Using LA GATOR at St. Clement of Rome School
LA GATOR can pay tuition at St. Clement of Rome School because the school is on the Louisiana Department of Education's 2025-26 list of BESE-approved nonpublic schools (accredited). Approval is a condition of the program, not a guarantee the school has registered for the year, so confirm that with the office. Its Brumfield v. Dodd nondiscrimination approval, required for any state-funded placement, dates from 1976.
On that list the school reported 321 K-12 students plus 82 in pre-K, which makes it the 45th-largest of 114 approved schools in the eight-parish area.
By enrollment it is the 10th of 31 approved schools on Jefferson's east bank; the nearest comparable schools with the same grade span and affiliation in the area are St. Catherine of Siena School, St. Ann School, St. Philip Neri School. Its pre-K program (82 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 341 students, 26 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of about 13.1 to 1. The school reports membership in National Catholic Educational Association.
Kindergarten to grade 7 is 8 years at this school. Funded every year at 2026-27 levels, that is roughly $41,944 at the standard amount or $61,008 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. After grade 7, the award moves with your child to an approved high school.
Covering the rest
Metairie, Kenner and River Ridge parish schools tend to have the largest enrollments and the most practice with scholarship billing. Ask for the parishioner rate, the sibling discount, and whether the business office bills Odyssey quarterly; then layer an STO award or archdiocesan assistance on the balance.
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Grade 8 options after St. Clement of Rome School
New Orleans high schools admit at grade 8, so families here apply in the fall of 7th grade. Approved schools serving grade 8, nearest first:
- Lutheran High School of Greater New Orleans (Metairie, grades 8-12, about 0 mi)
- Crescent City Christian School (Metairie, grades PK-12, about 1 mi)
- Ecole Classique (Metairie, grades PK-12, about 2 mi)
- Torah Academy (Metairie, grades PK-8, about 2 mi)
- Memorial Baptist School (Metairie, grades PK-8, about 2 mi)
- Archbishop Rummel High School (Metairie, grades 8-12, all-boys, about 2 mi)
Ask the admissions office
- Is the school registered with Odyssey as a LA GATOR school for 2026-27, and does it bill tuition quarterly to match the deposits?
- 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?
- Do you take STO scholarships (ACE, Arete, Aspiring Scholars, Son of a Saint)? Which is applied first, LA GATOR or the STO award?
- Which high schools do your 7th graders move on to, and do you help with placement test preparation?
- Does a PK-4 seat guarantee a kindergarten seat, which is when the account can start?
Nearest private schools
| School | Type | Grades | Distance | BESE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutheran High School of Greater New Orleans | Lutheran (Missouri Synod) | 8-12 | 0.5 mi | ✓ |
| Jewish Community Day School | Other faith | PK-6 | 0.5 mi | ✓ |
| St. Ann School | Catholic | PK-7 | 1.2 mi | ✓ |
| Crescent City Christian School | Christian | PK-12 | 1.4 mi | ✓ |
| Ecole Classique | Independent | PK-12 | 1.6 mi | ✓ |
| Torah Academy | Other faith | PK-8 | 1.7 mi | ✓ |
Straight-line distance between campus coordinates.