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 ABOUT
OUR SCHOOL
 St. Elizabeth Ann
Seton School has been a Louisiana accredited school
since 1984. Today St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School
includes two full-day Pre-Kindergarten through
seventh grade classes.
The school facility includes the two original
buildings, which opened in 1984, two modular
buildings added in 1987, and a multi-purpose
facility built in 1989. The south school building
houses the Pre-Kindergarten classrooms, the first
through fifth grade classrooms, and a physical
education classroom. The north building houses the
sixth through seventh grade classrooms, the
administration office, the church office, the
counselor’s office, the library, the computer room,
and lunch room/Extended Care room. New modular
buildings (post-Katrina) house both Kindergarten
classes. The multi-purpose facility’s primary
function is to serve as the parish church. The
students attend weekly Mass and other religious
services there. This facility is also used for
plays, concerts, meetings, etc. A blacktop parking
lot was built in 1990 and is used as a play area. A
young children’s playground was built in 1991.
The administration, faculty, and staff consist of
one principal, one administrative assistant,
twenty-three full-time teachers, one part-time
teacher, six teacher’s assistants, one full-time
counselor, and two secretaries.
The present enrollment is 450 students. Ninety-five
percent of the students presently enrolled are
Catholic and seventy-one percent of the students
live within St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish. Most of
the students come from middle to upper middle class,
well-educated families. The parents expect their
children’s education to include a strong academic
curriculum while also providing spiritual and
emotional guidance and growth. The students
participate in all academic subjects. Math, language
arts, science, social studies, and religion classes
are taught daily. Ancillary classes such as physical
education, music, computer, and French are taught
once or twice a week depending upon the grade level.
Instrumental music classes are held every Friday for
those who enroll in grades four to seven. Students
are served lunch in the lunchroom everyday. Students
can buy or bring their lunch, and milk is always
available. Before school and after school care is
available to those parents who need this service.
Homework room is provided Monday-Thursday.
The school is funded through tuition and fees paid
by each family for each child enrolled in the school
and through parish support. The school receives
additional financing from student-oriented and
parent-oriented fundraisers initiated by the Home
and School Association. Other school or parish
organizations, such as the Grandparents’ Club, Men’s
Club, Knights of Columbus, etc., contribute their
services and/or money to the school. Government
funding is minimal, but reimbursements are received
for required services, certain state approved areas
such as textbooks, and transportation. Private
funding is received through grants from the Brown
Foundation and Entergy.
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