List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans explained

This is a list of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans. They are not all operated by the archdiocese. There are 5 universities or colleges and over 20 high schools within the archdiocese.

As per a 2013 strategic plan the New Orleans Archdiocese allows affiliated schools to either be grade PK-7 combined elementary and middle schools (similar to a K-8 school), grade 8-12 senior high schools, or full K-12 schools. As per the plan the standalone middle schools and combined middle and high schools were to reconfigure themselves.^[1] The new configurations were to be effective for the 2015-2016 school year. 37 schools were to be affected by the grade reconfiguration. The archdiocese planned to end affiliation with any school that did not comply with the grade configuration regime.^[2]

Universities and colleges

New Orleans (Orleans Parish)

• Loyola University New Orleans^[3]
• Notre Dame Seminary^[4]
• Our Lady of Holy Cross College^[5]
• Xavier University of Louisiana^[6]

St. Tammany Parish

• Saint Joseph Seminary College^[7] (Covington)

K-12 schools

• Academy of the Sacred Heart - New Orleans - all-female
• Holy Cross School - New Orleans - all-male
• Saint Mary's Academy - New Orleans - Has separate PK -7 girls' school, grade 4-7 boys' school - and 8-12 girls' school
• 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.^[8]
• Ursuline Academy - New Orleans - all-female

High schools

New Orleans (Orleans Parish)

• Brother Martin High School - all-male
• Cabrini High School (New Orleans) - all-female
• De La Salle High School - co-ed
• Jesuit High School - all-male

• Mount Carmel Academy - all-female
• St. Augustine High School - all-male
• St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School - all-female
• St. Mary's Dominican High School - all-female

Jefferson ParishMarrero

• The Academy of Our Lady - all-female
• Archbishop Shaw High School - all-male

Metairie

• Archbishop Chapelle High School - all-female
• Archbishop Rummel High School - all-male

St. John the Baptist Parish

• St. Charles Catholic High School - LaPlace - co-ed

St. Tammany ParishCovington

• Archbishop Hannan High School - co-ed
• St. Paul's School - all-male
• St. Scholastica Academy - all-female

Slidell

• Pope John Paul II Catholic High School - co-ed

K-7 schools

New Orleans

• Christian Brothers School^[9]
  • Includes two campuses: Canal Street Campus (former St. Anthony of Padua School) in Mid-City,^[10] and the City Park (original) campus.^[11]
  • The school has a PK-4 coeducational elementary school at the Canal Street campus, an all girls' 5-7 middle school on Canal Street, and an all boys' 5-7 middle school in City Park.^[12]
  • It first opened in 1967.^[11] Previously Christian Brothers only had middle school and was all boys.^[2] In 2013 the archdiocese stated that it would no longer permit combined middle and high schools and standalone middle schools. In 2014 Christian Brothers and St. Anthony of Padua School announced they would merge effective fall 2016.^[1] In 2014 it had 360 students.^[2]
• Good Shepherd Nativity Mission
• Holy Name of Jesus School
• Resurrection of Our Lord School
• St. Alphonsus School
• St. Andrew the Apostle School
• St. Benedict the Moor School
• St. Dominic School
• St. Joan of Arc School

• St. Leo the Great
• St. Pius X School
• St. Rita School (closed as of Summer 2022)
• St. Stephen School - In Uptown New Orleans
• Stuart Hall School

Jefferson Parish

Gretna

• St. Anthony School - It was established in 1954.^[13]
• St. Cletus School

Harahan

• St. Rita School - It opened in 1953.^[14]

Harvey

• St. Rosalie School

Kenner

• Our Lady of Perpetual Help School - 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.^[15] Its enrollment from 2013-2014 to 2014-2015 increased by 8%.^[16]
• St. Elizabeth Ann Seton - It opened in August 1984.^[17]

Marrero

• Academy of Our Lady - Its enrollment from 2013-2014 to 2014-2015 increased by 3%.^[16]
• Immaculate Conception School
• Visitation of Our Lady School

