Best Schools in New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA has 336 public schools (62 high, 31 middle, 201 elementary) serving 190,192 students. On average they score 32% on state proficiency tests against a projected 30%, so schools in New Orleans meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in New Orleans, LA
The top high schools in New Orleans, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Benjamin Franklin High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Benjamin Franklin High School • Charter • Grades 9 - 12 • 1034 Students
2. Thomas Jefferson High School For Advanced Studies
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Jefferson Parish • Public • Grades 6 - 12 • 541 Students
3. Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy
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Jefferson Parish • Public • Grades 6 - 12 • 850 Students
4. Mandeville High School
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Projected Test Scores
St. Tammany Parish • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2259 Students
5. St. Amant High School
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Ascension Parish • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2411 Students
6. Belle Chasse High School
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Plaquemines Parish • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 959 Students
7. New Orleans Center For Creative Arts
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New Orleans Center For Creative Arts • Public • Grades 9 - 13 • 230 Students
8. Northshore High School
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St. Tammany Parish • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1681 Students
9. Destrehan High School
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St. Charles Parish • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1482 Students
10. Central Lafourche High School
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Projected Test Scores
Lafourche Parish • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1360 Students
Best Middle Schools in New Orleans, LA
The top middle schools in New Orleans, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Sixth Ward Middle School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Lafourche Parish • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 271 Students
2. Madisonville Junior High School
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St. Tammany Parish • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 655 Students
3. Belle Chasse Middle School
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Plaquemines Parish • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 721 Students
4. Little Oak Middle School
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St. Tammany Parish • Public • Grades 4 - 6 • 929 Students
5. Lockport Middle School
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Lafourche Parish • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 376 Students
6. Harry M. Hurst Middle School
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St. Charles Parish • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 760 Students
7. J.b. Martin Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
St. Charles Parish • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 772 Students
8. St. Amant Middle School
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Ascension Parish • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 556 Students
9. Boyet Junior High School
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St. Tammany Parish • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 725 Students
10. Golden Meadow Middle School
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Lafourche Parish • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 341 Students
Best Elementary Schools in New Orleans, LA
The top elementary schools in New Orleans, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Metairie Academy For Advanced Studies
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Jefferson Parish • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 368 Students
2. Airline Park Academy For Advanced Studies
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Jefferson Parish • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 418 Students
3. Gretna No. 2 Academy For Advanced Studies
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Jefferson Parish • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 357 Students
4. Lake Forest Elementary Charter School
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Lake Forest Elementary Charter School • Charter • Grades KG - 8 • 596 Students
5. Ray St. Pierre Academy For Advanced Studies
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Jefferson Parish • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 336 Students
6. Ruppel Academie Francaise
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Jefferson Parish • Public • Grades Pre K - 8 • 230 Students
7. Bayou Boeuf Elementary School
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Lafourche Parish • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 216 Students
8. Belle Chasse Elementary School
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Projected Test Scores
Plaquemines Parish • Public • Grades 2 - 4 • 579 Students
9. Belle Chasse Academy
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Projected Test Scores
Belle Chasse Academy • Charter • Grades Pre K - 8 • 893 Students
10. Norco Elementary School
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St. Charles Parish • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 530 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in New Orleans, LA
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
New Orleans, LA has a total population of 1,007,275 with 25% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 87%, and 33% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in New Orleans, LA
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood New Orleans, LA.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
36.30 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
5.74 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
30.56 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in New Orleans, LA.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for New Orleans, LA.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit New Orleans, LA Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in New Orleans, LA
How many schools are in New Orleans, LA?
New Orleans, LA has 336 public schools: 62 high schools, 31 middle schools and 201 elementary schools, serving 190,192 students in total.
How do schools in New Orleans perform on state tests?
