List of schools in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana explained
This is a list of schools in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
Public schools
Private schools
K-12
- Crescent City Christian School (CCCS) - Metairie - Formed from the merger of Crescent City Baptist High School (originally Mid-City Baptist High School) and Celebration Christian School (K-8).[1]
- Conquering Word Christian Academy (CWCA) - Marrero - It previously had two campuses, one in Marrero and one in Metairie. From 2013-2014 to 2014-2015, the enrollment at the Marrero campus declined by 52% and the Metairie campus closed, with the latter having fewer than 10 students.[2] The school was affected by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Gustav.[3] Principal Carolyn Treaudo pleaded guilty to misleading the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) into giving her money for an ineligible building after Gustav.[4] It accepts school vouchers.[2]
- John Curtis Christian School (River Ridge)
- Knights Academy & High School - Circa 2015 it faced a significant enrollment decrease of over 10% from 2013-2014 to 2014-2015.[2]
- St. Martin's Episcopal School (Metairie)
- St. Thérèse Academy for Exceptional Learners - Metairie - Established 2019, replacing Holy Rosary School and Our Lady of Divine Providence School; it occupies the former campus of the latter school.[5]
- Metairie Park Country Day School[6]
High schools
K-8 schools
- Islamic School of Greater New Orleans (ISGNO) (Kenner)[8] It faced a significant enrollment decrease of over 10% from 2013-2014 to 2014-2015.[2]
- Torah Academy of New Orleans (Metairie) It was established sometime before 1995, and moved into a permanent facility in 1994. It reached a then-peak enrollment of 60 by 2005, but Hurricane Katrina destroyed its school building. It resumed operations with a reduced number of students and staff and less funding the following year. It temporarily operated out a Catholic school building and the Chabad Jewish Center. Della Hasselle of The Advocate wrote that Torah "struggled just to survive after Hurricane Katrina."[9] In 2014 the current 16000square feet, eight classroom, $5.7 million school facility, built on the site of the previous building, opened. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds were used to build the building. The facility has an auditorium, a gymnasium, two kitchens, and a play area.[9] Circa 2015 it faced a significant enrollment decrease of over 10%.[2] In 2016 it had 70 students, a new peak enrollment.[9]
K-7 schools
- Academy of Our Lady (Marrero) - Its enrollment from 2013-2014 to 2014-2015 increased by 3%.[2]
- Christ the King Parish School (Terrytown) - Its enrollment from 2013-2014 to 2014-2015 decreased by 15%.[2]
- Immaculate Conception School (Marrero)
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help School (Kenner) - The school, the parish school of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, opened in 1928. In 1951 an annex to the school opened. Another building with classrooms and a gymnasium was dedicated in 1956, and the current school building was dedicated in 1961. The Mercy Center, which houses school offices and a library, gymnasium, and a dedicated room for music classes, was dedicated in August 2004.[10] Its enrollment from 2013-2014 to 2014-2015 increased by 8%.[2]
- Our Lady of Prompt Succor School (Westwego) - Its enrollment from 2013-2014 to 2014-2015 increased by 22%; it is the only school in the parish with an enrollment increase of over 10%.[2]
- St. Angela Merici School (Metairie)
- St. Ann School (Metairie)
- St. Anthony School (Gretna)
- St. Benilde (Metairie)
- St. Catherine of Siena School (Metairie)
- St. Christopher School (Metairie)
- St. Clement of Rome School (Metairie)
- St. Cletus School (Gretna)
- St. Edward the Confessor School (Metairie)
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School (Kenner)
- St. Francis Xavier School (Metairie)
- St. Louis, King of France (Metairie) - On September 7, 1953, the school opened. Its initial enrollment was 40 students. Its peak enrollment was 1,500, though its initial enrollment was 40. The population decreased after new churches were established.[11]
- St. Mary Magdalene School (Metairie)
- St. Matthew the Apostle School (River Ridge)
- St. Philip Neri School (Metairie)
- St. Rita School (Harahan)
- St. Rosalie School (Harvey)
- Visitation of Our Lady School (Marrero)
Elementary schools
- Jewish Community Day School (Metairie) - It is within the Goldring-Woldenberg Jewish Community Campus.[12] it has about 80 students.[13]
Former schools
- Archbishop Blenk High School - merged in 2007 into The Academy of Our Lady
- Immaculata High School - merged in 2007 into The Academy of Our Lady
- Our Lady of Divine Providence School (Metairie) - Grades PK-7 - Its enrollment from 2013-2014 to 2014-2015 decreased by 20%.[2] Circa 2014 it had 211 students. In 2019 it had 167 students.[14] It closed in 2019, replaced by St. Thérèse Academy for Exceptional Learners, which occupies the former Our Lady of Divine Providence.[5]
- St. Agnes School (Jefferson) - It was created in 1941.[15] The school accepted school vouchers.[16] From the 2013-2014 school year to the 2014-2015 school year enrollment declined by 27%, the most severe of any Catholic school in the parish.[2] In 2014 it had 161 students,[17] and then in 2015, its year of closure, it had 125 students. Principal Michael Buras stated that the school community gained an acceptance that the school will close.[18] Jefferson Chamber Foundation Academy (JCFA) maintains a charter school for non-traditional students in the building.[15]
- Faith Christian Academy (Marrero) - It had 44 students when it closed circa 2014.[2]
Notes and References
- Web site: Welcome to CCCS. Crescent City Christian School. 2020-05-27.
- Web site: Williams, Jessica. Private school enrollment down 4% in Jefferson Parish. The Times Picayune. 2015-04-02. 2020-05-27.
- Web site: Rainey, Richard. Christian school in Metairie, Marrero, doctored records to collect FEMA aid after Katrina, Gustav, report says. The Times Picayune. 2020-04-16. 2020-05-27.
- Web site: Hunter, Michelle. Marrero private school principal pleads guilty to $94,840 FEMA fraud. The Times Picayune. 2015-03-19. 2020-05-27.
- Web site: Williams, Jessica. Divine Providence, Holy Rosary schools to close; new campus for special-needs students to open . The Times Picayune. 2019-01-16. 2020-05-29.
- [Metairie Park Country Day School]
- Web site: Contact Us.
- Web site: Uniform Policy 2019-2020. Islamic School of Greater New Orleans. 2020-05-27.
- Web site: Hasselle, Della. Torah Academy celebrates 'renaissance' in New Orleans Jewish education with record enrollment . The Advocate. 2018-09-09. 2020-05-27.
- Web site: History. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School. 2020-05-27.
- Web site: About. 3 January 2013. St. Louis, King of France School. 2020-05-29. - Click the "history" tab for history.
- Web site: Our Story. Jewish Community Day School. 2020-05-27.
- Web site: Hasselle, Della. Jewish Community Day School announces plans to close for 2 weeks as coronavirus cases rise . The Times Picayune. 2020-03-13. 2020-05-27.
- Web site: LaRose, Greg. Two Catholic schools in Metairie, New Orleans to close; new one to emerge with new mission. The Times Picayune. 2019-01-17. 2020-05-29.
- Web site: School. St. Agnes Church. Jefferson, Louisiana. 2020-05-26.
- Web site: Williams, Jessica. Much discussion around New Orleans-area Catholic school closures, but some parents say not with them . The Times Picayune. 2014-10-24. 2020-05-26.
- Web site: Closing of 3 New Orleans-area schools to displace hundreds of students in 2015. The Times Picayune. 2014-10-27. 2020-05-26.
- Web site: Williams, Jessica. St. Agnes School at peace with closure, principal tells newspaper . The Times Picayune. 2015-05-14. 2020-05-26.
