St. Ann School

4921 Meadowdale Street

Metairie, LA 70006

14 Reviews

School District
Grade

PK-7
Type

private

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on October 10, 2022

This is a wonderful school. My children are happy and thriving. The family involvement is unmatched and even though its a fairly large school, everyone knows everyone.
Submitted by parent on April 05, 2021

I was a student under the current administration. I had ADHD. The administration and teachers bullied me. I can’t imagine much has changed based on other reviews. The education is great but there are other great schools too. My family left the Catholic Church all together after their experience here.
Submitted by parent on September 20, 2018

Absolutely wonderful. Only good things to say about faculty and staff. Parents also heavily involved in the school make it feel like a family.
Submitted by parent on December 13, 2016

The principal is awful and only concerned with numbers and test scores. Makes no effort to know any children or parents, let alone attend school functions. She is even late to school everyday. God forbid you have a child there with ANY sort of issue. They will either be forced into a psychological evaluation or asked to leave. The school wants straight A, cookie cutter students. The class sizes are ridiculous in size, and the children get lost in the shuffle.
Submitted by parent on November 15, 2016

My children are learning, growing and thriving. St. Ann is preparing my children for high school, the future and for life!
Submitted by parent on March 21, 2016

The classes are absolutely enormous in size. 27 children are too many to be placed in one room and there is little to no opportunities for individualized learning to occur. Continual fundraisers/donation requests/endowment fund requests are exhausting and I am tired of constantly being asked to give more to a school that is showing me so little in return.
Submitted by parent on November 17, 2015

We are so happy with our choice to send our children to St. Ann. Teachers create a warm and caring atmosphere for the children.
Submitted by parent on November 06, 2015

All three of my children have gone there. My oldest started in pre-k 3, and we have never had any issues with him, but he has always been a good and easy kid. My second child, also started in pre-k 3 just making the cutoff by two days. We did have to meet with the counselor, teacher and disciplinarian because of her behavior. Three year old strong willed girl who happens to be the youngest in her grade. It was politely suggested to us to have her evaluated and be seen by a counselor outside of school. Neither of which we did, and she turned out to be a wonderful student has been well liked by all of her teachers since. She is now a 3rd grader. My third child in pre-k 3 happens to be strong willed as well, on top of being a boy, and just like my girl, barely made the age cutoff. We have also had to meet with the counselor and disciplinarian and been called a couple of times to pick him up from school. Today we were handed his belongings and basically told he needs to be "evaluated" before he can return. The principle even handed us a paper on who we should contact for the evaluation process. We were completely crushed, as we do not understand why his behavior is so different at school than at home. We agreed that maybe he needed to go back to pre-k 2 for another year to muture, but were told there is no room for him. If I could, I would pull all three of my kids out at this time. The school is great if you have a perfect child, and if you do not have to deal with the abrupt and rude principle, assistant principle and counselor. All the same staff that has been there. It is a shame, but I feel that if we were more involved in school activities and contributed more financially, circumstances would be different.
Submitted by parent on September 28, 2015

Class sizes have steadily increased over the years and now there are just too many children per room. Little to no individualized attention. There are constantly hands out asking for donations (monetary or otherwise), with little to no seen improvements. Definite issues with cliques and bullying by children, staff and employees. All of which are swept under the rug unless you are an employee or a friend of those "in the inner circle". Staff doesn't appear to be happy to interact with parents or students. No one smiles during dismissal and barely acknowledges the presence of my child when I am dropping off or picking him up. This school has fallen into a slump and they need to refocus and re-prioritize before they lose even more students.
Submitted by parent on October 26, 2014

I am extremely disappointed with St.Ann School.My child has been there for five years and I am shocked to see what really goes on.Certain staff members verbal abuse of children,when parents and children complain it falls on deaf ears,dirty environment,lack of toiletries for children,bullying by students and staff are not addressed properly and incidents are swept under the rug. Some of the teachers are really great and deserve all the credit possible for their hard work.A change of leadership is definitely due.
Submitted by parent on October 10, 2014

Academically strong school. Very structured. After school tutoring is available if needed. I know my children are receiving an excellent education.
Submitted by parent on September 07, 2014

The teachers at St. Ann are great but it is way pay due for a leadership change. The principal does not seem to have the best interest of the children in mind. Class sizes have steadily increased over the past years - classes are too large now. The anti-bullying stance at St. Ann is severely lacking. Reports of bullying are not handled seriously. If it wasn't for the dedication of the teachers at St. Ann my child would not be at St. Ann.
Submitted by parent on December 30, 2013

My child has been at St. Ann for the past 6 years. He has been labeled due to his learning disability. The principal is only concerned with making excellent standardized test scores. The pressure is unbelievable. My child has no confidence at all. They do not give a chance to learn with already labeling him. St. Ann is a disgrace for a school. EVERY CHILD is unique, they are not robots.
Submitted by parent on August 13, 2013

St. Ann Elementary School is very child focused. The staff is extremely professional. I appreciate the excellent education and spiritual guidance given to my child.