Islamic School of Greater New Orleans

Using LA GATOR at Islamic School of Greater New Orleans

The state classifies Islamic School of Greater New Orleans as non-accredited on its 2025-26 BESE approval list, which is the gate for LA GATOR tuition. Louisiana doesn't publish which approved schools signed up with Odyssey in a given year, so ask the school directly. Its Brumfield v. Dodd nondiscrimination approval, required for any state-funded placement, dates from 2011.

On that list the school reported 223 K-12 students plus 16 in pre-K, which makes it the 71st-largest of 114 approved schools in the eight-parish area.

By enrollment it is the 21st of 31 approved schools on Jefferson's east bank; the nearest comparable schools with the same grade span and affiliation in the area are Torah Academy. Its pre-K program (16 children) is the usual route into kindergarten here, which is the first year LA GATOR can pay.

The school did not appear on the 2024-25 Tuition Donation Credit list, so an STO scholarship may not be usable here unless it has since joined. LA GATOR itself is unaffected.

The federal Private School Survey (2023-24) recorded 194 students, 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of about 11.7 to 1.

Kindergarten to grade 8 is 9 years at this school. Funded every year at 2026-27 levels, that is roughly $47,187 at the standard amount or $68,634 at the 250%-of-poverty amount, before any STO scholarship. Awards are reset annually and depend on the appropriation, so use it for planning, not budgeting. Pre-K years aren't eligible; the account starts at age 5.

Covering the rest

Faith-based schools of every tradition take LA GATOR on the same terms once BESE-approved. Ask about community tuition funds for the balance.

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Grade 9 options after Islamic School of Greater New Orleans

Approved schools serving grade 9, nearest first:

• Archbishop Chapelle High School (Metairie, grades 8-12, all-girls, about 1 mi)
• St. Therese Academy (Metairie, grades PK-12, about 2 mi)
• Ecole Classique (Metairie, grades PK-12, about 2 mi)
• John Curtis Christian School (River Ridge, grades PK-12, about 3 mi)
• Crescent City Christian School (Metairie, grades PK-12, about 3 mi)
• St. Martin's Episcopal School (Metairie, grades PK-12, about 3 mi)

Ask the admissions office

1. Is the school registered with Odyssey as a LA GATOR school for 2026-27, and does it bill tuition quarterly to match the deposits?
2. What is the all-in cost for this grade, including fees, and what does a family at the $5,243 and $7,626 levels owe after the account?
3. Do you take STO scholarships (ACE, Arete, Aspiring Scholars, Son of a Saint)? Which is applied first, LA GATOR or the STO award?
4. Does a PK-4 seat guarantee a kindergarten seat, which is when the account can start?

Nearest private schools

Straight-line distance between campus coordinates.