2023 Best School Districts in the New Orleans Area

• Luling, LA•

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  Rating 4.46 out of 5  24 reviews

Junior: St. Charles Parish schools are amazing! I love the fact that they get you ready for college and all the scholarships they can help you access. You'll meet some life-time friends through this system. Also in highschool, there's almost a club for everything, so you can find the right group for you. These schools help get your transcript on point. You wanna go here, trust me!... Read 24 reviews

• grade A

• Total schools 15

• Students 9,460

• Belle Chasse, LA•

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  Rating 4.6 out of 5  5 reviews

Senior: PP public school are amazing especially Belle Chasse High school! My experience their was amazing. They have teachers and administrators who actually care about what you do with your time and future. They have many programs, one of the major ones is HOSA. Overall Belle Chasse has opened doors to thousands of student in their encouragement and support in everything we do!... Read 5 reviews

• grade B+

• Total schools 8

• Students 3,994

• Covington, LA•

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  Rating 4.05 out of 5  55 reviews

Senior: They have been doing more to improve and my senior year has been much better! They have changed the rules on exams, if you now have an A in the class with 5 or less unexcused absences you do not have to take the exams, now you do still have to take exams for DE classes. But i think this will help students keep up the good grades.... Read 55 reviews

• grade B+

• Total schools 56

• Students 36,820

• Chalmette, LA•

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  Rating 4.25 out of 5  4 reviews

Sophomore: My experiences in St. Bernard Parish Schools have been awesome. From my time at W. Smith Elementary School to Chalmette High School, I ave been provided with encouragement for teachers and staff, challenging classes, and stimulating opportunities. Just this year, my Health Occupation class visited a local hospital and was granted access to tour the birthing center. I was able to speak with nurses and support staff. This was an awesome ordeal since I aspire to be a neonatal nurse.... Read 4 reviews

• grade B+

• Total schools 12

• Students 7,741

• Lutcher, LA•

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  Rating 4.44 out of 5  9 reviews

Junior: St. James Parish Schools are amazing! Most of the teachers are excellent, and strive to bring the best out of their students. SJPS offers a solid opportunity for students, and a high percentage of quality, dedicated staff. There is a massive amount of parent participation and school spirit. There are many different clubs and opportunities for students to express themselves and find their talents. I think the best part of St. James Parish schools is the athletics. There are a variety of students how have excelled not only academically, but athletically. The student athletes of SJPS are making a legacy. The only thing that I believe needs to be changed are some better food choices. I think students would be more open to eating lunch or breakfast, only if we had more food choices. Overall, St. James Parish Schools are absolutely amazing. Although there are a few changes that need to be done, I believe these schools are a success. ... Read 9 reviews

• grade B+

• Total schools 6

• Students 3,553

• Harvey, LA•

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  Rating 3.56 out of 5  78 reviews

Senior: I think the system is alright. But since the pandemic they have been making new changes and rules that have been making my fellow students and I hate them. I go to Patrick Taylor, and we used to be lended Lenovo laptops and our own personal emails to use for schoolwork, but, since non-tech-based schools started getting useless Chromebooks and (very restrictive) “emails”, they starting giving my school the same things, making us no longer special as a technology academy. The quality of our food also got much, much worse than it used to be. I graduated this year but my class really missed the way our school used to be before they changed so many aspects of it. Please note that it is difficult for me to rate the academics and teachers of my school system since I went to an advanced academy and they favor my school above all others. I don’t doubt that that quality of my school’s academics and teachers were much better than that of public schools in my parish so I put 4 stars instead of5... Read 78 reviews

• grade C+

• Total schools 81

• Students 48,160

• New Orleans, LA•

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  Rating 3.79 out of 5  29 reviews

Junior: Every school is different so it is hard to fit and rate them all by putting them into one category. For the most part, Orleans Parish public schools produce hard-working members of society.... Read 29 reviews

• grade C+

• Total schools 8

• Students 3,269

• Reserve, LA•

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  Rating 3.06 out of 5  17 reviews

Senior: I love been the first generation graduating from the St John the Baptist STEM program. I love our community, I love the education system.... Read 17 reviews

• grade C minus

• Total schools 10

• Students 5,609