The average private high school in Louisiana was founded around 1959 (2025).
The oldest private high school in Louisiana is Ursuline Academy, founded in 1727.
Year Founded Range: 1727
1948
Avg. Year Founded: 1886
Oldest Private High Schools in Louisiana (2025)
School
Founding Date
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Ursuline Academy![Ursuline Academy Photo]( "Ursuline Academy Photo")
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1727
Grades: NS-12
2635 State St
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 861-9150
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 861-9150
Rank: #22.
Mount Carmel Academy![Mount Carmel Academy Photo]( "Mount Carmel Academy Photo")
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1840
Grades: 8-12
7027 Milne Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70124
(504) 288-7626
New Orleans, LA 70124
(504) 288-7626
Rank: #33.
Founding Date: 1842
Grades: PK-12
311 St Vincent Street
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
(225) 473-9227
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
(225) 473-9227
Rank: #44.
Jesuit High School
All-boys (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1847
Grades: 8-12
4133 Banks St
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 486-6631
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 486-6631
Rank: #55.
Founding Date: 1849
Grades: PK-12
5500 Paris Ave
New Orleans, LA 70122
(504) 942-3100
New Orleans, LA 70122
(504) 942-3100
Rank: #66.
Founding Date: 1852
Grades: PK-12
10830 Bank St
Clinton, LA 70722
(122) 527-6718
Clinton, LA 70722
(122) 527-6718
Rank: #77.
St. John Interparochial School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1853
Grades: 7-12
24250 Regina Street
Plaquemine, LA 70764
(225) 687-6616
Plaquemine, LA 70764
(225) 687-6616
Rank: #88.
Founding Date: 1860
Grades: 8-12
7701 Walmsley Ave
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 865-9401
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 865-9401
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Academy Of The Sacred Heart![Academy Of The Sacred Heart Photo - Kindergarten girls in the library.]( "Academy Of The Sacred Heart Photo - Kindergarten girls in the library.")
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1867
Grades: PK-12
4521 Saint Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 891-1943
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 891-1943
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Founding Date: 1867
Grades: PK-12
6905 Chef Menteur Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70126
(504) 245-0200
New Orleans, LA 70126
(504) 245-0200
Rank: #1111.
Founding Date: 1868
Grades: 9-12
3015 Broussard St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 383-7207
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 383-7207
Rank: #1212.
Brother Martin High School
All-boys (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1869
Grades: 8-12
4401 Elysian Fields Ave
New Orleans, LA 70122
(504) 283-1561
New Orleans, LA 70122
(504) 283-1561
Rank: #1313.
Vandebilt Catholic High School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1870
Grades: 8-12
209 S Hollywood Rd
Houma, LA 70360
(985) 876-2551
Houma, LA 70360
(985) 876-2551
Rank: #1414.
Salem Lutheran School
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
Founding Date: 1871
Grades: K-9
418 4th St
Gretna, LA 70053
(504) 367-5144
Gretna, LA 70053
(504) 367-5144
Rank: #1515.
Vermilion Catholic High School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1885
Grades: PK-12
425 Park Ave
Abbeville, LA 70510
(337) 893-6636
Abbeville, LA 70510
(337) 893-6636
Rank: #1616.
St. Marys Catholic School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1888
Grades: PK-12
1101 East Fifth Street
Natchitoches, LA 71457
(318) 352-8394
Natchitoches, LA 71457
(318) 352-8394
Rank: #1717.
Central Catholic School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1892
Grades: 6-12
2100 Cedar St Unit 1
Morgan City, LA 70380
(985) 385-5372
Morgan City, LA 70380
(985) 385-5372
Rank: #1818.
Founding Date: 1894
Grades: 8-12
855 Hearthstone Dr
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 383-0397
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 383-0397
Rank: #1919.
St. Joseph School K-12
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1899
Grades: PK-12
3406 Highway 107 S
Plaucheville, LA 71362
(318) 922-3401
Plaucheville, LA 71362
(318) 922-3401
Rank: #2020.
Loyola College Preparatory High School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1901
Grades: 9-12
921 Jordan St
Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 221-2675
Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 221-2675
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Founding Date: 1903
Grades: PK-12
1903 Jefferson Ave
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 896-6322
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 896-6322
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
St. Scholastica Academy
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1903
Grades: 8-12
122 S. Massachusetts
Covington, LA 70433
(985) 892-2540
Covington, LA 70433
(985) 892-2540
Rank: #2323.
Catholic High Point Coupee
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1904
Grades: 7-12
504 4th St W
New Roads, LA 70760
(225) 638-9313
New Roads, LA 70760
(225) 638-9313
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Cabrini High School
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1905
Grades: 8-12
1400 Moss St
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 483-8698
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 483-8698
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Founding Date: 1905
Grades: PK-12
9942 Edwin St
Bastrop, LA 71220
(318) 281-7044
Bastrop, LA 71220
(318) 281-7044
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
St. Edmund Catholic School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1911
Grades: PK-12
351 W Magnolia Ave
Eunice, LA 70535
(337) 603-0036
Eunice, LA 70535
(337) 603-0036
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
Founding Date: 1911
Grades: 8-12
917 S Jahncke Ave
Covington, LA 70433
(985) 892-3200
Covington, LA 70433
(985) 892-3200
Rank: #2828.
Louise S. McGehee School![Louise S. McGehee School Photo]( "Louise S. McGehee School Photo")
All-girls
Founding Date: 1912
Grades: NS-12
2343 Prytania Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 561-1224
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 561-1224
Rank: #2929.
Sacred Heart High School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1913
Grades: K-12
114 Trojan Ln
Ville Platte, LA 70586
(337) 363-1475
Ville Platte, LA 70586
(337) 363-1475
Rank: #3030.
Catholic High School![Catholic High School Photo]( "Catholic High School Photo")
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1918
Grades: 4-12
1301 Delasalle Drive
New Iberia, LA 70560
(337) 364-5116
New Iberia, LA 70560
(337) 364-5116
Rank: #3131.
Hanson Memorial High School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1925
Grades: 6-12
903 Anderson St
Franklin, LA 70538
(337) 828-3487
Franklin, LA 70538
(337) 828-3487
Rank: #3232.
Founding Date: 1929
Grades: NS-12
300 Park Road
Metairie, LA 70005
(504) 849-3115
Metairie, LA 70005
(504) 849-3115
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
St. Martin's Episcopal School
(Episcopal)
Founding Date: 1947
Grades: PK-12
225 Green Acres Rd.
Metairie, LA 70003
(504) 736-9945
Metairie, LA 70003
(504) 736-9945
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
St. Matthew's Episcopal School![St. Matthew's Episcopal School Photo]( "St. Matthew's Episcopal School Photo")
(Episcopal)
Founding Date: 1947
Grades: PK-12
239 Barrow St.
Houma, LA 70360
(985) 872-5573
Houma, LA 70360
(985) 872-5573
Rank: #3535.
Founding Date: 1948
Grades: 8-12
100 Dominican Rd
La Place, LA 70068
(985) 652-3809
La Place, LA 70068
(985) 652-3809
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Louisiana average private high schools founding year?
The Louisiana average private high schools founding year is 1959 for 2025.
What are the private high schools with oldest founding year in Louisiana?
The top ranked private high schools in Louisiana include Ursuline Academy, Mount Carmel Academy and Ascension Catholic Diocesan Regional School.
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