,500-$9,750 Free
Free Free Free Free $12,250-$12,750 $12,747 $10,000-$19,200 $4,750 $5,000-6,200
Free State voucher $6,000 Free Free Free $5,000-$10,000 $16,250 Free $7,800
ANNUAL TUITION
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Cedarwood School Christ Episcopal School Holy Trinity Lutheran School Kehoe-France Northshore Our Lady of Lourdes School St. Margaret Mary Catholic School St. Michael’s Episcopal Education Center St. Peter Catholic School
St. Tammany Parish
St. Joan of Arc Catholic School
St. John the Baptist Parish
Gethsemane Lutheran Preschool Our Lady of Prompt Succor School
St. Bernard Parish
St. Andrew the Apostle Roman Catholic School
Orleans Parish — West Bank
Academy of the Sacred Heart Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle Orleans Gentilly Terrace Charter School Holy Name of Jesus School JCC Nursery School and Pre-K Lakeview Presbyterian Weekday School Madeline’s Kindermusik McMillian’s First Steps Community Development Corporation Academy Medard H. Nelson Charter School Personal Care Nursery & Preschool Royal Castle Child Development Center St. Andrew’s Episcopal School St. Anthony of Padua St. George’s Episcopal School St. John Lutheran School St. Mary’s Academy St. Paul Lutheran School St. Pius X School Stuart Hall School for Boys Trinity Episcopal School University Montessori Ursuline Academy Waldorf School of New Orleans
Orleans Parish — East Bank
Arden Cahill Academy Christ the King School Concordia Lutheran School Elmwood Park Academy Faith Presbyterian Preschool St. Cletus Catholic School Shirley T. Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School Terrytown Academy Visitation of Our Lady
Nursery/Preschool (CONTINUED)
SCHOOL
Private Parochial Parochial Private Catholic Catholic Parochial Catholic
Catholic
Parochial Catholic
Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed
Coed
Coed Coed
Coed
Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Boys Coed Coed Girls Coed
Public Private Private Parochial Catholic Private Parochial Catholic Parochial Catholic Private Parochial Private Catholic Private Catholic
Girls Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed
Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed
STUDENTS
Catholic Private Public Catholic Private Parochial Private Private
Private Parochial Parochial Private Presbyterian Catholic Public Private Catholic
AFFILIATION
2 years-7th Preschool-12th 18 months-4 years 8 weeks-7th 3 years-7th 3 years-7th 18 months-5 years 3 years-7th
Preschool-7th
2-4 years 3 years-7th
Nursery-7th
Preschool-8th 6 weeks-5 years 4 years Preschool-8th 2 years-7th 1 year-8th Preschool-7th 3 years-12th 3 years-8th 3 years-7th 3 years-7th Preschool-8th 2 years-k 2 years-12th Nursery-8th
2 years-12th 18 months-7th Preschool-8th Preschool-7th 1 year-pre-k 1-4 years Infant-6 years Infant-5th
Infant-8th 2 years-7th Preschool-8th Preschool-8th 1-4 years Preschool-7th Preschool-5th 3 years-8th 3 years-7th
GRADES
16 20 12 15 22 21 12 27
21
15 24
20-25
20-28 n/a 20 18 15 10-12 16 20 17 20 18 n/a n/a n/a 14
16 18 20-24 22 10-20 n/a 8 15
n/a 2 25 12-15 12 24 24 19 25
AVG. CLASS SIZE
15:1 11:1 6:1 3:1-18:1 15:1 21:1 4:1-7:1 20:1
15:1
n/a 15:1
10:1-20:1
20:1-28:1 n/a 10:1 5:1 9:2-14:1 5:1 13:1 n/a 14:1 13:1 7:1 7:1 7:1-10:1 9:1-11:1 14:1
7:1 7:1 20:1-24:1 n/a 3:1-10:1 7:1 8:1 8:1-16:1
n/a 10:1-22:1 16:1-25:1 10:1 6:1 16:1 24:1 19:1 20:1
STUDENT/TEACHER RATIO
335 610 82 228 427 650 170 798
433
102 375
475
490 30 20 190 157 400 145 700 166 460 340 382 60 775 87
741 236 465 555 175 82 n/a 185
580 300 237 125 30 510 676 245 700
TOTAL ENROLLMENT
$7,150-$8,395 $7,300-$11,075 $4,700 $6,990-$7,323 $4,375 $4,320 $4,700-$6,650 $4,585-$6,750
$4,994-$5,962
$1,200 + $4,200
$4,825
Free $110-$120/week $150/wk,$660/mth $12,747 $5,000-$6,150 $10,000-$19,200 $4,750 $5,000-6,200 $5,750 $4,725-$5,575 $10,900-$13,200 $13,260-$18,330 $6,150-$11,000 $9,300 $4,500-$9,750
$5,705-$16,300 $10,700-$14,975 Free $6,000 $3,400-$7,250 $3,091-$6,610 $960 $7,800
$6,900 $5,000 $4,100 + $3,200-$3,800 $3,240 $4,475 Free $3,100-$3,600 $3,905
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Students at Young Audiences Charter School in Gretna participate in an artsintegrated curriculum.