Metairie

• St. Angela Merici School
• St. Ann School
• St. Benilde
• St. Catherine of Siena School
• St. Christopher School
• St. Clement of Rome School
• St. Edward the Confessor School
• St. Francis Xavier School
• St. Louis, King of France - 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.^[18]
• St. Mary Magdalene School
• St. Philip Neri

River Ridge

• St. Matthew the Apostle School - The school opened in September 1960, with an educational building with 16 classrooms. In August 1962 another structure for classes opened, serving alongside the 1960 facility. In 1999 the current dining hall was built.^[19]

Terrytown

• Christ the King Parish School - Its enrollment from 2013-2014 to 2014-2015 decreased by 15%.^[16]

Westwego

• Our Lady of Prompt Succor School - 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%.^[16]

Plaquemines Parish

Belle Chasse

• Our Lady of Perpetual Help School - In 2018 it was establishing a program for students with moderate disabilities.^[20]

St. Bernard Parish

Chalmette

• Our Lady Of Prompt Succor School

St. Charles Parish

Destrehan

• St. Charles Borromeo School

St. John the Baptist Parish

Laplace

• Ascension of Our Lord School
• St. Joan of Arc School

Reserve

• St. Peter School

St. Tammany Parish

Covington

• St. Peter Catholic School

Mandeville

• Mary Queen of Peace School
• Our Lady of the Lake School

Slidell

• Our Lady of Lourdes School
• St. Margaret Mary School

Washington Parish

Bogalusa

• Annunciation School

Others

New Orleans (Orleans Parish)

• St. Michael's Special School

Jefferson Parish

• Hope Haven Special School (Marrero)

Former schools

In 1962 there were 153 Catholic schools.^[21] In 2000 the system had 52,500 students,^[22] in 106 schools.^[23] The number of schools was the same in 2003.^[24]

Hurricane Katrina in 2005 affected enrollment, with the system losing about 500 students annually, until the 2013, when there were 38,000 students, a 28% decline from the figure in 2000.^[22] The enrollment decline from 2003 to 2013 was 25%.^[24] The number of schools had declined to 84 in 2013. ^[23] In the period 2003-2013 22 schools had closed.^[24]

In 2012 the archdiocese announced that it would consider closing grade schools with enrollments under 200 and identified 15 schools that it may close, although it did not, at the time, state which ones they were.^[25] In 2014 the archdiocese chose to close three schools effective 2015. 50 employees and 507 students were affected. the archdiocese initiates a discussion on whether to close a Catholic grade school if the number of its students falls below 200.^[23]

Jefferson Parish

• 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%.^[16] Circa 2014 it had 211 students. In 2019 it had 167 students.^[26] It closed in 2019, replaced by St. Thérèse Academy for Exceptional Learners, which occupies the former Our Lady of Divine Providence.^[8]
• St. Agnes School (Jefferson) - It was created in 1941,^[27] and closed in 2015.^[22] 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.^[16] In 2014 it had 161 students,^[22] and then in 2015 it had 125 students. Principal Michael Buras stated that the school community gained an acceptance that the school will close.^[28] The school accepted school vouchers.^[23] Jefferson Chamber Foundation Academy (JCFA) maintains a charter school for non-traditional students in the building.^[27]

New Orleans (Orleans Parish)

