Best high schools for sports in Louisiana
More than 7.6 million high school students played sports across the U.S. during the 2021-22 academic year, according to data from the National Federation of State High School Associations. Those athletes participated in a slew of sports: from football—the most popular sport for high school boys with 1 million players nationwide—to track and field, which is the most popular sport amongst high school girls in the U.S. with more than 488,000 athletes.
The dynamic landscape of high school sports has created competition not only between athletes but the institutions they represent. With more than 23,500 public and private secondary and high schools across the country, determining the best options for athletes is an arduous process.
High schools across the country are vying to be crowned the best institution for athletes in America and not only has the battle become personal but regional as well. States like California and Florida, which have high-profile high-school athletic programs, also want bragging rights.
Young athletes will continue to thrive as sports return to pre-pandemic participation levels and high schools put in the work to be considered one of the best institutions in America for sports.
Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools for sports in Louisiana using data from Niche. These rankings factor in parent and student surveys on sports, total high school enrollment, K-12 sports championships, number of sports, and athletic participation rates.
#25. Teurlings Catholic High School
- City: Lafayette
- Type: Private, Catholic
- Overall Niche grade: B+
#24. De La Salle High School
- City: New Orleans
- Type: Private, Catholic
- Overall Niche grade: A
#23. Ursuline Academy of New Orleans
- City: New Orleans
- Type: Private, Catholic, All-Girls
- Overall Niche grade: A
#22. Lutcher High School
- City: Lutcher
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B
#21. Metairie Park Country Day School
- City: Metairie
- Type: Private
- Overall Niche grade: A+
#20. St. Augustine Senior High School
- City: New Orleans
- Type: Private, Catholic, All-Boys
- Overall Niche grade: B-
#19. Neville High School
- City: Monroe
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A-
#18. St. Thomas Aquinas High School
- City: Hammond
- Type: Private, Catholic
- Overall Niche grade: B+
#17. Jesuit High School
- City: New Orleans
- Type: Private, Catholic, All-Boys
- Overall Niche grade: A+
#16. Riverside Academy
- City: Reserve
- Type: Private
- Overall Niche grade: B+
#15. St. Scholastica Academy
- City: Covington
- Type: Private, Catholic, All-Girls
- Overall Niche grade: A-
#14. Archbishop Rummel High School
- City: Metairie
- Type: Private, Catholic, All-Boys
- Overall Niche grade: A-
#13. Salmen High School
- City: Slidell
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B
#12. Academy of the Sacred Heart
- City: New Orleans
- Type: Private, Catholic, All-Girls
- Overall Niche grade: A+
#11. Destrehan High School
- City: Destrehan
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A
#10. Brother Martin High School
- City: New Orleans
- Type: Private, Catholic, All-Boys
- Overall Niche grade: A
#9. Notre Dame High School
- City: Crowley
- Type: Private, Catholic
- Overall Niche grade: B
#8. Zachary High School
- City: Zachary
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A
#7. Lakeshore High School
- City: Mandeville
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B+
#6. St. Thomas More Catholic High School
- City: Lafayette
- Type: Private, Catholic
- Overall Niche grade: A
#5. Lafayette Christian Academy
- City: Lafayette
- Type: Private, Christian (General)
- Overall Niche grade: B
#4. St. Paul's School
- City: Covington
- Type: Private, Catholic, All-Boys
- Overall Niche grade: A
#3. John Curtis Christian School
- City: River Ridge
- Type: Private, Christian (General)
- Overall Niche grade: B-
#2. Catholic High School
- City: Baton Rouge
- Type: Private, Catholic, All-Boys
- Overall Niche grade: A
#1. Mount Carmel Academy
- City: New Orleans
- Type: Private, Catholic, All-Girls
- Overall Niche grade: A
