Archbishop Chapelle High School was founded in 1962 by the Archdiocese of New Orleans and named after Archbishop Placide Louis Chapelle, the first Archbishop of New Orleans in the twentieth century.

The school was staffed by the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. There were 236 freshmen and nine teachers, including five religious and four lay teachers, that first year. Each year, an additional grade was added until the 1965-1966 school year, which heralded the first graduating class. Today, Chapelle is a Catholic college preparatory school of over one thousand young women in grades eight through twelve. Students come from all over the New Orleans metropolitan area, Northshore and River Parishes for Chapelle's nationally renowned education, outstanding faculty, advanced technology and safe and convenient location on Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie.

Archbishop Chapelle is one of only five schools in the country and the only high school in Louisiana to be named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education three times. It is no surprise that Today's Catholic Teacher Magazine recently named Chapelle as one of the 25 Most Innovative Catholic Schools in the country.

Mission Statement

The mission of Archbishop Chapelle High School is the establishment of a Catholic community in which the religious, academic, and social development of the students can most effectively be accomplished.

"Our Lady of Prompt Succor...Hasten to help us."

"Deus Providebit" - "God Will Provide"

For more information, please contact Mrs.Jane Ann Frosch, President