• Annunciation High School - The parish high school of Annunciation Church, it opened in 1932 and closed in 1971.^[29]
• Holy Rosary School - co-ed (K-12) - Closed in 2019
• Redeemer-Seton High School - closed in 2006
• Xavier University Preparatory School
• Annunciation Elementary School - Opened in 1894.^[29]
• Cathedral Academy, originally St. Louis Cathedral School - In the French Quarter^[30] It opened in 1914,^[31] and had a building separate from that of its parish.^[32] In 2012 the archdiocese decided to close the school. It had 156 students in 2012, and the archdiocese's criterion for optimal enrollment in a K-7 was 200. St. Stephen offered places to St. Louis Cathedral students.^[33] Cathedral Academy parents stated opposition against the closure.^[31]
• Holy Ghost School (Uptown) - It was a part of the Katharine Drexel Parish,^[22] and accepted school vouchers.^[23] It closed in 2015; it had 166 students that year.^[22]
• Immaculate Heart of Mary School
• Our Lady of Lourdes School
• Our Lady of the Rosary School - The building has a capacity of 500. It housed the Morris Jeff Community School, and after that one moved out in 2015, Bricolage Academy of New Orleans.^[34] Bricolage moved down Esplanade Avenue to the former John McDonogh High School campus in the fall of 2018. New Harmony High School is now housed in the former Our Lady of the Rosary school buildings.
• St. Francis of Assisi School - The building was later leased by the charter school Milestone SABIS Academy. In November 2011 St. Francis of Assisi Church agreed to lease its school building to another charter school, Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans.^[35] The Milestone SABIS school leadership learned of the change through the media.^[36]
• St. Anthony of Padua School - merging with Christian Brothers in the 2016-2017 school year
• St. Peter Claver School - It was in Tremé. It was established in 1921, and closed in 2019. In its final year it had 147 students, while the archdiocese's expected enrollment was 200. At the time its budget shortfall was $83,000. Its tuition usually ranged from $5,400 to $5,900 during the 2017-2018 school year.^[24]
• Immaculate Heart of Mary School
• St. Matthias School - Opened in 1921 closed in 1979. The school building was affected by Hurricane Katrina.
• St. Monica School - Master P attended this school. In 1999 it had 125 students. That year the archdiocese leadership stated that it was considering closing the school and merging it into Our Lady of Lourdes. Master P sent $250,000 to the school so it could remain in operation.^[37] Hurricane Katrina damaged the school and its affiliated church in 2005; by 2011 the archdiocese sold the property for the buildings to be razed.^[38]
• St. Paul the Apostle School
• St. Philip the Apostle School^[39]
• St. Raymond School
• St. Rose of Lima School - In 1962 the school desegregated, which resulted in anti-integration protests. In 1978 the congregation ended the school.^[39]
• St. Simon Peter School

Plaquemines Parish

• Our Lady of Good Harbor School (Buras) - It was the first school that the archdiocese ordered desegregated circa the 1960s. As a result, area white families boycotted the school. In August 1963 a vandal bombed the school. Hurricane Camille in 1969 damaged the school.^[39]

St. Bernard Parish

• St. Louise de Marillac School (Arabi)
• St. Robert Bellarmine School (Arabi)

St. John the Baptist Parish

• Our Lady of Grace School (Reserve) - Closed in 2015; it had 171 students remaining, with about 51 having taken advantage of a Louisiana school voucher regime. There were two graduating classes in 2015.^[22]

