LA GATOR and Hosanna Christian Academy
Hosanna Christian Academy is on the Louisiana Department of Education's 2025-26 list of BESE-approved nonpublic schools, classified as non-accredited. BESE approval is what a school needs to accept LA GATOR tuition from a family's account. Its federal Brumfield v. Dodd nondiscrimination approval dates to 1983.
The state doesn't publish which approved schools registered with LA GATOR each year (statewide, more than 240 took part in the first year), so ask the office whether it is set up for 2026-27 and how it bills the account.
The school reported 390 K-12 students and 100 pre-K students on that list. That ranks #22 of 69 approved schools in our ten-parish directory by K-12 enrollment.
Hosanna Christian Academy was also on the state's 2024-25 Tuition Donation Credit participating list, so it accepts scholarships from Louisiana's school tuition organizations (ACE Scholarships, Arete Scholars, Aspiring Scholars and Son of a Saint). Those scholarships stack with LA GATOR: the account pays tuition and mandatory fees first, and an STO award can cover the rest, up to actual tuition and fees.
Because enough of its students came through the former Louisiana Scholarship Program, the state calculated a 2025 Scholarship Cohort Index for the school: 46.7, with a K-8 assessment index of 23.7 and a progress index of 70.8. The index is built like a public school performance score and covers only scholarship students who took state tests.
In the federal Private School Survey (2023-24), it reported 375 students, 26 full-time-equivalent teachers and about 14.4 students per teacher.
From kindergarten through grade 8 is 9 school years. At 2026-27 amounts, a student funded every year here would bring about $47,187 at the standard amount, or $68,634 at the 250%-of-poverty amount. Amounts are set each year and new awards depend on funding, so treat this as a planning number. LA GATOR starts at age 5, so pre-K years are paid privately.
Paying the balance
Church schools often offer member, sibling and staff discounts. Ask whether they still apply when part of the bill is paid from LA GATOR, and which fees (registration, books, uniforms, technology) the school bills through Odyssey.
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After grade 8: where students can continue
Hosanna Christian Academy ends at grade 8. These approved schools serve grade 9:
- St. Lillian Academy (Baton Rouge, grades K-12, about 1 mi)
- Brighter Horizon School (Baton Rouge, grades PK-12, about 2 mi)
- Jehovah-Jireh Christian Academy (Baton Rouge, grades PK-12, about 2 mi)
- Episcopal High School (Baton Rouge, grades PK-12, about 4 mi)
- The Brighton School (Baton Rouge, grades K-12, about 4 mi)
Questions to ask the school
- Are you registered as a participating LA GATOR school in Odyssey for 2026-27, and how do you bill the account?
- What is the full cost for my child's grade, including mandatory fees, and what's left after the account?
- Do you accept STO scholarships (ACE, Arete, Aspiring Scholars, Son of a Saint), and in what order do you apply them?
- Which state test or national norm-referenced test do LA GATOR students take here?
- Does a pre-K seat here carry into kindergarten, when LA GATOR starts?
Closest private schools
| School | Type | Grades | Distance | BESE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Luke's Episcopal School | Episcopal | PK-8 | 0.1 mi | ✓ |
| St. Lillian Academy | Learning differences | K-12 | 0.7 mi | ✓ |
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School | Catholic | PK-8 | 2.0 mi | ✓ |
| Brighter Horizon School | Other faith | PK-12 | 2.1 mi | ✓ |
| Jehovah-Jireh Christian Academy | Christian | PK-12 | 2.2 mi | ✓ |
| St. Thomas More School | Catholic | PK-8 | 2.2 mi | ✓ |
Straight-line distance from federal survey or address coordinates.