St. Martin's Episcopal School

Using LA GATOR at St. Martin's Episcopal School

St. Martin's Episcopal School holds state approval for 2025-26: it appears on the BESE-approved nonpublic school list as accredited. That is what makes it eligible to receive LA GATOR tuition payments through Odyssey, once the school registers for the year. Its Brumfield v. Dodd nondiscrimination approval, required for any state-funded placement, dates from 1977.

On that list the school reported 335 K-12 students plus 24 in pre-K, which makes it the 44th-largest of 114 approved schools in the eight-parish area.

By enrollment it is the 9th of 31 approved schools on Jefferson's east bank. Its pre-K program (24 children) is the usual route into kindergarten here, which is the first year LA GATOR can pay.

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.

The federal Private School Survey (2023-24) recorded 348 students, 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of about 8.6 to 1. The school reports membership in National Association of Episcopal Schools.

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

Episcopal day schools award their own need-based aid. The order matters: a school that counts LA GATOR before calculating aid can leave you with a bigger balance than one that counts it after.

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Ask the admissions office

1. Is the school registered with Odyssey as a LA GATOR school for 2026-27, and does it bill tuition quarterly to match the deposits?
2. 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?
3. Do you take STO scholarships (ACE, Arete, Aspiring Scholars, Son of a Saint)? Which is applied first, LA GATOR or the STO award?
4. Does a PK-4 seat guarantee a kindergarten seat, which is when the account can start?

Nearest private schools

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