On average, 336 schools in New Orleans score 32% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 30%, so on average schools in New Orleans meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in New Orleans?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 34%
- Projected: 30%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 31%
- Projected: 28%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 20%
- Projected: 24%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 34%
- Projected: 33%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 30%
- Projected: 29%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 26%
- Projected: 25%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 21%
- Projected: 26%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 34%
- Projected: 30%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 36%
- Projected: 30%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 35%
- Projected: 36%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
Every school in New Orleans
32 of 79 schools in New Orleans carry a SchoolGrade (47 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 6B: 2C: 11D: 8F: 5
All 79 public schools we grade in New Orleans. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
All schools, A to Z (79)
- Abramson Sci Academy
- Akili Academy Of New Orleans
- Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School
- Arthur Ashe Charter School
- Audubon Charter Gentilly
- Audubon Charter School
- Benjamin Franklin Elem Math And Science
- Benjamin Franklin High School
- Booker T Washington High School
- Bricolage Academy
- Dorothy Height Charter School
- Dr Martin Luther King Charter School For Sci Tech
- Dwight D Eisenhower Charter School
- Edna Karr High School
- Edward Hynes Charter School Lakeview
- Edward Hynes Charter School Uno
- Einstein Charter At Sherwood Forest
- Einstein Charter Middle Sch At Sarah Towles Reed
- Einstein Charter School At Village De Lest
- Elan Academy Charter School
- Eleanor Mcmain Secondary School
- Encore Academy
- Esperanza Charter School
- Fannie C Williams Charter School
- Foundation Preparatory Academy
- Frederick A Douglass High School
- G W Carver High School
- Harriet Tubman Charter School
- Homer Plessy Community School
- Hynes Parkview
- International High School Of New Orleans
- International School Of Louisiana
- John F Kennedy High School
- Kipp Believe
- Kipp Central City
- Kipp East
- Kipp Leadership
- Kipp Morial
- Lafayette Academy Charter School
- Lake Forest Elementary Charter School
- Langston Hughes Charter Academy
- Lb Landry High School
- Living School
- Livingston Collegiate Academy
- Lycee Francais De La Nouvelle Orleans
- Martin Behrman Charter
- Mary Bethune Elementary Literaturetechnology
- Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School
- Mcdonogh 42 Charter School
- Mildred Osborne Charter School
- Morris Jeff Community School
- New Harmony High Institute
- New Orleans Accelerated High School
- New Orleans Center For Creative Arts
- New Orleans Charter Science And Mathematics HS
- New Orleans Military And Maritime Academy
- Noble Minds
- Opportunities Academy
- Phillis Wheatley Community School
- Pierre A Capdau Charter School
- Renew Dolores T Aaron Elementary
- Renew Laurel Elementary
- Renew Schaumburg Elementary
- Robert Russa Moton Charter School
- Rooted School
- Rosenwald Collegiate Academy
- Samuel J Green Charter School
- Sarah Towles Reed High School
- Sophie B Wright Institute Of Academic Excellence
- Success At Thurgood Marshall
- The Delores Taylor Arthur School For Young Men
- The Net 2 Charter High School
- The Net Charter High School
- The Willow School
- Travis Hill School
- Walter L Cohen College Prep
- Warren Easton Charter High School
- Wilson Charter School
- Yacs At Lawrence D Crocker
Private schools (41)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- Academy Of The Sacred Heart
- Auntie B Preschool & Kindergarten
- Bishop Mcmanus Academy
- Cabrini High School
- Calvary Baptist School
- Cathedral Montessori School
- Christian Brothers School
- Crescent City Montessori School
- De La Salle High School
- Ecole Bilingue De La Nouvelle Orleans
- Holy Cross School
- Holy Name Of Jesus School
- Hype Academy
- Lake Castle Private School
- Life Of Christ Christian Academy
- Light City Christian Academy
- Louise S Mcgehee School
- Mcmillian's First Steps Cdc / Academy
- Mount Carmel Academy
- Raphael Academy
- Resurrection Of Our Lord
- St Alphonsus School
- St Andrew's Episcopal School
- St Augustine High School
- St Benedict The Moor School
- St Dominic School
- St Georges Episcopal School
- St Joan Of Arc Roman Catholic School
- St John Lutheran School
- St Katharine Drexel Preparatory School
- St Leo The Great School
- St Mary's Academy
- St Marys Dominican High School
- St Michael Special School
- St Paul's Episcopal School
- St Stephen Catholic School
- The Chartwell Center
- The Good Shepherd Nativity Mission School
- Trinity Episcopal School
- University Montessori School
- Ursuline Academy High School
Neighborhoods and places within New Orleans (49)
- Audubon
- Bayou St John
- Behrman
- Broadmoor
- Bywater
- Central Business District
- Central City
- Dillard
- East Carollton
- Elmwood
- Fairgrounds
- Fillmore
- French Quarter
- Gentilly Terrace
- Gentilly Woods
- Gert Town
- Holly Grove
- Holy Cross
- Irish Channel
- Lake Shore
- Lake Terrace And Oaks
- Lakeview
- Lakewood
- Leonidas
- Little Woods
- Lower 9th Ward
- Lower Garden District
- Marlyville
- Mid City
- Milan
- Milneburg
- New Aurora
- Old Aurora
- Pines Village
- Plum Orchard
- Read Blvd East
- Read Blvd West
- Saint Anthony
- Saint Claude
- Saint Roch
- Seventh Ward
- Tall Timbers
- Treme Lafitte
- Tulane Gravier
- Uptown
- Village De Lest
- West End
- West Lake Forest
- West Riverside