A new charter school is taking shape in Covington.

The Academy of Classical Education will open in August 2026 and serve kindergarten through eighth grades with a classical liberal arts curriculum focused on character development, academic challenge and civic virtue, school officials said.

It will be under the auspices of Charter Schools USA, an education management organization that operates about 100 schools in four states, including more than a dozen in Louisiana.

The school, which is under construction at 70700 West Ochsner Blvd., Covington, LA, will serve 900 students. The goal is to enroll 100 students per grade, according to Carlos Sam, regional superintendent for Charter Schools USA.

ACE at Covington, as the school will be called, will be open to all students in the area.

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