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New Orleans Center for Creative Arts

PublicHighGrades 9–13Special Education School

2800 Chartres St., New Orleans, LA 70117 · (504) 940-2787 · Part of New Orleans Center for Creative Arts

New Orleans’ School Grade D− better than 4% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
224
Students per teacher
3:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Setting
City
Grades
9–13
The gist

What stands out about New Orleans Center for Creative Arts

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 42 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 3 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 40.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2800 Chartres St., New Orleans

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 954
Grade 1055
Grade 1158
Grade 1256
Grade 131
Enrollment over time
241’20
238’21
230’22
227’23
224’24

Down 7.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 41%White 37%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about New Orleans Center for Creative Arts from New Orleans 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; New Orleans’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.