Small Christian school with an amazing staff, teachers, sports opportunities and musical programs…read more Attention to details and community engagement make for a great educational experience!!

This is a fantastic school with a loving, talented, and caring staff. My three children are in the…read moreschool and have grown so much through the years and their time at Atonement.

I think this school is well. It has a combination of fun and learning and people would be excited…read moreto learn. Pe teachers are excellent thoo.

Overall, amazing school. Many of the kids are kind and everyone all works together amazingly. There…read moreis little to no bullying, and I highly recommend that everyone should be able to come here.

I cant say enough about this school. Small class sizes and individualized attention for the…read morestudents. A loving staff that treats your kids as their own. A principal that is the backbone and lifeblood of this school! Both my children attend and I couldn't be happier with their progress!

This is the worst school I have ever been too..Do Research on it before you come! Not a good place…read moreto send your kids..90 year old manager ONE BOYS BATHROOM THROUGH THE WHOLE SCHOOL

My daughter attends one of the Discovery schools. Some of the things that she loves are:…read more- Teachers faculty and staff. Some of them really do a great job of trying to inspire the kids to learn, teach them discipline, and show care at the same time. - Co-curricular classes such as computer, library, art, etc. Although my daughter does well academically, she has a very creative side and enjoys getting to express that through these classes. - Students. My daughter has a great group of friends that she has been with since starting school here. They hang out on weekends and support each other in/out of school. As a parent, I feel that the school is generally safe, the staff is communicative, and supportive of the students/ families they serve. I am a strong believer in good free schools (since we pay our tax dollars for them) in our communities, and Discovery schools are great examples of them.

Before I share my review of the Dr. John Ochsner Discovery School (DJOD), let me share my…read morequalifications as a reviewer. I am a lifelong, professional educator having taught 44 years ranging from middle school to graduate school. I have a Ph.D. in education and am currently a high school teacher who also teaches 3-4 graduate education courses each year for LSU; and I serve on the Board of Directors of an "A-rated," metro-New Orleans PK-8 charter school. So, my review comes from a professional perspective. When my child's admission lottery number finally got us into DJOD, I was ecstatic! I truly believed DJOD would be a superior educational environment than the neighborhood public middle school. I could not have been more wrong!! DJOD was a huge disappointment and I totally regret pursing this educational opportunity for my child. Why? Over several years, I found the teachers to be inferior to the neighborhood school in their classroom teaching. My child's learning atrophied as too many of the teachers don't teach, rather they pointed their students to the internet and let online teach. Prior to beginning at DJOD, my child tested at grade-level or higher. Sadly, at the end of our time at DJOD, my child tested below grade-level. Worst of all, the teachers don't challenge the gifted and don't challenge early finishers. Prior to DJOD, both were managed quite well at the neighborhood school and I believe contributed much to strong academic progress and LEAP2025 mastery and advanced scores. At DJOD, the teachers appeared clueless with the gifted and early finishers. On top of all this, I personally experienced the lack of ethics of the school's administrators. DJOD's value form the acronym HEART and you hear and see HEART all over the school and from teachers / administrators mouths. Yet, while DJOD talks the talk of having HEART, I can attest personally they unfortunately cannot walk their talk. Their actions toward parents and students are HEARTLESS and unethical. In fact, I have concluded students and parents rank well behind everything especially their public face and brand. That's number one! How DJOD looks to the public. The prevailing administration attitude (all the way to the top) is: "DJOD is a choice; choose elsewhere, if you're not happy." Of course, through their lottery and waitlist, this translates to: "we don't care about you because we have plenty to replace you." How's that for HEART? Next, DJOD is a feminine culture and boys struggle to find their place in this feminine culture. Even worst, DJOD has no male role models for the boys. (Check out the DJOD directory and you'll see the lead administrators are female and there's only ONE male teacher.) So, in the end, as a professional educator (and, yes, as a parent), I have a very poor review of DJOD and strongly recommend you enter the school with eyes wide open - or better, stay away! When you pull back the curtain, it's not the school their leaders want you to see. Don't fall for the facade and double-talk. Good luck!

An elementary/ jr. high school is a tough thing to review, but I am sticking with a high four-star…read morereview of ISL, specifically the Camp St campus, based on my admittedly limited experience therewith. The price (free!) can't be beat for an immersion education, and any kid in the state can apply for K or grade 1. Language requirements take effect for admission to grade 2 and above. ISL offers a Spanish and a French program, and my child's knowledge of Spanish, based on just a year and a half, is astouding. She can speak and understand conversational Spanish (and delights in eavesdropping on people speaking Spanish!), when nobody in our families have even so much as studied it in school. It is obvious what a child learns in just a year here. Moreover, there are regular reports sent home to parents to inform how a child is progressing, both academically and behaviorally. For K classes, there are two recesses, music, computers, art, P.E., and circus arts, on top of traditional classroom time. In first grade they don't get circus arts, but it resumes in later years, and they don't get the second recess. The library is coded by dots as to whether a book is in English, Spanish, and/or French, and the librarian speaks all the languages and is amazing with the kids. The kids go to the library once a week to check out new books, and it's open after school too so parents can go check out extra books with their kids. Regular reading time is heavily promoted at ISL. The school lunches are mostly healthy, and children are encouraged to bring healthy foods for snack times too. When my daughter trades her pineapple juice for another child's apple juice, so be it. I'm glad she's got healthy choices for the swap. :) There is a before care program and are two different after care programs, along with track clubs and an off-campus rugby group. The buidling may not be the most state of the art, but the lessons are truly fantastic.

After posting my review, I was contacted by the school and some points of clarity demonstrated…read morebelow (shows you how I much I know!): "At this time, ISL does not have a high school component. The International High School of New Orleans is not affiliated with ISL, so the reference to the "newly formed high school" is misleading. Also, for admission, perspective students go through a developmental observation, after they place in the lottery...I don't want people to be intimidated by the phrase "test in" since we do not do intelligence or IQ based testing for admission."

My 3 years old son is attending this school and I'm very happy with overall. Here is not like…read moreothers childcare but it's much more than you can ask for your child my son loves to go school everyday And Ms. Dale is his favorite teacher. I will definitly bring my daughter here too. Highly recommend

Great parochial school for girls AND now boys…read more.. I believe the males are only able to attend in lower levels, not high school. This is a good school for a number of reasons, however, I will only name a few: -the level of discipline rendered -the spiritual background provided -the smaller class sizes I know plenty of great people that have attended and graduated from this great institution. The Sisters & Staff are awesome in their love and compassion expressed for the children; to be an educator takes a special kind of person. Thank God for teachers. I love that the uniform is the same and the pattern is quite distinctive. I've not seen any other school wear that pattern and I know you can't purchase it on the open market. You have to order the uniforms byway of the school. Located on busy Chef Menteur Highway, this institution is a staple in the community; and are active in said community. I've seen numerous fundraising activities they have hosted; what a blessing to the community-at-large. Most recently, they have opened their doors to pre-K & they're just the cutest little things ever.

You certainly can tell who has been taught by the Sisters of the Holy Family. Their students are…read morepolite and ladylike. The school is clean and well organized. The Sisters are few but, their effect is present. If you want your children to grow up to be successful adults, I recommend giving them a great head start at St. Mary's Academy.

St George's is uptown in a great location. My grandchildren, age 7 and 8(girl and boy) have…read moreattended since pre-K and I have never been so impressed with a pre-K and school. The education in every subject, the teacher-child ratio, and the pleasant but no nonsense teachers. In addition they offer aftercare which adds play time and/or additional educational time (cooking, etc). I suggest going and checking out what this coed school has to offer. Best in the city...