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Best Orleans Parish �� Preschools (2026)

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Orleans Parish �� Schools (Closed)

School

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Quick Facts

All Saints Catholic School (Closed 2014)

(Catholic)

1415 Teche St
New Orleans, LA 70114
(504) 362-0741

Gr: PK-8 | 213 students

Cathedral Academy (Closed 2012)

(Catholic)

820 Dauphine Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 525-3860

Gr: PK-7 | 155 students

Crescent Academy (Closed 2004)

Special Education School

821 General Pershing Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 895-3952

Gr: K-8 | 24 students

Crescent City Montessori School (Closed 2022)

Montessori School

6645 Spanish Fort Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70124
(504) 283-9370

Gr: K | 1 student

Edgelake Prepartory Academy (Closed 2004)

7945 Edgelake Ct
New Orleans, LA 70126
(504) 242-1245

Gr: PK-8 | 232 students

The Good Shepherd Nativity Mission School (Closed 2015)

(Catholic)

353 Baronne St
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 598-9399

Gr: PK-7 | 263 students

Holy Name Of Mary School (Closed 2004)

(Catholic)

502 Olivier Street
New Orleans, LA 70114
(504) 361-4004

Gr: PK-8 | 250 students

Immaculate Heart Of Mary School (Closed 2004)

(Catholic)

6360 Pines Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70126
(504) 242-6151

Gr: PK-8 | 366 students

Our Lady Of Lourdes School (Closed 2004)

(Catholic)

2437 Jena Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 897-0154

Gr: PK-8 | 314 students

St. David Elementary School (Closed 2006)

(Catholic)

1230 Lamanche Street
New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 943-1523

Gr: PK-8 | 244 students

St. Gerard Majella Alternative School (Closed 2017)

All-girls (Catholic)

1941 Dauphine St
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 309-9543

Gr: 11-12 | 5 students

St. Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School (Closed 2013)

(Catholic)

919 Cambronne St
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 861-2887

Gr: PK-7 | 170 students

St. Mary Of The Angels School (Closed 2004)

(Catholic)

2225 Congress St.
New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 943-5687

Gr: PK-8 | 269 students

St. Monica (Closed 2004)

(Catholic)

2323 S Galvez
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 821-3321

Gr: 5-8 | 45 students

St. Paul The Apostle (Closed 2004)

(Catholic)

6800 Chef Menteur Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70126
(504) 242-5962

Gr: PK-7 | 224 students

St. Peter Claver Elementary School (Closed 2015)

(Catholic)

1020 N Prieur St
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 822-8059

Gr: NS-8 | 196 students

St. Raymond Elementary School (Closed 2004)

(Catholic)

3720 Paris Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70122
(504) 282-5563

Gr: PK-8 | 287 students

St. Rita School (Closed 2024)

(Catholic)

65 Fontainebleau Drive
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 866-1711

Gr: PK-7 | 247 students

St. Simon Peter Elementary School (Closed 2004)

(Catholic)

7600 Gannon Rd
New Orleans, LA 70128
(504) 243-9241

Gr: PK-8 | 251 students

Overview

This County (Orleans Parish)

This State (LA)

# Schools

36 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� Preschools
Year	Orleans Parish Total Schools
2025	36
2024	41
2023	41
2022	41
2021	42
2020	41
2019	42
2018	39
2017	35
2016	35
2015	32

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Student Body:

# Students

11,906 Students

92,597 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� Preschool
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	331	322	191
2024	312	316	187
2023	323	310	185
2022	329	314	188
2021	326	308	184
2020	334	306	179
2019	330	322	182
2018	332	322	181
2017	333	328	183
2016	339	328	181
2015	338	312	173

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% Average Students of Color

36%

22%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	36%	22%	32%
2024	40%	23%	32%
2023	44%	23%	32%
2022	44%	22%	31%
2021	46%	23%	32%
2020	45%	23%	31%
2019	45%	23%	31%
2018	46%	22%	30%
2017	36%	23%	31%
2016	37%	23%	31%
2015	37%	24%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

1,154 Teachers

7,148 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

13:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	10:1	13:1	12:1
2024	10:1	13:1	12:1
2023	11:1	13:1	12:1
2022	12:1	13:1	12:1
2021	12:1	13:1	12:1
2020	13:1	13:1	12:1
2019	12:1	14:1	12:1
2018	12:1	14:1	12:1
2017	11:1	14:1	12:1
2016	11:1	14:1	12:1
2015	10:1	14:1	13:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

46%

38%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	46%	38%	51%
2024	46%	38%	51%
2023	42%	37%	51%
2022	42%	37%	51%
2021	41%	37%	50%
2020	40%	36%	50%
2019	39%	37%	50%
2018	46%	37%	50%
2017	48%	39%	49%
2016	47%	42%	49%
2015	47%	41%	48%

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Average Class Size

16 students

17 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	16	17	16
2024	16	17	16
2023	16	17	16
2022	16	17	16
2021	17	17	16
2020	16	17	16
2019	17	17	16
2018	17	17	16
2017	17	17	16
2016	18	17	16
2015	16	17	16

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Average Number of AP Courses

11 courses

9 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	11	10	11
2024	12	9	10
2023	12	9	10
2022	12	9	10
2021	14	9	10
2020	16	9	10
2019	13	9	10
2018	10	8	9
2017	10	7	9
2016	8	8	9
2015	5	7	9

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Average SAT score

1310

(Out of 1600)

1280

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SAT Score Trends (2024-2025)
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	1,310	1,280	1,233
2024	1,310	1,280	1,229

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	25	25	26
2024	25	25	26
2023	26	25	26
2022	26	25	26
2021	26	25	26
2020	26	25	26
2019	24	25	25
2018	24	25	25
2017	24	25	25
2016	24	24	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$15,128