www.stmsaints.com Parochial/coed Eight weeks old-12th grade Founded: 1947 Principal: Merry Sorrells Average class size: 15 Student/teacher ratio: 10:1 Total enrollment: 540 Tuition: $9,700-$19,950
St. Mary Magdalen
5-year-olds Total enrollment: 190 Tuition: $962-$2,262
Ridgewood Preparatory School
201 Pasadena Ave., Metairie, (504) 835-2545; www.ridgewoodprep.com Private/coed Pre-k-12th grade Founded: 1948 Principal: M.J. Montgomery Jr. Average class size: 17 Student/teacher ratio: 10:1 Total enrollment: 275 Tuition: $4,725-$6,700
St. Ann School
4921 Meadowdale St., Metairie, (504) 455-8383; www.stannschool.org Catholic/coed Two years old-seventh grade Founded: 1975 Principal: Susan Kropog Average class size: 24 Student/teacher ratio: 14:1 Total enrollment: 868 Tuition: $4,640-$4,995
St. Augustine’s Episcopal Preschool
3412 Haring Road, Metairie, (504) 887-4801; www.staugustinesdayschool.weebly.com Parochial/coed
Two years old-kindergarten Founded: 1984 Principal: Joline LaCoste Average class size: 15 Student/teacher ratio: 6:1, 2-year-olds; 8:1, 3-year-olds; 9:1, 4-year-olds Total enrollment: 99 Tuition: $1,850-$3,500
St. Benilde School
1801 Division St., Metairie, (504) 833-9894; www.stbenilde.com Catholic/coed Preschool-seventh grade Founded: 1968 Principal: John Downey Average class size: 21 Student/teacher ratio: 10:1 Total enrollment: 300 Tuition: $4,831
St. Catherine of Siena School
400 Codifer Blvd., Metairie, (504) 831-1166; www.scsgators.org Catholic/coed Three years old-seventh grade Founded: 1926 Principal: Frances Dee Tarantino Average class size: 18-24 preschool & kindergarten; 19-24 first-seventh grade Student/teacher ratio: 12:1 preschool-second grade; 21:1 3rd-seventh grade Total enrollment: 865 Tuition: $4,850-$5,000
St. Christopher School
3900 Derbigny St., Metairie, (504) 837-6871; www.stchristopherschool.org Catholic/coed Six weeks old-seventh grade Founded: 1949 Principal: Ruth Meche Average class size: 20-22 Student/teacher ratio: 15:1, 2-year-olds; 11:1, 3-year-olds; 9:1, 4-year-olds; 21:1, kindergartenseventh grade Total enrollment: 647 Tuition: $4,550
St. Clement of Rome School
3978 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-0386; www.scrschool.org Catholic/coed Three years old-seventh grade Founded: 1968 Principal: Roselyn K. Tindall Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: n/a Total enrollment: 478 Tuition: $4,500
St. Edward the Confessor School
4901 W. Metairie Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-6353; www.steddy.org Parochial/coed One year old-seventh grade
Founded: 1965 Principal: Thomas Becker Average class size: 24 Student/teacher ratio: 24:1 Total enrollment: 425 Tuition: $5,025
St. Francis Xavier School 215 Betz Place, Metairie, (504) 833-1471; www.stfrancisxavier.com Catholic/coed Two years old-seventh grade Founded: 1926 Principal: Barbara Martin Average class size: 24 Student/teacher ratio: 11:1 Total enrollment: 465 Tuition: $4,600
St. Louis King of France School
1600 Lake Ave., Metairie, (504) 833-8224; www.slkfschool.com Catholic/coed Preschool-seventh grade Founded: 1953 Principal: Pamela K. Schott Average class size: n/a Student/teacher ratio: n/a Total enrollment: 415 Tuition: $4,950-$9,000
St. Martin’s Episcopal School
225 Green Acres Road, Metairie, (504) 733-0353;
6421 W. Metairie Ave., Metairie, (504) 733-1433; www.smmcougars.org Catholic/coed Preschool-seventh grade Founded: 1957 Principal: Kimberly Downes Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 13:1 Total enrollment: 300 Tuition: $4,450
St. Mary’s Dominican High School
7701 Walmsley Ave., (504) 865-9401; www.stmarysdominican.org Catholic/all girls Eighth-12th grade Founded: 1860 Principal: Carolyn Favre Average class size: 24 Student/teacher ratio: 15:1 Total enrollment: 900 Tuition: $8,735
St. Matthew the Apostle School
10021 Jefferson Highway, River Ridge, (504) 737-4604; www.smaschool.net Catholic/coed Two years old-seventh grade Founded: 1960 Principal: Dennis Panepinto Average class size: 17 Student/teacher ratio: 11:1 Total enrollment: 437 Tuition: $4,450
St. Rita School
194 Ravan Ave., Harahan, (504) 737-0744; www.stritaharahan.com Catholic/coed Two years old-seventh grade Founded: 1953 Principal: Miriam Daniel Average class size: 18 PAGE 21
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Academic Rigor Experiential Learning Small Class Sizes Service Oriented Student Governed Honor System Leadership Development A Global Perspective
(504) 561-1224
2343 Prytania Street
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Louise S. McGehee School is open to all qualified girls regardless of race, religion, national or ethnic origin.
