Using LA GATOR at Victory Christian Academy
Victory Christian Academy holds state approval for 2025-26: it appears on the BESE-approved nonpublic school list as non-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 2010.
On that list the school reported 189 K-12 students plus 25 in pre-K, which makes it the 74th-largest of 114 approved schools in the eight-parish area.
By enrollment it is the 22nd of 31 approved schools on Jefferson's east bank. Its pre-K program (25 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 (2021-22) recorded 185 students, 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of about 17.5 to 1. The school reports membership in Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).
Kindergarten to grade 7 is 8 years at this school. Funded every year at 2026-27 levels, that is roughly $41,944 at the standard amount or $61,008 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. After grade 7, the award moves with your child to an approved high school.
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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Grade 8 options after Victory Christian Academy
New Orleans high schools admit at grade 8, so families here apply in the fall of 7th grade. Approved schools serving grade 8, nearest first:
- St. Martin's Episcopal School (Metairie, grades PK-12, about 0 mi)
- St. Therese Academy (Metairie, grades PK-12, about 1 mi)
- Crescent City Christian School (Metairie, grades PK-12, about 2 mi)
- John Curtis Christian School (River Ridge, grades PK-12, about 2 mi)
- Memorial Baptist School (Metairie, grades PK-8, about 2 mi)
- Archbishop Rummel High School (Metairie, grades 8-12, all-boys, about 2 mi)
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?
- Which high schools do your 7th graders move on to, and do you help with placement test preparation?
- 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. Martin's Episcopal School | Episcopal | PK-12 | 0.2 mi | ✓ |
| Kehoe-France School | Independent | PK-7 | 0.6 mi | ✓ |
| St. Edward the Confessor School | Catholic | PK-7 | 0.6 mi | ✓ |
| St. Therese Academy | Learning differences | PK-12 | 1.0 mi | ✓ |
| St. Christopher School | Catholic | PK-7 | 1.4 mi | ✓ |
| Crescent City Christian School | Christian | PK-12 | 1.6 mi | ✓ |
Straight-line distance between campus coordinates.