re: What are the best high schools in Louisiana?

Any new school that StG builds.

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Country Day is in Metairie

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geez dude lighten up.

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Jesuit, and it’s not even close

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Jesuit is a fine school, but no where near LSMSA or even Ben Franklin.

I’ve heard great things about Christian brothers from my cousin. His three boys go there and they’re all well mannered and bright. Probably more to do with their upbringing at home, but still, I hear the school is well run.

The problem at Jesuit is it is schools within a school. If you are elite academically or athletically you have an entirely different experience than if you are Joe Average. I have heard this from relatives and friends who have attended there and have children there.

You cannot judge a school by how smart their top guns are or if they get their first college choice. Some of the kids at that level could self teach and get there. You judge a school by how many at every level get their college choice. I am not saying Jesuit is not a great school. It is just not necessarily a great school for everyone.

Had my son not gone to Newman he would not be where he is today. He was a below average student early on with a reading disorder. But a few teachers recognized what he had and convinced him he could do more. A combination of well recruited teachers and small class sized allowed him to flourish. He got into his first choice of college, a college that for the degree program to which he applied had under a 10% acceptance rate (Hint: I did not have to fake a rowing picture to get him in.)I have no doubt that in a larger school he would have still gotten an education but not reached his potential.

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The problem at Jesuit is it is schools within a school. If you are elite academically or athletically you have an entirely different experience than if you are Joe Average. 

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Can't disagree for the most part, though there are other benefits that average students receive from Jesuit. But yea if I had a kid who had some academic weaknesses, a smaller school would be better.

As far as Ben Franklin goes, academically it is right there with Jesuit but for just about everything else (sports, character, alumni connections, etc...), Jesuit wins hands down. And I've sent kids to both schools.

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Destrehan has the best teachers

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To be fair, you have a much better show with sex with a school employee at Jesuit.

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Who cares. The end is the same. You sink or swim in college right? That’s how I learned.

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I love this answer.

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Tensas Academy

Public

Ben Franklin
Lusher
Patrick Taylor


Private

Newman
Metairie park county day