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Lusher Charter School students recently performed with the American Choir Directors Association National Honor Choir in Salt Lake, City, Utah.
Student/teacher ratio: n/a Total enrollment: 386 Tuition: $4,375
Victory Christian Academy 5708 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 733-5087; www.vcagators.net Christian/coed Three years old-eighth grade Founded: 1984 Principal: Michelle Nichols Average class size: 18 Student/teacher ratio: 25:1 Total enrollment: 200 Tuition: $4,000
JEFFERSON PARISH — WEST BANK Allen Ellender School
4501 E. Ames Blvd., Marrero, (504) 341-9469; www.ellender. jpschools.org Public/coed Preschool-eighth grade Founded: 1971 Principal: Dawn Matherne Average class size: n/a Student/teacher ratio: 20:1 preschool; 26:1 kindergarten-third grade; 33:1 fourth-eighth grade Total enrollment: 567 Tuition: free
Archbishop Shaw High School
1000 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 340-6727; www.archbishopshaw.org Catholic/boys Eighth-12th grade Founded: 1962 Principal: George Hebert Average class size: 22 Student/teacher ratio: 20:1 Total enrollment: 400 Tuition: $7,800
Arden Cahill Academy
3101 Wall Blvd., Gretna, (504) 392-0902; www.ardencahillacademy.com Private/coed Infant-eighth grade
Founded: 1968 Principal: Mary Kevin Cahill Average class size: n/a Student/teacher ratio: n/a Total enrollment: 580 Tuition: $6,900
Christ the King School
2106 Deerfield Road, Terrytown, (504) 367-3601; www.ctkterrytown.org Parochial/coed Two years old-seventh grade Founded: 1963 Principal: Michael Giambelluca Average class size: 22 Student/teacher ratio: 10:1, 2-yearolds; 22:1, first-seventh grades Total enrollment: 300 Tuition: $5,000
Concordia Lutheran School 6700 Westbank Expwy., Marrero, (504) 347-4155; www. clsmarrero.com Parochial/coed Preschool-eighth grade Founded: 1965 Principal: Jackie Daniilidis Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 16:1, preschool; 23:1, kindergarten; 25:1, first-eighth grades Total enrollment: 237 Tuition: $4,100 and up
Elmwood Park Academy 1517 Carol Sue Ave., Terrytown, (504) 392-0217; www.elmwood-
parkacademy.org Private/coed Three years old-eighth grade Founded: 1973 Principal: Kenneth M. Loria Average class size: 12-15 Student/teacher ratio: 10:1 Total enrollment: 125 Tuition: $3,200-$3,800
366-1660; www.gretnapark. jpschools.org Public/coed Preschool-fifth grade Founded: 1958 Principal: Nancia Sterling Average class size: 24 Student/teacher ratio: 24:1 Total enrollment: 676 Tuition: free
Catholic/coed Three years old-seventh grade Founded: 1965 Principal: Carolyn A. Levet Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 20:1 Total enrollment: 700 Tuition: $3,905
Faith Presbyterian Preschool
Terrytown Academy
1407 Virgil St., Gretna, (504) 5233525; www.yacharterschool.org Public/coed Pre-k-fifth grade Founded 2013 Average class size: 23 Student/teacher ratio: 18:1 Total enrollment: 500 Tuition: Free
St. Cletus Catholic School
Thomas Jefferson High School
2525 Apollo Ave., Harvey, (504) 368-2525 Presbyterian/coed One-4 years old Founded: 1984 Principal: Gay Scaffidi Average class size: 12 Student/teacher ratio: 6:1 Total enrollment: 30 Tuition: $3,240
3610 Claire Ave., Gretna, (504) 366-3538; www.stcletus.com Catholic/coed Three years old-seventh grade Founded: 1978 Principal: Jill Grabert Average class size: 24 Student/teacher ratio: 16:1 Total enrollment: 510 Tuition: $4,475
Shirley T. Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School 1130 Gretna Blvd., Gretna, (504)
1503 Carol Sue Ave., Gretna, (504) 392-3804 Private/coed Three years old-eighth grade Founded: 1969 Principal: Cindy West Average class size: 19 Student/teacher ratio: 19:1 Total enrollment: 245 Tuition: $3,100-$3,600
17 Gretna Blvd., Gretna, (504) 3634300; www.tjeff.jpschools.org Public/coed Ninth-12th grade Founded: 2006 Principal: Gerard LeBlanc Average class size: 30 Student/teacher ratio: 29:1 Total enrollment: 400 Tuition: free
Visitation of Our Lady
3520 Ames Blvd., Marrero, (504) 347-3377; www.school.vol.org
Young Audiences Charter School
ORLEANS PARISH — EAST BANK Academy of the Sacred Heart
4521 St. Charles Ave., (504) 891-1943; www.ashrosary.org Catholic/girls Two years old-12th grade Founded: 1887 Principal: Sr. Melanie Guste Average class size: 16 Student/teacher ratio: 7:1 Total enrollment: 741 Tuition: $5,705-$16,300
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Arthur Ashe Charter School
