The Newman Experience
Isidore Newman School offers a challenging, supportive, and balanced educational experience from early childhood to 12th grade. Whether in the classroom, on the playing field, or in the art studio, students rise to the challenges set for them by caring teachers and coaches. Every child is known and supported at Newman, and students engage meaningfully with peers and teachers to forge relationships that can last a lifetime. A local school with a national reputation, Newman benchmarks against the leading schools in the country, preparing students for a lifetime of intellectual engagement and leadership in their professions and communities. The Newman experience remains a part of you wherever you go.
Why Newman?
Located in the heart of Uptown New Orleans, Newman is the only NAIS-accredited, co-educational, non-sectarian, independent day school in the city of New Orleans. Newman enjoys a national reputation for excellence in academics, athletics, and the arts, with our students matriculating to the most selective colleges in the country. Strong relationships and high expectations provide the foundation for teaching and learning at Newman.
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AP courses offered -
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libraries with more than 55,000 volumes -
42%
faculty with advanced degrees -
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athletic state championships -
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design and innovation labs -
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world languages offered -
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full-time arts faculty in all divisions -
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debate national championships
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Nicholas White ’25 – Presidential Scholar
Newman alumnus Nicholas White ’25 has been honored as a U.S. Presidential Scholar, one of the nation’s highest recognitions for graduating high school seniors.+
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Warren G. Moses History Lecture: Retired Army Colonel Edna Cummings
+In 1997, in honor of their father’s 80th birthday, Warren G. Moses’ sons made a gift to Newman to establish an annual lecture on World War II. Each year, a speaker with significant insight into World War II addresses the Newman community. We were honored to be able to invite Retired Army Colonel Edna Cummings, a distinguished veteran, author, and advocate for other veterans to campus for the 27th annual Warren G. Moses History Lecture. -
The Class of 2026 Cum Laude Society
Each year Newman honors its most academically accomplished students by inducting them into the Cum Laude Society. Twenty-one Seniors took the stage to receive this prestigious honor and to carry forward a renowned Greenie tradition.+
Upcoming Events
Alumni Profiles
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Shaunna D. Jones '95
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Austin Carriere '16
denver, colorado -
Christy Mo '17
Providence, RI
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Jordan Levine '99
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James White '12
Washington, D.C. -
Shane Kupperman '03
New Orleans, LA -
Ama Awotwi '00
New York, NY -
Alex Allain '02
San Francisco, CA -
Nicole Charbonnet '84
New Orleans, LA
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1903 Jefferson Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone: 504.899.5641
Fax: 504.896.8597
Open 7:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday
New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone: 504.899.5641
Fax: 504.896.8597
Open 7:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday
An independent,
co-educational,
non-denominational day
school in New Orleans for
early childhood through 12th grade
co-educational,
non-denominational day
school in New Orleans for
early childhood through 12th grade
Newman admits students without regard to race, religion, color, gender, national and ethnic origin, physical handicap, or sexual orientation, to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities available to students. It does not discriminate in the administration of educational policies, financial aid programs, athletic programs, or any other school-administered programs.
