#1 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
Mount Carmel Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 8–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New Orleans, LA
A+Overall gradeAll girls1,202 students10 students per teacher
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College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
Private high schools in Louisiana where the most graduates go on to four-year colleges. Top 50 of 85 schools.
#2 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
Isidore Newman School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New Orleans, LA
A+Overall grade1,004 students7 students per teacher
#3 College-Bound 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
#4 College-Bound 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
#5 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
Academy of the Sacred Heart
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New Orleans, LA
A+Overall gradeAll girls611 students6 students per teacher
#6 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
Houma Christian School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Houma, LA
BOverall grade603 students22 students per teacher
#7 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
Episcopal School of Acadiana
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Lafayette, LA
A+Overall grade491 students6 students per teacher
#8 College-Bound 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
#9 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
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
#10 College-Bound 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
#11 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
St. Joseph's Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Baton Rouge, LA
B-Overall gradeAll girls1,113 students17 students per teacher
#12 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
St. Pauls High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 8–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Covington, LA
AOverall gradeAll boys865 students13 students per teacher
#13 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
Archbishop Hannan High School
Diocesan school · Grades 8–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Covington, LA
B+Overall grade694 students15 students per teacher
#14 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
Metairie Park Country Day School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Metairie, LA
A+Overall grade678 students7 students per teacher
#15 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
St. Augustine High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 8–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New Orleans, LA
BOverall gradeAll boys611 students14 students per teacher
#16 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
Christ Episcopal School
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Covington, LA
AOverall grade595 students9 students per teacher
#17 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
St. Scholastica Academy
Diocesan school · Grades 8–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Covington, LA
AOverall gradeAll girls538 students14 students per teacher
#18 College-Bound 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
#19 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
Claiborne Christian
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
West Monroe, LA
BOverall grade314 students11 students per teacher
#20 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
Catholic High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 8–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Baton Rouge, LA
A+Overall gradeAll boys1,125 students12 students per teacher
#21 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
Ouachita Christian School
Church of Christ school · Grades Pre-K–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Monroe, LA
B+Overall grade719 students10 students per teacher
#22 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
St. Augustine High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 8–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New Orleans, LA
BOverall gradeAll boys611 students14 students per teacher
#23 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
St. Marys Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New Orleans, LA
B-Overall grade503 students13 students per teacher
#24 College-Bound Private High Schools in Louisiana
St. John Interparochial School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Plaquemine, LA
A+Overall grade443 students6 students per teacher
From official public records, updated October 2026.