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New Orleans, LA
Public School Ratings




New Orleans Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Orleans Parish School District details

Orleans Parish School District
2401 Westbend Parkway
New Orleans, LA 70114

2,128 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Orleans Parish School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Louisiana

3

(10 is best)

Better than 25.0% of all LA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
38%
33%
44%
17%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math And Science School
1116 Jefferson Ave
New Orleans, LA, 70115
PK-08
Elan Academy Charter School
6501 Berkley Dr.
New Orleans, LA, 70131
PK-08
Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/technology School
2401 Humanity Street
New Orleans, LA, 70122
PK-08
The Delores Taylor Arthur School For Young Men
3774 Gentilly Blvd.
New Orleans, LA, 70122
09-09
Travis Hill School
1100 Milton Street
New Orleans, LA, 70122
03-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.1% 43.1%
Black 93.5% 42.8%
Hispanic 4.8% 11.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 91.2% 61.8%
Free lunch eligible 85.6% 56.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.5% 4.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,849 $18,830,000 15.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,805 $8,098,000 6.8%
Staff $1,280 $2,724,000 2.3%
General Administration $7,470 $15,897,000 13.4%
School Administration $2,745 $5,841,000 4.9%
Operation $8,914 $18,968,000 15.9%
Transportation $145 $309,000 0.3%
Other $4,164 $8,862,000 7.4%
Total Support $28,524 $60,699,000 51.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $18,560 $39,496,000 33.2%
Total Expenditures $55,933 $119,025,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,579 $5,366,971,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $850 $601,919,000 5.4%
Staff $755 $534,657,000 4.8%
General Administration $362 $256,471,000 2.3%
School Administration $878 $621,583,000 5.5%
Operation $2,002 $1,417,924,000 12.7%
Transportation $749 $530,277,000 4.7%
Other $425 $301,210,000 2.7%
Total Support $6,022 $4,264,041,000 38.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,222 $1,573,442,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $15,823 $11,204,454,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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