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Young Audiences Charter School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

1407 Virgil Street, Gretna, LA 70113 · (504) 717-1200

Gretna’s School Grade B better than 57% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
1,077
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Young Audiences Charter School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 11.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts26%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1407 Virgil Street, Gretna

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K29
Kindergarten89
Grade 1101
Grade 282
Grade 3103
Grade 4105
Grade 596
Grade 6162
Grade 7159
Grade 8151
Enrollment over time
1,223’20
1,178’21
1,073’22
1,087’23
1,077’24

Down 11.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 70%Hispanic 18%White 9%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Young Audiences Charter School from Gretna families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Gretna’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.