1456 Gardena Drive, (504) 373-6267; www.ashecharterschool.org Charter/coed Kindergarten-eighth grade Founded: 2007 Principal: Sivi Domango, Ryan Bennett Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 25:1 Total enrollment: 726 Tuition: free
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Mathematics and Science School
1116 Jefferson Ave., (504) 304-3932; 401 Nashville Ave., (504) 359-7730; www.babyben.org Public/coed Pre-kindergarten-eighth grade Founded: 1988 Principal: Charlotte L. Matthew Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 13:1 Total enrollment: 820 Tuition: free
Benjamin Franklin High School
2001 Leon C. Simon Drive, (504) 286-2600; www.bfhsla.org Public/coed Ninth-12th grades Founded: 1957 Principal: Timothy G. Rusnak Average class size: 20 Student/teacher ratio: 17:1 Total enrollment: 880 Tuition: free
Bricolage Academy
4238 St. Charles Ave., (504) 5394505; www.bricolagenola.com Public/coed Kindergarten-second grade Founded: 2013 Principal: Josh Densen Average class size: 20 Student/teacher ratio: 13:1 Total enrollment: 150 Tuition: free
Brother Martin High School 4401 Elysian Fields Ave., (504) 2831561; www.brothermartin.com Catholic/boys Eighth-12th grade Founded: 1869 Principal: Gregory Rando Average class size: 24 Student/teacher ratio: 12:1 Tuition: $8,590
Cabrini High School
1400 Moss St., (504) 482-1193; www.cabrinihigh.com Catholic/girls
Eighth-12th grade Founded: 1959 Principal: Yvonne Hrapmann Average class size: 20 Student/teacher ratio: 10:1 Total enrollment: 538 Tuition: $7,900
Christian Brothers School
8 Friederichs Ave., (504) 486-6770; www.cbs-no.org Catholic/boys Fifth-seventh grade Founded: 1960 Principal: Joey M. Scaffidi Average class size: 29 Student/teacher ratio: 19:1 Total enrollment: 347 Tuition: $6,600
Creative Learning Center of Louisiana
2432 Gen. Ogden St., (504) 9757961; www.clcofla.org Nonprofit/coed Ten-21 years old Founded: 2005 Principal: Sheila Ealey Average class size: 8 Student/teacher ratio: 4:1 Total enrollment: 20 Tuition: $12,000
Cypress Academy
4238 St. Charles Ave., (504) 383-
Allison Stuart, a student at St. Mary’s Dominican High School, practices her part as Victoria during a rehearsal for Cats to be presented at the school in April. 3337; www.cypressacademy.org Charter/coed Kindergarten Founded: 2015 Principal: Bob Berk Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 12:1 Total enrollment: 100 Tuition: free
De La Salle High School
5300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 8955717; www.delasallenola.com Private/coed Eighth-12th grade Founded: 1949 Principal: Myles Seghers Average class size: 21 Student/teacher ratio: 18:1 Total enrollment: 533 Tuition: $8,500
Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle Orleans
821 Gen. Pershing St., (504) 8964500; www.ebnola.com Private/coed 18 months old-seventh grade Founded: 1998 Principal: Pauline Dides Average class size: 18 Student/teacher ratio: 7:1 Total enrollment: 236
Tuition: $10,700-$14,975
Edgar P. Harney/ Spirit of Excellence Academy Charter
2503 Willow St., (504) 373-6230; www.soeanola.com Public/coed Kindergarten-eighth grade Founded: 2010 Principal: Eileen T. Williams Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 25:1 Total enrollment: 380 Tuition: free
Edward Hynes Charter School
990 Harrison Ave., (504) 483-6100; www.hynesschool.org Public/coed Kindergarten-eighth grade (gifted pre-k) Founded: 1952 Principal: Michelle B. Douglas Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 17:1 Total enrollment: 680 Tuition: free
Einstein Charter School 5100 Cannes St., (504) 324-7450;
www.einsteincharter.org Charter/coed Pre-k-eighth grade Founded: 2005 Principal: Shawn Toranto Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 15:1 Total enrollment: 990 Tuition: free
Fannie C. Williams Charter School
11755 Dwyer Road, (504) 3736228; www.fcwcs.org Public/coed Four years old-eighth grade Founded: 2007 Principal: Kelly Batiste Average class size: 24 Student/teacher ratio: 13:1 Total enrollment: 603 Tuition: free
Gentilly Terrace Charter School
4720 Painters St., (504) 708-2053; www.newbeginningsnola.com/ gentillyterrace Public/coed Preschool-eighth grade Founded: 2010 Principal: Edward Brown PAGE 25
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Average class size: 24; 20, preschool Student/teacher ratio: 20:1, preschool; 24:1 K-eighth Total enrollment: 465 Tuition: free
Good Shepherd School
353 Baronne St., (504) 598-9399; www.thegoodshepherdschool.org
Parochial/coed
Kindergarten-seventh grade Founded: 2001 Principal: Emily M. Paul Average class size: 16 Student/teacher ratio: 8:1 Total enrollment: 96 Tuition: State voucher
