#1 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
Cabrini High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 8–12
One of the most diverse private schools in Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
A+Overall gradeAll girls330 students12 students per teacher
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Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
The highest-graded schools of this kind in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Top 50 of 54 schools.
#2 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
Mount Carmel Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 8–12
The largest of 126 Catholic schools in Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
A+Overall gradeAll girls1,202 students10 students per teacher
#3 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
Ursuline Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New Orleans, LA
A+Overall gradeAll girls405 students7 students per teacher
#4 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
Academy of the Sacred Heart
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
A+Overall gradeAll girls611 students6 students per teacher
#5 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
St. Joan of Arc Catholic School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–7
Smaller classes than 69% of Catholic schools in Louisiana
La Place, LA
A+Overall grade201 students11 students per teacher
#6 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
St. Edward the Confessor School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–7
Smaller classes than 83% of Catholic schools in Louisiana
Metairie, LA
A+Overall grade273 students9 students per teacher
#7 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
Archbishop Shaw High School
Diocesan school · Grades 8–12
The only all-boys school in Marrero
Marrero, LA
A+Overall gradeAll boys468 students13 students per teacher
#8 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
St. Stephen Catholic School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–7
Smaller classes than 98% of Catholic schools in Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
A+Overall grade192 students7 students per teacher
#9 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
St. Rita School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–7
Smaller classes than 84% of Catholic schools in Louisiana
Harahan, LA
A+Overall grade267 students9 students per teacher
#10 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
St. Peter School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–7
Smaller classes than 99% of Catholic schools in Louisiana
Reserve, LA
A+Overall grade62 students7 students per teacher
#11 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
Holy Name of Jesus School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–7
Smaller classes than 71% of Catholic schools in Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
A+Overall grade363 students11 students per teacher
#12 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
St. Dominic School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–7
Smaller classes than 82% of Catholic schools in Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
A+Overall grade584 students10 students per teacher
#13 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
St. Marys Dominican High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 8–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New Orleans, LA
AOverall gradeAll girls776 students15 students per teacher
#14 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
Holy Cross School
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
96% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New Orleans, LA
AOverall gradeAll boys796 students9 students per teacher
#15 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
Stuart Hall School
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–7
Smaller classes than 81% of Catholic schools in Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
AOverall gradeAll boys285 students10 students per teacher
#16 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
Archbishop Rummel High School
Diocesan school · Grades 8–12
The only all-boys school in Metairie
Metairie, LA
AOverall gradeAll boys651 students13 students per teacher
#17 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
St. Scholastica Academy
Diocesan school · Grades 8–12
The only all-girls school in Covington
Covington, LA
AOverall gradeAll girls538 students14 students per teacher
#18 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
St. Pauls High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 8–12
The only all-boys school in Covington
Covington, LA
AOverall gradeAll boys865 students13 students per teacher
#19 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
St. Mary's Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New Orleans, LA
AOverall grade456 students8 students per teacher
#20 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
St. Francis Xavier Catholic School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–7
Serving families in Metairie since at least 2011
Metairie, LA
AOverall grade315 students12 students per teacher
#21 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
St. Angela Merici School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–7
Serving families in Metairie since at least 2011
Metairie, LA
A-Overall grade282 students12 students per teacher
#22 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
Pope John Paul II Catholic High School
Diocesan school · Grades 8–12
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in Slidell
Slidell, LA
B+Overall grade357 students14 students per teacher
#23 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
St. Cletus Elementary School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–7
Serving families in Gretna since at least 2011
Gretna, LA
B+Overall grade334 students15 students per teacher
#24 Best Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
St. Therese Academy
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–12
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in Metairie
Metairie, LA
B+Overall grade164 students7 students per teacher
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