Using LA GATOR at Crescent City Christian School
The state classifies Crescent City Christian School as non-accredited on its 2025-26 BESE approval list, which is the gate for LA GATOR tuition. Louisiana doesn't publish which approved schools signed up with Odyssey in a given year, so ask the school directly. Its Brumfield v. Dodd nondiscrimination approval, required for any state-funded placement, dates from 1993.
On that list the school reported 260 K-12 students, which makes it the 63rd-largest of 114 approved schools in the eight-parish area.
By enrollment it is the 16th of 31 approved schools on Jefferson's east bank; the nearest comparable schools with the same grade span and affiliation in the area are John Curtis Christian School, Lutheran High School of Greater New Orleans.
It was also on the state's 2024-25 list of schools taking Tuition Donation Credit scholarships. For a family at or below 250% of the poverty line that matters: since Act 403, an STO award from ACE, Arete, Aspiring Scholars or the New Orleans-based Son of a Saint can be added on top of LA GATOR, up to the school's actual tuition and fees.
Enough former Louisiana Scholarship Program students were tested here for the state to publish a 2025 Scholarship Cohort Index of 47.5 (K-8 assessment index 29, progress index 50.4). It is calculated like a public school performance score, for scholarship students only.
The federal Private School Survey (2023-24) recorded 268 students, 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of about 11.2 to 1. The school reports membership in Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).
Kindergarten to grade 12 is 13 years at this school. Funded every year at 2026-27 levels, that is roughly $68,159 at the standard amount or $99,138 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.
Covering the rest
Church-affiliated schools often discount tuition for member families and staff. Confirm those discounts survive when part of the bill is paid from the account, and ask which fees (registration, technology, books, uniforms) the school bills through Odyssey.
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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?
- Does a PK-4 seat guarantee a kindergarten seat, which is when the account can start?
Nearest private schools
| School | Type | Grades | Distance | BESE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Ann School | Catholic | PK-7 | 0.6 mi | ✓ |
| Memorial Baptist School | Baptist | PK-8 | 1.0 mi | ✓ |
| St. Edward the Confessor School | Catholic | PK-7 | 1.2 mi | ✓ |
| Ecole Classique | Independent | PK-12 | 1.2 mi | ✓ |
| Lutheran High School of Greater New Orleans | Lutheran (Missouri Synod) | 8-12 | 1.3 mi | ✓ |
| Kehoe-France School | Independent | PK-7 | 1.3 mi | ✓ |
Straight-line distance between campus coordinates.