Notable Charter and Private Schools in Louisiana

This directory-style guide highlights 50 charter and private schools in Louisiana. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections) — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy — Kenner, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Public charter school.
The Willow School — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy — Youngsville, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Morris Jeff Community School — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy — Lafayette, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Magnolia School of Excellence — Shreveport, Louisiana. Public charter school.
IDEA Bridge — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Mount Carmel Academy — New Orleans, Louisiana. Private school.
Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish — Terrytown, Louisiana. Public charter school.
International School of Louisiana — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Catholic High School — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Private school.
Edna Karr High School — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
St Joseph's Academy — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Private school.
Warren Easton Charter High School — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Young Audiences Charter School — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Parkview Baptist School — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Private school.
KIPP Morial — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
KIPP East — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Benjamin Franklin High School — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Beekman Charter School — Bastrop, Louisiana. Public charter school.
D'Arbonne Woods Charter School — Farmerville, Louisiana. Public charter school.
IDEA Innovation — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Lake Charles Charter Academy — Lake Charles, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Lafayette Christian Academy — Lafayette, Louisiana. Private school.
Harriet Tubman Charter School — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
St Thomas More Catholic High School — Lafayette, Louisiana. Private school.
Martin Behrman Charter Acad of Creative Arts & Sci — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Our Lady-mercy Catholic School — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Private school.
St Pauls High School — Covington, Louisiana. Private school.
KIPP Leadership — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Belle Chasse Academy — Belle Chasse, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Episcopal High School — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Private school.
St Marys Dominican High School — New Orleans, Louisiana. Private school.
Dorothy Height Charter School — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Holy Cross School — New Orleans, Louisiana. Private school.
BASIS Baton Rouge Materra Campus — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Public charter school.
KIPP Central City — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Eleanor McMain Secondary School — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Audubon Charter School — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
McDonogh 35 Senior High School — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Private school.
Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Calvary Baptist Academy — Shreveport, Louisiana. Private school.
Bricolage Academy — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
South Baton Rouge Charter Academy — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Arthur Ashe Charter School — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data and NCES Private School Universe Survey. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.