Holy Cross School
5500 Paris Ave., (504) 942-3100; www.holycrosstigers.com Parochial/boys Fifth-12th grade Founded: 1849 Principal: Benjamin D. Tolerico Average class size: 24 Student/teacher ratio: 13:1 Tuition: 6,700-7,700
Holy Name of Jesus School 6325 Cromwell Place, (504) 8611466; www.hnjschool.org Catholic/coed Preschool-seventh grade Founded: 1891 Principal: Jessica Dwyer Average class size: 22 Student/teacher ratio: n/a Total enrollment: 555 Tuition: $6,000
International High School of New Orleans
727 Carondelet St., (504) 613-5703; www.ihsnola.org Charter/coed Ninth-12th grade Founded: 2009 Principal: Sean Wilson Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 25:1 Total enrollment: 524 Tuition: free
JCC Nursery School and Pre-K
5342 St. Charles Ave., (504) 8970143; www.nojcc.org Private/coed One year old-pre-kindergarten Founded: 1948 Principal: Adrienne Shulman Average class size: 10-20 Student/teacher ratio: 3:1-10:1 Total enrollment: 175 Tuition: $3,400-$7,250
Joseph S. Clark Preparatory High School
1301 N. Derbigny St., (504) 373-6202; www.clarkprep.org Charter/coed Ninth-12th grade Founded: 1946 Principal: Reginald Coleman Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 25:1 Total enrollment: 428 Tuition: free
KIPP Believe Primary School
421 Burdette St., (504) 266-2050; www.kipp.org Public/coed Kindergarten-fourth grade Founded: 2011 Principal: Sarah Beth Greenberg Average class size: 27 Student/teacher ratio: 15:1 Total enrollment: 532 Tuition: free
Lake Area New Tech Early College High School 6026 Paris Ave., (504) 267-8811; www.newbeginningsnola.net Public/coed Ninth-12th grade Founded: 2008 Principal: Darren Lewis Average class size: 28 Student/teacher ratio: 28:1 Total enrollment: 686 Tuition: free
Lake Forest Elementary Charter School
12000 Hayne Blvd., (504) 826-7140; www.lakeforestcharter.org
Public/coed Preschool-eighth grade Founded: 2006 Principal: Mardele S. Early Average class size: 19 Student/teacher ratio: 19:1 Total enrollment: 546 Tuition: free
Lakeview Presbyterian Weekday School
5915 Louis XIV St., (504) 488-2172; www.lpcno.org/weekdayschool. html Parochial/coed One-4 years old Founded: 1951 Principal: Dale Davis Average class size: n/a Student/teacher ratio: 7:1 Total enrollment: 82 Tuition: $3,091-$6,610
Langston Hughes Academy
3519 Trafalgar St., (504) 3736251; www.langstonhughesacademy.org Charter/coed Kindergarten-eighth grade Founded: 2010 Principal: Franchesca Cain Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 25:1 Total enrollment: 847 Tuition: free
Life Without School
1631 Elysian Fields, (504) 208-2002; www.lifewithoutschool.org Private/coed Fifth grade-college Founded: 2003 Principal: Anita Senentz
Terrytown Academy has been teaching children on the West Bank since 1969.
Average class size: n/a Student/teacher ratio: n/a Total enrollment: 5 Tuition: $5,000-$10,000
Louise S. McGehee School 2343 Prytania St., (504) 561-1224; www.mcgeheeschool.com Private/girls Pre-kindergarten-12th grade Founded: 1912 Principal: Eileen Powers Average class size: 15 Student/teacher ratio: 10:1 Total enrollment: 525 Tuition: $16,250 (average)
Lusher Charter School
5624 Freret St., (504) 304-3961; 7315 Willow St., (504) 862-5110; www. lusherschool.org Charter/coed Kindergarten-12th grade Principal: Kathy Riedlinger Average class size: n/a Student/teacher ratio: 14:1 Total enrollment: 1,700 Tuition: free
Madeline’s Kindermusik
2436 Valence St., (504) 717-1076; www.kindermusik.com/madelineskindermusik Private/coed Infant-six years old Founded: 2010 Principal: Madeline Thibodeaux Average class size: 8 Student/teacher ratio: 8:1 Total enrollment: n/a
Tuition: $960
McMillian’s First Steps Community Development Corporation Academy 2601 S. Claiborne Ave., (504) 822-1266; www.mcmilliansfirststeps.com Private/coed Infant-fifth grade Founded: 1988 Principal: Linda McMillian Average class size: 15 Student/teacher ratio: 8:1 preschool; 16:1 elementary Total enrollment: 185 Tuition: $7,800
Medard H. Nelson Charter School
3121 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 943-1311; www.newbeginningsnola.net Public/coed Preschool-eighth grade Founded: 2005 Principal: Chauncey Nash Average class size: 28; 20 preschool Student/teacher ratio: 20:1, preschool; 28:1 other ages Total enrollment: 490 Tuition: free
Morris Jeff Community School
211 S. Lopez St., (504) 373-6258; www.morrisjeffschool.org PAGE 26
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St. Louis King of France Principal Pamela Schott mugs with (l-r) Charlie Tabak, Miley Thomas and Ana Daniels.
