Lake Castle Private School
8400 Hayne Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70127Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $5,406
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 306
- Students per teacher
- 10.3
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From New Orleans center
- 7.3 miles
Can you use LA GATOR here?
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- The 2026-27 window was short: March 1 to 16, 2026.
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What you would pay here
- Net cost
- LA GATOR’s 2026-27 amount per student is not yet verified word for word, so it is not subtracted. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 30
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 47% boys, 53% girls
- Setting
- City
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 392 to 306, down 86 (22%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (360 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 3 (42)
- Smallest grade
- Kindergarten (24)
- Average a grade
- About 34
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 170
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 15 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,230
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Louisiana
- 7 days shorter than the 177-day median of 273 schools we list
- School day, against Louisiana
- 10 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 10.3 here; median 11.5 at 128 LA elementary schools
- Size in Orleans Parish
- Larger than 17 of 34 other schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Lake Castle Private School tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $5,406
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $5,406
Tuition from Lake Castle Private School's tuition sheet, checked October 6, 2026.
Louisiana LA GATOR Scholarship Education savings account
- Award
- $5,243 to $7,626 per student in 2025-26, by household income
- How it varies
- These are the 2025-26 amounts; the state had not posted 2026-27 amounts when we checked. Families at or below 250% of the poverty level get the higher amount. Students with disabilities can receive up to $15,253 at or below 250% of the poverty level, and up to $12,870 above it.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Adventist Academy | K-8 | 18 | 2 |
| St. Marys Academy | PreK-12 | 503 | 2 |
| Bishop McManus Academy | PreK-8 | 93 | 3 |
| St. Benedict the Moor School | PreK-4 | 47 | 3 |
| Brother Martin High School (Boys) | Not in the federal survey | 4 | |
| Holy Cross School | PreK-12 | 796 | 5 |
| Cathedral Montessori School | PreK-6 | 42 | 5 |
| The Good Shepherd Nativity Mission School | PreK-7 | 219 | 6 |
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