| Metairie Park Country Day School | |
| Streetaddress: | 300 Park Rd |
| Zipcode: | 70005 |
| Country: | US |
| Coordinates: | 29.9825°N -90.1322°W |
| Type: | Private, nondenominational, co-educational |
| Established: | 1929 |
| Head Of School: | Rob Hereford |
| Faculty: | 79 (43 with advanced degrees) |
| Grades: | Pre K-12 |
| Avg Class Size: | 4–18 depending on the subject and division level |
| Ratio: | 8:1 |
| Campus Size: | 14acres |
| Free Label: | Phone |
| Free Text: | (504) 849–3101 |
| Enrolment: | 750 (Pre-K through Grade 12) |
| Colors: | Red and Blue |
| Tuition: | $25,120 (2023-24, high school) |
| Homepage: | MPCDS Website |
Metairie Park Country Day School is a private, nondenominational, co-educational college preparatory school in Metairie, Louisiana, with classes in grades Pre-Kindergarten–12. The 15acres campus is located in the Old Metairie section of Metairie, Louisiana.
The campus covers 15acres with 23 buildings (including one gym and 3acres of athletic playing fields). The school offers Wi-Fi capability throughout the entire campus. The Lower School uses multiple technology types with Smart Boards in all classrooms. The Middle School uses Fujitsu Windows technology in the classes with e-versions of textbooks, and a Fujitsu computer program is used in the Upper School for integration with Microsoft OneNote.
Until the 1950s it had a boarding facility.[1]
Country Day offers comprehensive education for students in grades Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, organized into Lower, Middle and Upper Schools. At grade 3 the option to join the Orchestra is provided and at grade 4, children can join the chorus or band. Choice of foreign languages are offered from Kindergarten to 12th grade and children in Pre-K undergo one semester of French and one semester of Spanish. From grade 9 onward there are honors options for high-performing students in regards to French and Spanish and from grade 10 onwards students are offered the choice of taking Mandarin as opposed to the two other offered languages.[2]
The school is a member of the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and the National Association of Independent Schools.
Metairie Park Country Day School athletics competes in the LHSAA.
Country Day offers students the ability to participate in many sports, including baseball, football, volleyball, softball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, and track.
Athletics history
In the upper school, 70 to 80 percent of students participate in at least one sport, with 50 to 60 percent involved in two or more sports.