Charter/coed Pre-k four year olds-fifth grade Founded: 2010 Principal: Patricia Perkins Average class size: 26 Student/teacher ratio: 15:1 Total enrollment: 525 Tuition: free
Mount Carmel Academy
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
7027 Milne Blvd., (504) 288-7626; www. mcacubs.com Catholic/girls Eighth-12th grade Founded: 1896 Principal: Beth Ann Simno Average class size: 16 Student/teacher ratio: 9:1 Total enrollment: 1200 Tuition: $8,300
2800 Chartres St., (504) 940-ARTS; www.nocca.com Public/coed Ninth-12th grade Founded: 1973 Principal: Kyle Wedberg Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 15:1 Total enrollment: 650 Tuition: free
The NET Charter High School
New Orleans Charter Science & Mathematics High School
1614 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 267-9060; www.thenet- nola.org Public/coed Ninth-12th grade
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Founded: 2011 Principal: Elizabeth Ostberg Average class size: 12-15 Student/teacher ratio: 10:1 Total enrollment: 150 Tuition: free
5625 Loyola Ave., (504) 324-7061; www. noscihigh.org Public/coed
annual guide to schools 2015 Ninth-12th grade Founded: 1993 Principals: Chana Benenson & Claire Jecklin Average class size: 20 Student/teacher ratio: 15:1 Total enrollment: 415 Tuition: free
Personal Care Nursery & Preschool
7741 Weaver Ave., (504) 241-2929 Private/coed Six weeks-5 years old Founded: 2001 Principal: Paula C. Neely Average class size: n/a Student/teacher ratio: n/a Total enrollment: 30 Tuition: $110-$120/week
Phillis Wheatley Community School
2300 Dumaine St., (504) 3736205; www.wheatleycommunityschool.org Charter/coed Kindergarten-eighth grade Founded: 2010 Principal: Diana Archuleta Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 25:1 Total enrollment: 630 Tuition: free
Pierre A. Capdau Charter School
4621 Canal St., (504) 872-9257; www.newbeginningsnola.net Public/coed Kindergarten-eighth grade Founded: 2004 Principal: Rulonda Green Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 25:1 Total enrollment: 406 Tuition: free
Raphael Academy
500 Soraparu St., (504) 524-5955; www.raphaelacademy.org Private/coed Sixth-12th grade Founded: 2011 Principal: Jacqueline Case Average class size: 7 Student/teacher ratio: 7:2 Total enrollment: 15 Tuition: $12,250-$12,750
Royal Castle Child Development Center
3800 Eagle St., (504) 488-1045; www. royalcastlecdc.com Private/coed Four years old Founded: 1996 Principal: Pearlie B. Harris Average class size: 20
Student/teacher ratio: 10:1 Total enrollment: 20 Tuition: $150/week, $660/month
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
8012 Oak St., (504) 866-6553; www. standrewsepiscopalschool.org Parochial/coed Preschool-eighth grade Founded: 1957 Principal: Mason Lecky Average class size: 18 Student/teacher ratio: 5:1 Total enrollment: 190 Tuition: $12,747
St. Anthony of Padua
4601 Cleveland Ave., (504) 488-4426; www.stanthonyofpadua.net Catholic/coed Two years old-seventh grade Founded: 1915 Principal: Sr. Ruth Angelette Average class size: 15 Student/teacher ratio: 9:2, 2-yearolds; 9:1, 3-year-olds-kindergarten; 14:1, first-seventh grades Total enrollment: 157 Tuition: $5,000-$6,150
St. Augustine High School
2600 A.P. Tureaud Ave., (504) 944-2424; www.staugnola.org Catholic/boys Sixth-12th grade Founded: 1951 Principal: Sean Goodwin Average class size: 22 Student/teacher ratio: 22:1 Total enrollment: 660 Tuition: $7,000-$7,600
St. George’s Episcopal School
923 Napoleon Ave., (504) 891-5509; www.stgeorgesepiscopal.com Private/coed 1 year old-eighth grade Founded: 1969 Principal: Robert Eichberger Average class size: 10-12 Student/teacher ratio: 5:1 Total enrollment: 400 Tuition: $10,000, preschool; $12,400$19,200, pre-kindergarteneighth grade
St. John Lutheran School
3937 Canal St., (504) 488-6641; www. sjlno.com Parochial/coed Preschool-seventh grade Founded: 1854 Principal: Bethany Gonski Average class size: 16 Student/teacher ratio: 13:1 Total enrollment: 145 Tuition: $4,750 PAGE 28
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St. Mary’s Academy
6905 Chef Menteur Blvd., (504) 2450200; www.smaneworleans.com Catholic/preschool 3-fifth grade, coed; sixth-12th grade, girls Three years old-12th grade Founded: 1867 Principal: Sr. Jennie Jones Average class size: 20 Student/teacher ratio: n/a Total enrollment: 700 Tuition: $5,000-6,200
St. Paul Lutheran School
2624 Burgundy St., (504) 947-1773; www.splno.com Parochial/coed Three years old-eighth grade Founded: 1840 Principal: Jason Saltmarsh Average class size: 17 Student/teacher ratio: 14:1 Total enrollment: 166 Tuition: $5,750
St. Paul’s Episcopal School
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6249 Canal Blvd., (504) 488-1319; www. stpauls-lakeview.org Private/coed Toddler-eighth grade Founded: 1961 Private/coed Toddler-eighth grade Founded: 1961 Average class size: 13 Student/teacher ratio: 8:1 Total enrollment: 269 Tuition: $11,589-$13,448
