Lake Castle Private School can be found at 8400 Hayne Blvd. in New Orleans’ Little Woods neighborhood. The school has nearly 500 children from pre-kindergarten to grade eight. Founded nearly 60 years ago, this co-educational institution takes great pride in preparing its students for any high performing high school in New Orleans and beyond, believing that great learners make great leaders.
Easily accessible from multiple areas of the city, Lake Castle offers numerous options for scholars, athletes and artists. The school includes a large gym and swimming pool, and it offers team sports like basketball, volleyball, flag football and dance team. It also has more than a dozen clubs and extracurriculars to choose from, including builder’s, chess, drama, junior book, junior science, photography and speech clubs.
Academics focus on critical thinking skills rather than memorization, and Lake Castle encourages its students to use their unique talents to make a difference in their communities and the world. To do this, the school teaches students to respect themselves and others as well as the importance of helping people. It also focuses on good study and organizational habits, incorporating advanced learning techniques, expressing ideas concisely, and combining creativity and logic to find novel but practical solutions.
Lake Castle Private School
Private Pre-K, Elementary, Middle School
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Grade Pre-K-7
8400 Hayne Blvd,
New Orleans, LA
497
Students
A-
School Details
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Annual Tuition
$4,998
Niche Grade
B+
A-
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Teachers
25
Full Time Teachers
25
Part Time Teachers
0
Teachers in First or Second Year
0%
GreatSchools Rating Details
Student Diversity
Asian or Pacific Islander
51.5%
Black
38.3%
White
8.9%
Hispanic
1.3%
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This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
9/7/2017
Lake Castle provided my children with a fantastic education. The school is diverse, challenging, and caring.
GreatSchools Reviews
7/1/2024
Our two children attended Lake Castle Madisonville from pre-K through 8th grade. The school offers a great academic foundation, extracurricular activities, clubs, and has competitive sports teams. Both kids were prepared for and had successful high school and college experiences. I believe that lake...
1/3/2023
We were in the Pre-k B class this year for 1 month with a new-to-LC teacher. (PreK is separated by A, B C, & D according to their initial testing of the students) She had no assistant unless she was teaching them how to read. Classroom was majority deskwork for 24 4-year-olds. Only organized P.E., n...
10/31/2022
My child had the same experience with the first grade teacher in Madisonville cited by the reviewer from 9/30/22. My son, however, was not a new student. In fact, he finished kindergarten second in his class with multiple accolades for academics. Thus, he can obviously ‘cut it’ at this rigid school....
10/1/2022
So agree, worst few weeks ever for new students. Teacher hates the new students, I’m assuming it has to do with the big increase in class size. Most frigid, hurtful, uncompassionate First grade Teacher ever! First graders are still learning and should be taught, guided, and feel supported by their T...
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Map
About Little Woods
List Price Range
$68K - $362K
Homes For Sale
91
Average Home Value
$183,452
Median Lot Size
5,227 Sq Ft
% Renters
54%
Household Income
$50,104
% of College Grads
21.4%
Median Age
38
Average House Size
1,758 Sq Ft
% Commercial Property
33.8%
Homes for Sale
Homes for Rent
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$1,188 - $2,083 per month
- Chateau Lake Terrace
- 1-3 Beds
- 1-2 Baths
- 515+ Sq Ft
- 1610 Allen Toussaint Blvd
- New Orleans, LA
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Additional Schools in the Area
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Parks in this Area
Audubon Louisiana Nature Center
- Trails
- Nature Center
- Community Center
Digby Playground
- Baseball/Softball
- Basketball
- Picnic Area
Kenilworth Playground
- Baseball/Softball
- Basketball
- Playground
Lincoln Beach
- Lake
- Trails
- Beach
Goretti Playground
- Baseball/Softball
- Basketball
- Trails
Eastshore Playground
- Basketball
- Picnic Area
- Trails
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