The BlueprintArchbishop Rummel High School
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Archbishop Rummel High School educates each student according to the principles of the Catholic Church in the Lasallian tradition of faith, community, and service. In a caring, disciplined environment of social awareness and academic excellence, Archbishop Rummel High School challenges each student to recognize the dignity of life and to develop and share, to the best of his ability, his unique talents.
The decision on where to spend your high school years is a critical one. The place you choose will be your home for the next four or five years. It is here, at 1901 Severn Avenue, where you will discover the blueprint for your future as you become the man God has created you to be.
Our charism of faith, community, service, and excellence guides all that we do in and outside of the classroom. We encourage our young men to discover the plan that God has for their lives and to sharpen the skills necessary to see that plan out and to become the men God has created them to be. With our unique curriculum offerings, Archbishop Rummel High School helps our students to stay ahead of the curve in an ever changing world.
For over sixty-five years, we have educated young men in grades eight through twelve in the Catholic faith, and have established a strong record of alumni who are engaged in every respectable profession imaginable. By following the game plan, in and out of the classroom, our graduates are prepared for whatever life throws at them. We could not be more proud of the men who have taken what they have learned from these hallways and transformed their industries and the world as a result. This is the tradition that you enter into by choosing to become a Raider.
There are many options for high school in the greater New Orleans area. But there is only one Archbishop Rummel High School. Located in the heart of Metairie, our campus of more than twenty acres provides ample space for our young men to pursue whatever they desire. With full sized football, soccer, and baseball fields, an all weather turf field, an indoor baseball facility, robotics and engineering labs, a gymnasium, band building, and wrestling complex, we are able to accommodate multiple sports and activities all at once, all on our campus. Whatever your interests, whatever your skills, after your time at Archbishop Rummel High School you will be built for success and ready to tackle whatever comes next.
Matthew Caire ’03Head of School
Every Lasallian class begins with the same words: “Let us remember that we are in the holy presence of God.” From weekly Mass in the Raider Gym to a retreat for every grade, Campus Ministry nights the students plan themselves, and 130 hours of service before graduation, faith is a part of every day at Archbishop Rummel High School.
Rooted in the Lasallian tradition, faith is woven into daily life at Archbishop Rummel High School through Mass, retreats, student led ministry, and service, forming students grounded in the holy presence of God from 8th grade through graduation.
Archbishop Rummel High School is the faith-first school of the Greater New Orleans area: the only high school with a weekly all-school Mass, mission trips centered on evangelization, a priestly discernment group with more than 15 upperclassmen participating, and students entering the Catholic Church each year.
Fr. Andrew Gutierrez ’11Chaplain
Each year our Raiders partner with students from Archbishop Chapelle High School to travel to Belize, spreading the Gospel through hands-on service, school retreats, and visits to the sick. It is a powerful way our students live out the Lasallian virtues of faith, community, service, and excellence by encountering Christ’s love beyond our borders.
Each January, Raiders travel to Washington, DC with the Archdiocese of New Orleans to march as a prayerful and public witness to the dignity of every human life, alongside schools from around the country.
Every Raider follows a full college preparatory core across five years, with Theology, English, and Math every year. Student formation is at the center of the curriculum at Archbishop Rummel High School, which is why each student takes Theology every year to deepen his understanding of himself and his relationship with the Lord. Taking English and Math every year keeps those skills sharp for the ACT and builds the strong transcripts competitive universities require. Students are placed in the Honors or Academic program based on test scores and classroom performance.
At least one computer elective is required for graduation.
Archbishop Rummel High School prepares students for college and for the careers taking shape right now, with electives built around real work along with LSU dual enrollment courses that earn college credit before graduation.
College credit hours a Raider can earn through LSU
LSU Dual Enrollment courses
taught on the Rummel campus
College credit hours Raiders earned in 2024 – 2025
A dual enrollment class earns high school and college credit at the same time. Through our partnership with LSU, students can earn 30 hours of college credit that counts toward their college GPA and opens their college schedules for more career courses.
AP classes are open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors, with placement by test scores, academic record, and teacher recommendation. Strong scores on the AP exams can earn college credit or placement into advanced courses depending on each college’s policy.
Coming in 2027 – 2028: Networking AP
Before we offer a new course here at Archbishop Rummel High School, we ask ourselves three questions: will the course help the student become the man God created him to be, will the course engage and challenge students in unique ways, and will the course help students select a possible career path. These courses not only interest our students, but they also allow students to participate in hands-on, real-world experiences.
Doug Neill ’98Associate Head of School for Academics
An arts education is irreplaceable. In the studio, on the stage and in the band room, students learn to look closely, imagine what is not there yet, take creative risks, revise their work and present it with confidence, habits that carry into every classroom and every career. At Archbishop Rummel High School, fine arts runs from studio art through AP to band at both beginning and advanced levels, photography, TV production and public speaking, and carries on past the bell with the Raider Band, the Genesian Players and the Rummel Streaming Network.
For jobs in the 21st century, students are expected to read critically, work collaboratively, think creatively, solve complex problems, and manage information using digital technology and other communication tools. Through the pre-professional programs at Archbishop Rummel High School, students will learn both in the classroom and inside real world environments such as medical centers and engineering offices. Through community and alumni partnerships, students will learn from some of the area’s top professionals in these industries.
Five members of the Class of 2027. Tap their name to read his story.
Brotherhood at Archbishop Rummel High School reaches far beyond the classroom. With clubs and organizations spanning academics, the arts, leadership, faith, and shared interests, every student finds a place to belong and a community that builds lifelong friendships. From the ballfield to the theater, everyone is a part of Raider Pride.
Participating in high school athletics plays a major role in a student’s growth as a Raider. Rummel Athletics prepares our student-athletes to be responsible, disciplined, and loyal teammates, and by graduation, they are ready to succeed in the real world.
Coach Jay Roth ’81Athletic Director
Recent classes have earned acceptances at more than 100 colleges and universities across the country, from Louisiana’s universities to Stanford University, Duke University, the University of Notre Dame and the Ivy League.
Average Honors
ACT composite
College Board National Recognition Scholars
Five entrance scholarships for new eighth and ninth graders, renewable every year.
A total score in the 98th or 99th percentile on the sixth grade TerraNova NEXT or the Academic Assessment, and all A’s and B’s on his report cards.
The 95th, 96th or 97th percentile on the same tests, with all A’s and B’s.
For sons of a parent or legal guardian employed full time by an Archdiocese of New Orleans organization.
For new students in the Raider Band or the Genesian Players, awarded by audition.
For one St. Ann School student in each incoming eighth grade class, chosen by a panel from the nominees’ essays.
Rummel takes new students into eighth grade and into ninth, and the two tracks differ. Every step in order; the tags show which ones are his.
Today. The application is open year round.
Start the applicationWednesday. A second, paper form from the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Friday. Returned to his grammar school.
Saturday, 8:00 AM on campus.
Friday. Delivered to every incoming Raider.
Tap each one as you gather it. Your checks stay on this device.
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