St. Pius X School
6600 Spanish Fort Blvd., (504) 282-2811; www.stpiusnola.org Catholic/coed Three years old-seventh grade Founded: 1953 Principal: Pamela W. Fulham Average class size: 20 Student/teacher ratio: 13:1 Total enrollment: 460 Tuition: $4,725-$5,575
St. Rita Catholic School 65 Fountainbleau Drive, (504) 866-1777; www.stritanola.org Catholic/coed 4 years old-seventh grade Founded: 1924 Principal: Karen Henderson Average class size: 20 Student/teacher ratio: 20:1 Total enrollment: 215 Tuition: $4,500
St. Stephen Catholic School 1027 Napoleon Ave., (504) 891-1927 Catholic/coed Four years old-seventh grade Founded: 1852 Principal: Peggy LeBlanc Average class size: n/a
Student/teacher ratio: 14:1 Total enrollment: 204 Tuition: $5,400
Samuel J. Green Charter School
2319 Valence St., (504) 304-3532; www. greencharterschool.org Charter/coed Kindergarten-eighth grade Founded: 2006 Principal: Ava Lee Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 25:1 Total enrollment: 526 Tuition: free
Sophie B. Wright Charter School
1426 Napoleon Ave., (504) 304-3916; www.sophiewrightschool.com Public/coed Seventh-12th grade Founded: 1910 Principal: Sharon L. Clark Average class size: 24 Student/teacher ratio: 16:1 Total enrollment: 500 Tuition: free
Stuart Hall School for Boys
2032 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-1954; www.stuarthall.org Private/boys Three years old-seventh grade Founded: 1984 Principal: Kevin Avin Average class size: 18 Student/teacher ratio: 7:1 Total enrollment: 340 Tuition: $10,900-$13,200
Trinity Episcopal School
1315 Jackson Ave., (504) 525-8661; www.trinitynola.com Parochial/coed Preschool-eighth grade Founded: 1960 Principal: Rev. Gary Taylor Student/teacher ratio: 7:1 Total enrollment: 382 Tuition: $13,260-$18,330
University Montessori
7508 Burthe St., (504) 865-1659; www.umsnola.org Private/coed Two years old-kindergarten Founded: 1978 Principal: Teddi Locke Average class size: n/a Student/teacher ratio: 7:1-10:1 Total enrollment: 60 Tuition: $6,150-$11,000
Ursuline Academy
2635 State St., (504) 861-9150; www. ursulineneworleans.org Catholic/girls
annual guide to schools 2015 Two years old-12th grade Founded: 1727 Principal: Kim Harper & Alice Bairnsfather Average class size: n/a Student/teacher ratio: 9:1 elementary school; 11:1 high school Total enrollment: 775 Tuition: $9,300
Waldorf School of New Orleans
517 Soraparu St. Suite 101, (504) 5252420; www.waldorfnola.org Private/coed Nursery-eighth grade Founded: 2000 Principal: Shana Hartmann Average class size: 14 Student/teacher ratio: 14:1 Total enrollment: 87 Tuition: $4,500-$9,750
Warren Easton Charter High School
3019 Canal St., (504) 324-7400; www. warreneastoncharterhigh.org Charter/coed Ninth-12th grade Founded: 1913 Principal: Alexina Medley Average class size: 25 Student/teacher ratio: 25:1 Total enrollment: 992 Tuition: free
ORLEANS PARISH — WEST BANK St. Andrew the Apostle Roman Catholic School
3131 Eton St., (504) 394-4171; www.sasno.org Catholic/coed Two years old-seventh grade Founded: 1953 Principal: Patience Clasen Average class size: 20-25 Student/teacher ratio: 10:1 pre-school-kindergarten; 20:1 elementary school Total enrollment: 475 Tuition: $4,825
Young Audiences Charter School
1407 Virgil St., Gretna, (504) 523-3525; www.yacharterschool.org Public/coed Pre-k-fifth grade Founded 2013 Average class size: 23 Student/teacher ratio: 18:1 Total enrollment: 500 Tuition: Free
ST. BERNARD PARISH Gethsemane Lutheran Preschool
2825 Paris Road, Chalmette, (504) 2791917; www.gethsemane-lutheran.org Parochial/coed Two-4 years old Founded: 1950 Principal: Peggy L. Seago Average class size: 15 Student/teacher ratio: n/a Total enrollment: 102 Tuition: Starts at $1,200
Our Lady of Prompt Succor School
2305 Fenelon St., Chalmette, (504) 271-2953; www.olpsschool.org Catholic/coed Three years old-seventh grade Founded: 1954 Principal: Sharon Coll Average class size: 24 Student/teacher ratio: 15:1 Total enrollment: 375 Tuition: $4,200
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH St. Joan of Arc Catholic School
412 Fir St., LaPlace, (985) 652-6310; www.sja-school.com Catholic/coed Preschool-seventh grade Founded: 1961 Principal: Jeffrey M. Montz Average class size: 21 Student/teacher ratio: 15:1 Total enrollment: 433 Tuition: $4,994-$5,962
ST. TAMMANY PARISH Cedarwood School
607 Heavens Drive, Mandeville, (985) 845-7111; www.cedarwoodschool.com Private/coed Two years old-seventh grade Founded: 1983 Principal: Kathryn S. LeBlanc Average class size: 16 Student/teacher ratio: 15:1 Total enrollment: 335 Tuition: $7,150-$8,395
Christ Episcopal School
80 Christwood Blvd., Covington, (985) 871-9902; www.christepiscopalschool.org Parochial/coed Pre-school-12th grade Founded: 1984 PAGE 31
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Mount Carmel students on graduation day.
