Awards and Recognition

ISL Staff

ISL employs over 200 staff members from 33 countries and fluent in 23 different languages who work together to educate approximately 1100 student.

ISL Students

Today, the International School of Louisiana educates students in Kindergarten through eighth across three campuses located in Dixon (K-2), Uptown (3-8), and the Westbank (K-5). Our commitment to diversity is evident in both our teacher and student populations. (43% African American, 29% White, 25% Latinx/Hispanic, 2% Asian/Pacific and 1% American Indian).

As a non-selective school, ISL enrolls a minimum of 53% of students identified as at-risk. The critical work that inspires us each day has earned our school, teachers, and students recognition, nationally and locally.

Our recent accolades include:

• National Charter School of the Year (2007) by the Center for Education Reform, the nation’s leading education advocacy organization. ISL is the only Louisiana school to receive this distinction.
• Certified World Language Immersion Education Site
• Top Gains School
• School of Exemplary Academic Growth 2012
• COSEBOC (Excellence in Education Award by the Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color) 2014
• Excellence in Immersion Education by the Orleans Public Education Network 2015
• CityBusiness Reader Rankings- Best  Charter School Silver Award (2015 and 2016)
• National Coalition of Diverse Schools- Achievement Gap Award (2017)
• LABEL France (2018)
• Best Grammar School- Best of New Orleans GAMBIT (2022)
• Niche Report
• #4 (out of 88) Best Grammar School in the state of Louisiana (2022)
• #4 (out of 87) Best Middle School in the state of Louisiana (2022)
• #5 (out of 839) Most Diverse Public Elementary Schools in Louisiana (2022)

Staff/Departmental Awards:

• 2022-23: The New Orleans Excellence in Teaching Awards. Congratulations to:
• Alma Gonzales (Westbank)
• Jevani Marie (Dixon)
• Kyle Scott (Uptown)
• 2021-22 Teacher of the Year Nomination
• Dixon Kindergarten Teacher Laura Dutron- New Orleans Moms Magazine
• 2020 Science Department:
• Karen Marshall (Science Curriculum Coordinator & Coach/ Teacher, 8th Grade Science) who received the "API Delta Chapter Teacher Award"
• 2019-2022 Communications & Development Department: Karla Marie Cochran (Director of Communications and Development) who received the Public Relations Society of America Fleurish Award
• 2019 Excellence in Diversity Recruitment: Kindergarten Campaign
• 2021 Excellence in Crisis Communications
• 2022 Communications: Social Media Award
• 2022 Food Services Department Melissa Boudreaux (Director of Food Services and Staff) named as one of the inaugural 2022 No Kid Hungry LA Hunger Heroes.
• 2021 "Congratulations Madame Adelman-Cannon, new Knight in the Order of Academic Palms! This distinction comes to salute the richness of your journey, your tireless work for the #Francophonie and the excellence of the International School of Louisiana that you lead."