St. Landry Parish

• St. Charles College (Grand Coteau) - closed in 1922

External links

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christian Brothers, St. Anthony of Padua Catholic schools to merge . The Times Picayune. 2014-08-12. 2020-05-26.
2. Web site: Tan, Sarah. 37 Catholic schools must add or drop grades, or lose their Catholic identity . The Times Picayune. 2014-01-24. 2020-05-26.
3. http://www.loyno.edu/ Loyola University New Orleans
4. http://www.nds.edu/ Notre Dame Seminary
5. Web site: Our Lady of Holy Cross College . February 2, 2010 . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20020823112649/http://www.olhcc.edu/ . August 23, 2002 . dead .
6. http://www.xula.edu/ Xavier University of Louisiana
7. http://www.sjasc.edu/ Saint Joseph Seminary College
8. 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.
9. Owned by Christian Brothers of the New Orleans-Santa Fe Province "Frequently Asked Questions" Christian Brothers School. September 23, 2009.
10. Web site: Canal Street Campus. Christian Brothers School. 2020-05-26.
11. Web site: City Park Campus. Christian Brothers School. 2020-05-26.
12. Web site: Christian Brothers and St. Anthony of Padua announce new partnership. Fox 8 New Orleans. 2014-08-11. 2020-05-26.
13. Web site: History of St. Anthony School . St. Anthony Catholic School. 2020-05-28.
14. Web site: SRS Historical Foundation. St. Rita School. 2020-05-28.
15. Web site: History. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School. 2020-05-27.
16. Web site: Williams, Jessica. Private school enrollment down 4% in Jefferson Parish. The Times Picayune. 2015-04-02. 2020-05-27.
17. Web site: Our History. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School. 2020-05-28.
18. Web site: About. January 3, 2013 . St. Louis, King of France School. 2020-05-29. - Click the "history" tab for history.
19. Web site: History. St. Matthew the Apostle School. 2020-05-28.
20. Web site: As New Orleans Catholic schools expand special-needs programs, a closer look at push for inclusion . The Times Picayune. 2018-12-26. 2020-05-29.
21. Web site: Nolan, Bruce. New Orleans area Catholic schools integrated 2 years after the city's public schools. https://web.archive.org/web/20101116113243/http://www.nola.com/religion/index.ssf/2010/11/new_orleans_catholic_schools_integrated_2_years_after_their_public_counterparts.html. dead. 2010-11-16. The Times Picayune. 2010-11-15. 2020-05-30.
22. 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.
23. 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.
24. Web site: Broach, Drew. St. Peter Claver School in Treme closing; more Catholic school changes coming in New Orleans area . The Times Picayune. 2019-01-10. 2020-05-29.
25. Web site: Nolan, Bruce. 15 Catholic elementary schools are struggling to survive. The Times Picayune. 2012-04-30. 2020-05-29.
26. 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.
27. Web site: School. St. Agnes Church. Jefferson, Louisiana. 2020-05-26.
28. Web site: Williams, Jessica. St. Agnes School at peace with closure, principal tells newspaper . The Times Picayune. 2015-05-14. 2020-05-26.
29. Web site: Daffin, Melinda. 10 more closed Catholic churches of New Orleans: Vintage photos . The Times Picayune. 2017-03-10.
30. Web site: Home. Cathedral Academy. 2020-05-29.
31. Web site: Tan, Sarah. Archdiocese of New Orleans to close Cathedral Academy . The Times Picayune. 2012-12-06. 2020-05-29.
32. Web site: Harden, Kari Dequine. School's shuttering saddens parents. The Times Picayune. 2012-12-10. 2020-05-29. [...]and is in the French Quarter just a few blocks from its affiliated church, St. Louis Cathedral..
33. Web site: Tan, Sarah. Archdiocese of New Orleans to close Cathedral Academy . The Times Picayune. 2012-12-06. 2020-05-29.
34. Web site: Morris, Robert. Bricolage Academy to move into Our Lady of the Rosary campus on Esplanade. Mid-City Messenger. 2015-01-29. 2020-05-27.
35. Web site: Morris, Robert. Lycée Français announces St. Francis of Assisi school at State and Patton as new campus. Uptown Messenger. 2011-11-21. 2020-05-26.
36. Web site: Vanacore, Andrew. Charter school mystified after St. Francis of Assisi leases building out from under it . The Times Picayune. 2011-11-23. 2020-05-26.
37. Web site: Master P Donates $500,000 To Keep His Old School Open . https://web.archive.org/web/20160612204947/http://www.mtv.com/news/1431934/master-p-donates-500000-to-keep-his-old-school-open/. dead. June 12, 2016. MTV. 1999-03-25. 2020-05-29.
38. Web site: Updates on archdiocesan plans, proposals. The Clarion Herald. 2011-07-22. 2020-05-29.
39. Web site: Daffin, Melinda. 24 closed Catholic churches of New Orleans: vintage photos from The Times-Picayune . The Times Picayune. 2017-03-07. 2020-05-28.