| Isidore Newman School | |
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| Address | |
| 1903 Jefferson Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana, 70115 USA |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Non-denominational |
| Established | 1903 |
| Founder | Isidore Newman |
| Head of school | T.J. Locke |
| Faculty | 138 (2008) |
| Grades | PK – 12 |
| Number of students | 1018 (2008) |
| Average class size | 15 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 7:1 |
| Campus size | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
| School Colour(s) | Kelly Green, White |
| Athletics conference | Louisiana High School Athletic Association |
| Mascot | Greenies |
| Accreditation(s) | Independent Schools Association of the Southwest, National Association of Independent Schools |
| Alumni | ~7000 |
| Website | http://www.newmanschool.org |
| Original school name, Isidore Newman Manual Training School, was changed to its current name in 1931 | |
Isidore Newman School is a private, nondenominational, co-educational college preparatory school located on an 11-acre (45,000 m2) campus in the Uptown section of New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Isidore Newman School was founded in 1903 by Isidore Newman, a New Orleans philanthropist and founder of the Maison Blanche department store chain. It opened its doors the following year as the Isidore Newman Manual Training School (the name was changed in 1931). The school's original mission was to provide academic and practical training for the children of the Jewish Orphans Home.
In fall 2006, Newman had a student body of 935 and a faculty of 152, with an average class size of 15 students per class. In 2008, there are 1018 students and 138 faculty. Enrollment is somewhat lower than the enrollment before Hurricane Katrina flooded large parts of New Orleans in 2005.
Newman offers comprehensive education for students in grades Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, organized into Lower, Middle and Upper schools.
The school is a member of the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and the National Association of Independent Schools.
The school also offers four foreign languages, including Honors and/or AP classes in each language: French I-V, Spanish I-V, Latin I-V, and Chinese I-IV
Newman's athletic teams compete in the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. The Greenies are perennial contenders for state championship honors in a wide range of boys' and girls' sports.
The largest building on campus is the Cotonio Palaestra, which is also the largest athletic facility in the city.
Billy Fitzgerald, veteran science teacher and baseball and basketball coach at Newman and the school's athletic director, was the subject of a well-received profile by alumnus Michael Lewis entitled Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life (2005; ISBN 0-393-06091-8).
In May 2010, ESPN.com ranked Newman at the top of a survey of which high schools produce the best NFL players—even though the school has produced only four NFL players—because of the great success of the Manning brothers.[1]
The average cost of tuition per student per year is $14,970 for grades Pre-K through 5th and $17,423 for grades 6th through 12th.
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