Tulane University
6823 St. Charles Ave., (504) 8655000; www.tulane.edu Private/coed Undergraduate, graduate, professional Founded: 1834 President: Michael A. Fitts
The University of New Orleans
2000 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 280-6000; www.uno.edu Public/coed Undergraduate, graduate, doctorate Founded: 1958 President: Peter J. Fos
Xavier University Principal: John Morvant Average class size: 20 Student/teacher ratio: 11:1 Total enrollment: 610 Tuition: $7,300-$11,075
Holy Trinity Lutheran School
1 N. Marigold Drive, Covington, (985) 892-6146; www.myholytrinity.org Parochial/coed 18 months-4 years old Founded: 1991 Principal: Debby Nelson Average class size: 12 Student/teacher ratio: 6:1 Total enrollment: 82 Tuition: $4,700
Kehoe-France Northshore
25 Patricia Drive, Covington, (985) 892-4415; www.kehoe-france.com Private/coed Eight weeks old-seventh grade Founded: 1996 Principal: Brad Humphreys Average class size: 15 Student/teacher ratio: 3:1, preschool; 18:1, elementarymiddle school Total enrollment: 228 Tuition: $6,990-$7,323
Our Lady of Lourdes School
345 Westchester Blvd., Slidell, (985) 643-3230; www.ollonline.com
Catholic/coed Three years old-seventh grade Founded: 1929 Principal: Robert Kiefer Average class size: 22 Student/teacher ratio: 15:1 Total enrollment: 427 Tuition: $4,375
Eighth-12th grade Founded: 1911 Principal: Trevor Watkins & Br. Raymond Bulliard Average class size: 23 Student-teach ratio: 25:1 Total enrollment: 850 Tuition: $7,800
Catholic/boys Seventh-12th grade Founded: 1854 Principal: Patrick McGrath Average class size: n/a Student/teacher ratio: n/a Total enrollment: 345 Tuition: $24,960
St. Margaret Mary Catholic School
St. Peter Catholic School
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
1050 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 643-4612; www.saintmm.org Catholic/coed Three years old-seventh grade Founded: 1966 Principal: Bobby Ohler Average class size: 21 Student/teacher ratio: 21:1 Total enrollment: 650 Tuition: $4,320
St. Michael’s Episcopal Education Center
4499 Sharp Road, Mandeville, (985) 626-5724; www.stmichaelspreschool.edu Parochial/coed Eighteen months-5 years old Founded: 1997 Principal: Stacey G. Tavan Average class size: 12 Student/teacher ratio: 4:1-7:1 Total enrollment: 170 Tuition: $4,700-$6,650
St. Paul’s School
917 S. Jahncke Ave., Covington, (985) 892-3200; www.stpauls.com Catholic/boys
130 E. Temperance St., Covington, (985) 892-1831; www.stpetercov.org Catholic/coed Three years old-seventh grade Founded: 1878 Principal: Michael Kraus Average class size: 27 Student/teacher ratio: 20:1 Total enrollment: 798 Tuition: $4,585-$6,750
St. Scholastica Academy
Cameron College
2740 Canal St., (504) 821-5881; www.cameroncollege.com Private/coed Undergraduate Founded: 1981 President: Eleanor Cameron
122 S. Massachusetts St., Covington, (985) 892-2540; www.ssacad.org Catholic/girls Eighth-12th grade Founded: 1903 Principal: Mary Kathryn Villere Average class size: 19 Student/teacher ratio: 11:1 Total enrollment: 606 Tuition: $8.425
Dillard University
MISSISSIPPI
6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 8653240; www.loyno.edu Jesuit/coed Undergraduate, graduate, doctorate, nursing Founded: 1912 President: Kevin Wildes
St. Stanislaus
304 S. Beach Blvd., Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, (228) 467-9057; www.ststan.com
2601 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 283-8822; www.dillard.edu Private/coed Undergraduate Founded: 1869 President: Walter Kimbrough
Loyola University New Orleans
1 Drexel Drive, (504) 486-7411; www.xula.edu Private/coed Undergraduate, professional Founded: 1925 President: Norman C. Francis
EDUCATION RESOURCES Alliance Francaise
1519 Jackson Ave., (504) 5680770; www.af-neworleans.org Nonprofit/coed French language program Eighteen months old-adult Founded: 1984 Principal: Aurelie Champvert Average class size: 8 Student/teacher ratio: n/a Total enrollment: 400 Tuition: $160 for 10 weeks, children; $99-$370 adults
Louisiana Academy of Performing Arts
316 Girod St., Mandeville, (985) 674-2992; 1111 Village Walk, Covington, (985) 590-4545; 2020 Dickory Ave., Harahan, (504) 738-3050; www.laapa.com Private/coed Beginning-advanced Founded: 1978 Principals: Ryan P. and Wanda Cullen Average class size: n/a Student/teacher ratio: n/a Total enrollment: 1,000 Tuition: Starts at $124 per month
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