#1 Best All-Girls Schools in Orleans Parish, LA
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 All-Girls Schools in Orleans Parish, LA
The highest-graded schools of this kind in Orleans Parish, LA. Top 7 of 7 schools.
#2 Best All-Girls Schools in Orleans Parish, LA
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 All-Girls Schools in Orleans Parish, LA
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 All-Girls Schools in Orleans Parish, LA
Louise S McGehee School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New Orleans, LA
A+Overall gradeAll girls390 students7 students per teacher
#5 Best All-Girls Schools in Orleans Parish, LA
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
#6 Best All-Girls Schools in Orleans Parish, LA
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
#7 Best All-Girls Schools in Orleans Parish, LA
St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 8–12
Smaller classes than 78% of Catholic schools in Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
B+Overall gradeAll girls141 students12 students per teacher
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