$9,966

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	$15,128	$10,076	$12,988
2024	$12,397	$7,737	$10,159
2023	$11,278	$7,661	$9,500
2022	$10,849	$7,144	$8,989
2021	$10,729	$6,989	$8,661
2020	$10,706	$6,678	$8,383
2019	$10,095	$6,730	$8,266
2018	$8,878	$6,506	$7,888
2017	$8,377	$6,327	$7,628
2016	$8,360	$5,928	$7,230
2015	$8,295	$5,522	$6,984

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Average Summer Program Cost

$175

$306

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	$175	$306	$767
2024	$175	$290	$721
2023	$175	$290	$729
2022	$175	$303	$699
2021	$175	$187	$668
2020	$99	$176	$681
2019	$99	$186	$744

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Average % on Financial Aid

27%

24%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	27%	24%	31%
2024	27%	24%	30%
2023	24%	23%	30%
2022	24%	23%	29%
2021	24%	23%	29%
2020	18%	19%	29%
2019	18%	20%	28%
2018	22%	20%	27%
2017	16%	18%	26%
2016	16%	18%	25%
2015	21%	20%	24%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$3,693

$2,028

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	$3,693	$2,028	$4,864
2024	$3,693	$1,915	$4,788
2023	$3,693	$2,179	$4,663
2022	$3,693	$2,177	$4,366
2021	$3,693	$2,133	$4,213
2020	$2,950	$2,151	$4,101
2019	$2,950	$2,083	$3,985
2018	$2,950	$1,867	$3,694
2017	$2,700	$1,774	$3,658
2016	$1,400	$1,763	$3,429

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Average Acceptance Rate

92%

85%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	92%	84%	83%
2024	80%	88%	88%
2023	80%	89%	88%
2022	79%	89%	88%
2021	79%	89%	88%
2020	79%	89%	88%
2019	81%	88%	88%
2018	79%	88%	88%
2017	81%	87%	88%
2016	79%	88%	88%
2015	83%	88%	88%

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Average Endowment Size

$50 million

$42.93 million

Students by Ethnicity:

0.67

0.57

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	0.67	0.57	0.65
2024	0.68	0.58	0.65
2023	0.68	0.56	0.65
2022	0.68	0.54	0.64
2021	0.68	0.55	0.64
2020	0.68	0.55	0.64
2019	0.69	0.55	0.64
2018	0.69	0.55	0.64
2017	0.68	0.51	0.62
2016	0.67	0.50	0.62
2015	0.66	0.51	0.62

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# American Indian Students

14 Students

351 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

403 Students

2,363 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	4%	4%	4%
2024	4%	3%	5%
2023	3%	3%	5%
2022	4%	3%	5%
2021	3%	2%	5%
2020	3%	2%	4%
2019	3%	3%	5%
2018	3%	3%	5%
2017	4%	3%	3%
2016	4%	2%	3%
2015	4%	2%	3%

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# Hispanic Students

261 Students

2,813 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	2%	3%	8%
2024	2%	3%	8%
2023	2%	3%	8%
2022	2%	3%	8%
2021	2%	3%	7%
2020	2%	3%	7%
2019	2%	3%	7%
2018	2%	2%	7%
2017	2%	2%	6%
2016	2%	2%	7%
2015	2%	2%	6%

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# Black Students

2,596 Students

9,572 Students

% Black Students

23%

10%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	23%	10%	6%
2024	27%	11%	6%
2023	29%	12%	6%
2022	30%	11%	6%
2021	31%	12%	7%
2020	31%	12%	7%
2019	32%	12%	6%
2018	32%	12%	6%
2017	27%	10%	6%
2016	26%	11%	6%
2015	26%	11%	6%

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# White Students

5,450 Students

56,909 Students

% White Students

48%

62%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	48%	61%	48%
2024	45%	61%	48%
2023	45%	62%	48%
2022	44%	64%	50%
2021	44%	64%	50%
2020	44%	63%	51%
2019	41%	63%	52%
2018	41%	63%	52%
2017	45%	68%	54%
2016	48%	68%	54%
2015	49%	68%	54%

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# Hawaiian Students

93 Students

156 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

2,421 Students

20,501 Students

% of Others Students

22%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Orleans Parish Average	Louisiana (LA) Average	National Average
2025	22%	22%	34%
2024	21%	22%	33%
2023	21%	20%	33%
2022	20%	19%	31%
2021	20%	19%	31%
2020	20%	20%	31%
2019	22%	19%	30%
2018	22%	20%	30%
2017	22%	17%	30%
2016	20%	17%	29%
2015	19%	17%	29%

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All Ethnic Groups

Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

8 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private preschools in Orleans Parish, LA?

The private preschools in Orleans Parish, LA include Louise S. McGehee School, Isidore Newman School, and Academy Of The Sacred Heart.

How many private preschools are located in Orleans Parish?

36 private preschools are located in Orleans Parish.

How much do private preschools cost in Orleans Parish?

The average tuition cost is $15,128, which is higher than the Louisiana private school average tuition cost of $9,966.

How diverse are private preschools in Orleans Parish?

Orleans Parish private preschools are approximately 36% minority students, which is higher than the Louisiana private school average of 22%.

What percentage of private preschools are religiously affiliated in Orleans Parish?

67% of private preschools in Orleans Parish are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Episcopal).

Which private preschools in Orleans Parish are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private preschools in Orleans Parish include: St. Dominic School vs. St. Pius X School, St. Pius X School vs. St. Dominic School, St. Paul's Episcopal School vs. Isidore Newman School

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