Best Schools in New Orleans, LA

79 public schools · 50,016 students

2022 Data · NCES CCD

Schools

50,016

Students

32.8:1

Avg Ratio

74.4%

Free Lunch

2 Elementary1 Middle21 High

All Schools Ranked

#	School	Ratio	Enrollment	Free Lunch	Level
1	The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men	2.2:1	29	89.7%	High School
2	Living School	5.2:1	135	46.7%	High School
3	Walter L. Cohen College Prep	9.4:1	159	51.6%	Combined School
4	Noble Minds	9.8:1	106	72.6%	Elementary School
5	John F. Kennedy High School	10.1:1	584	83.9%	High School
6	Rosenwald Collegiate Academy	10.8:1	338	82.8%	High School
7	KIPP Central City	11.9:1	869	83.3%	Combined School
8	New Harmony High Institute	11.9:1	369	42.0%	High School
9	Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans	12.1:1	1,038	49.5%	Combined School
10	ReNEW Laurel Elementary	12.6:1	581	88.8%	Combined School
11	KIPP Leadership	13.0:1	894	88.4%	Combined School
12	New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	13.1:1	907	71.9%	Combined School
13	Booker T. Washington High School	13.2:1	765	87.7%	High School
14	International School of Louisiana	13.4:1	1,190	56.6%	Combined School
15	Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology	13.6:1	745	93.4%	Combined School
16	Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	13.6:1	596	71.0%	Combined School
17	Einstein Charter Middle Sch at Sarah Towles Reed	13.6:1	227	67.8%	Middle School
18	KIPP Morial	13.7:1	1,068	85.0%	Combined School
19	Elan Academy Charter School	13.7:1	368	91.8%	Combined School
20	L.B. Landry High School	13.8:1	675	97.5%	High School
21	KIPP Believe	13.9:1	767	91.5%	Combined School
22	Frederick A. Douglass High School	13.9:1	694	85.4%	High School
23	New Orleans Center for Creative Arts	13.9:1	230	41.7%	High School
24	Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech	14.3:1	853	85.2%	Combined School
25	Success @ Thurgood Marshall	14.3:1	486	75.5%	Combined School
26	ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary	14.5:1	651	82.6%	Combined School
27	New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics HS	14.5:1	579	85.3%	High School
28	McDonogh 42 Charter School	14.5:1	421	84.1%	Combined School
29	Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence	14.5:1	420	80.5%	Combined School
30	G W Carver High School	14.7:1	768	89.6%	High School
31	International High School of New Orleans	14.7:1	411	53.8%	High School
32	KIPP East	14.8:1	1,064	85.6%	Combined School
33	Homer Plessy Community School	14.9:1	779	58.8%	Combined School
34	Abramson Sci Academy	14.9:1	638	88.2%	High School
35	Foundation Preparatory Academy	14.9:1	227	96.5%	Combined School
36	YACS at Lawrence D. Crocker	15.2:1	418	93.8%	Combined School
37	Audubon Charter Gentilly	15.3:1	351	65.2%	Combined School
38	ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Elementary	15.4:1	721	88.2%	Combined School
39	Livingston Collegiate Academy	15.5:1	607	85.7%	High School
40	Benjamin Franklin High School	15.6:1	1,034	33.2%	High School
41	Audubon Charter School	15.6:1	862	40.7%	Combined School
42	Morris Jeff Community School	15.8:1	1,575	65.3%	Combined School
43	Dorothy Height Charter School	15.8:1	877	84.2%	Combined School
44	Sarah Towles Reed High School	15.9:1	377	70.6%	High School
45	Warren Easton Charter High School	16.1:1	1,112	46.0%	High School
46	Akili Academy of New Orleans	16.4:1	589	91.0%	Combined School
47	Lafayette Academy Charter School	16.7:1	577	96.7%	Combined School
48	Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview	17.2:1	722	31.0%	Combined School
49	Eleanor McMain Secondary School	17.3:1	864	76.5%	Combined School
50	Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science	17.3:1	747	97.7%	Combined School

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FAQ

How many public schools are in New Orleans, LA?

New Orleans, LA has 79 public schools with 50,016 total students.

What is the best school in New Orleans?

Based on student-teacher ratio, The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men ranks #1 in New Orleans with a ratio of 2.2:1.

What is the average student-teacher ratio in New Orleans?

The average student-teacher ratio across New Orleans schools is 32.8:1.