International School of Louisiana

Posted: August 26, 2026

I had 3 children attend this school. My first child (girl) did really well. She loved it here until middle , which is when all the schools combine. Bullying for her started in about 6 grade, I found out about it MUCH later. My second child (girl) had a different experience at the Camp street location. She was transferred to Dixon when they initially split the school. Dixon was a much different experience than the first experience I received at Camp. But once my second child switched to Camp I had a new negative outlook on the school. Counselors and teachers were involved in a lot of drama. I feel as though they picked on certain children and favored others. The principal at Camp needed to take a leave after her child unfortunately passed way and I feel like because she didn’t it affected her leadership.
My third child ( son) attended Dixon. He loved the school and loved his friends and a few teachers but I found out very late about his inattentiveness in class. I had to ask a lot of questions and keep up with the teacher. I feel as though the teacher should have communicated the concerns prior to me bringing it up. My son was diagnosed with ADHD in first grade and needed accommodations. The accommodations did not set in until second grade. By then I had pulled him out of Dixon. He initially struggled to catch up with the other second graders at his non-immersion school. Now he is on grade level.

This school is great if the child is interested and has great teachers. Once they merged the schools this school went downhill. I have several other parents with similar complaints. And I know a some parents whom have also removed their children. Now I noticed the children who i know that went to Dixon have lower self esteem. I think Dixon has great teachers but something missing that changed the school teaching and caring culture.

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Posted: May 5, 2022

My son has been a student of this school since Pre-k. at the Dixon campus the school was amazing however this school is the worse. Of course a lot of the kids learning was altered by the pandemic I will be the first person to say my son needs the hands on teaching. My home is a house that speaks entirely English but I thought as a parent I was doing something great for my black son. I did not want him to be just another statistic. I wanted to show him that the world has so much more to offer for black men than sports, but my baby says he feel so dumb at this school. He use to love learning French but now I think because of the French he is behind in everything. He was in kindergarten doing 2 grade math because he loved it so much . Now he always talks about how he feels dumb and behind I am hoping to transfer him this year which is unfortunate because I thought as a parent I was making a good choice.

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Posted: August 7, 2020

My daughter was bullied when we came to Camp Street. Her first year here her English teacher and her homeroom teacher helped solve the problem when I went to them. Her 2nd year no one cared. I found out months later about bullying reports. I found out too late that they did them wrong and not well. There was evidence that was ignored about the 1st girl. They ignored the last one of many about the 2nd girl until the last moment so they didn't have to investigate it at all. It was the worst one out of all the offenses.

My daughter got suspended when the girls doing things to her got in no trouble. I had meetings with what, at the time, was the 2 asst. principals. I was told they were going to do something and they did nothing.

It was as if she deserved it because of her behavior.

Posted: August 7, 2020

In Jefferson Parish, things were great. Coming to Orleans Parish was the biggest mistake of my life. I have watched the curiosity and her wanting to be the smartest kid ever slowly die. Her trust in her educators and school counselor is gone also. She no longer likes school and she tells people she's dumb. I'm a terrible parent for letting this happen.

Posted: August 7, 2020

The school wants you to do a certain website every night but they don't call it homework. I guess its because they don't have to grade it and it doesn't count towards your average. Some kids do need a little something more than the online.

Posted: August 7, 2020

It depends on who you have. Most are great. Some...need to retire. My daughter's first 3 homeroom teachers were great. (We were at JP for the first 2.) Her last 2 years have been the worst since she was in kindergaten. Her teacher last year ignored her for the whole 2nd quarter and no one told me she stopped working completely during that time. Her friends told me.

Posted: August 7, 2020

My daughter has been held to higher standards than other people, adults included. Just because she's gifted and has a mom who has had to become a helicopter parent because of her treatment doesn't mean she's not still a child. She was specially trained by the school to be one. Adults haven't been held accountable for the things they have done. What is my daughter learning about that? All schools have made me a liar about right from wrong.

Posted: August 7, 2020

The principal has an I'm better than you attitude. She is condescending, disrespectful, dismissive, and needs to leave. You're only as strong as your weakest link and she's it. I looked at this years faculty and staff. She has 4 asst. principals while the other 2 schools share a principal with 1 assoc. principal at one location.

