#1 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
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 Private High Schools in Louisiana
Private high schools in Louisiana with the highest overall grades. Top 50 of 88 schools.
#2 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
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 Private High Schools in Louisiana
River Oaks School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 91% of independent schools in Louisiana
Monroe, LA
A+Overall grade217 students5 students per teacher
#4 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
Episcopal School of Acadiana
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 83% of Christian schools in Louisiana
Lafayette, LA
A+Overall grade491 students6 students per teacher
#5 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
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
#6 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
Metairie Park Country Day School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
The only independent school in Metairie
Metairie, LA
A+Overall grade678 students7 students per teacher
#7 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
St. Frederick High School
Diocesan school · Grades 7–12
Smaller classes than 85% of Catholic schools in Louisiana
Monroe, LA
A+Overall grade289 students10 students per teacher
#8 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
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
#9 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
Parkview Baptist School
Baptist school · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest of 94 Christian schools in Louisiana
Baton Rouge, LA
A+Overall grade1,039 students5 students per teacher
#10 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
Loyola College Preparatory High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
The largest Catholic school in Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
A+Overall grade400 students10 students per teacher
#11 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
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
#12 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
St. John Interparochial School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 88% of Catholic schools in Louisiana
Plaquemine, LA
A+Overall grade443 students6 students per teacher
#13 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
Ascension Episcopal School
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 87% of Christian schools in Louisiana
Lafayette, LA
A+Overall grade553 students6 students per teacher
#14 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
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
#15 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
Isidore Newman School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest of 30 independent schools in Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
A+Overall grade1,004 students7 students per teacher
#16 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
St. Thomas More Catholic High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 93% of Catholic schools in Louisiana
Lafayette, LA
A+Overall grade1,018 students9 students per teacher
#17 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
Catholic High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 8–12
The only all-boys school in Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA
A+Overall gradeAll boys1,125 students12 students per teacher
#18 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
Episcopal High School
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Baton Rouge, LA
A+Overall grade899 students10 students per teacher
#19 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
Episcopal School of Acadiana
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Broussard, LA
A+Overall grade490 students7 students per teacher
#20 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
Highland Baptist Christian School
Baptist school · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest Christian school in New Iberia
New Iberia, LA
A+Overall grade297 students9 students per teacher
#21 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
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
#22 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
Berchmans Academy of the Sacred Heart / Schools of
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 94% of Catholic schools in Louisiana
Grand Coteau, LA
AOverall gradeAll girls238 students2 students per teacher
#23 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
St. Michael the Archangel High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
93% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Baton Rouge, LA
AOverall grade621 students13 students per teacher
#24 Best Private High Schools in Louisiana
The Dunham School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 93% of Christian schools in Louisiana
Baton Rouge, LA
AOverall grade713 students5 students per teacher
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