Posted: August 7, 2020

I don't know what happens if you come in with your special education needs ready for them. I do know that if you don't, don't come here. I've had to fight tooth and nail to get her services and testing. I had to learn about IEPs and 504s and how important they are on my own. My kids behavior problems wouldn't be as bad as they have been if she had what she needed from the beginning when I handed over the evaluation papers about her being gifted her 1st year. She is just seen as a behavior issue not a bored gifted child.

When we transferred to Camp Street, her services weren't transferred over. I had to request services.

Posted: March 19, 2019

ISL is known to bully students with learning differences and encourage them to leave and attend other schools.

Posted: March 19, 2019

My child's experience at this school was a 2 year long nightmare.

Posted: March 19, 2019

Posted: March 19, 2019

Many lead teachers are great, especially in the French program!

Posted: March 19, 2019

While many teachers try their best, the culture at ISL from the CEO down is not one of integrity, compassion or respect.

Posted: November 5, 2018

I do like the no homework policy but it effectively shift homework to other daily activity so calling it "no homework" isn't accurate.

Posted: November 5, 2018

Teachers for the most part are great.

Posted: November 5, 2018

Posted: November 5, 2018

There is where I would love to see a change. Leadership has chosen to be as parent unfriendly as possible. On any given day we are required to pick up our son at a different time. We pay to have our son do 2 afterschool activities, but because of a lack of organization, some of these activities don't start right after school; even a 5min gap means that on that day our son waits in PrimeTime for 5 min before heading to his real afterschool activity. On those days we are forced to pay for 2 afterschool activities. This is absolutely asinine. School activities also don't all end at the same time but if you are 1 min late then you pay for 2 activities that day. There are so many examples of absolutely sillyness on the part of leadership. The afterschool staff needs to be completely fired. I'm not talking about the teachers that teach the activities, they are amazing. The staff needs to go. Honestly getting new leadership would be amazing.

Posted: November 5, 2018

There aren't especially great at this. There are times they simply don't seem to have an interest in getting to the bottom of things.

Posted: November 5, 2018

I think the teachers are great. The curriculum is great. Language immersion is great. Staff, not great. Leadership, horrible.

Posted: November 19, 2015

The school is amazing. Great education, awesome mix of kids and I love the language immersion.

Posted: August 2, 2015

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Posted: August 2, 2015

My daughter is starting her 4th year at the Oliver Street campus this year as a third grader, and we could not be more pleased. What a wonderful and DIVERSE campus. She is a fluent Spanish speaker with a native accent as well as having math, science and English reading well in hand. The staff is dedicated and kind. What a blessing ISL Olivier is to Algiers.

Posted: April 28, 2014

My son will remain at this wonderful school until the 8th grade! I would recommend this school as much as I can. proud parent

Posted: April 27, 2014

My child has been attending ISL for 3 quarters now and is expected to be speak a fluent second language by the end of this year!

Posted: March 26, 2014

This is what all schools can and should be. ISL offers an excellent and challenging curriculum, an extensive art and music program, remediation programs for students who need extra help, music therapy, speech therapy, full time PE, clubs, and before and after school programs all in a safe, supportive environment. Teachers are professional and always respond to any questions or concerns I have had as a parent. Diversity is not only a concept at ISL, it is a fundamental mission that is embraced by the teachers and administration. The school is an "A" rated school that always scores above the state average in test scores which is even more amazing because the students are taught in Spanish or French. ISL is a New Orleans treasure that is becoming well known for its' success because the school has three times as many applications every year as available seats. My 8th grade son was accepted in two very selective high schools based on the education he received at ISL which is an open enrollment school. The vast majority of informed parents at ISL absolutely love this school and appreciates the exceptional immersion education ISL offers.

Posted: December 10, 2013

This school is great in academics! they help you when ever you ask and the staff is king and helpful, the school is terrific although on the other hand the rules are HORRIBLE. Teachers are constantly in the halls picking on kids about their uniforms, hair, socks, talking and running in the halls etc. I can go on. They make rules of the top of their heads and change rules every now and then, and we have a system that takes points of for no homework, wrong uniform, talking in the hallway etc. that is what causes kids to get put in detention sometimes put in accidentally. Ignorant teachers, not all take points of just because you didn't sign out (in the binder) to go to the bathroom or if you didn't put the date, that doesn't even make since.