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Langston Hughes Charter Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

3519 Trafalgar Street, New Orleans, LA 70119 · (504) 554-2940

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

Directions
Students
791
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Langston Hughes Charter Academy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts18%
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 ↗

3519 Trafalgar Street, New Orleans

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten75
Grade 169
Grade 284
Grade 386
Grade 479
Grade 588
Grade 688
Grade 789
Grade 893
Enrollment over time
804’20
725’21
796’22
820’23
791’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 88%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 2%White 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Langston Hughes Charter Academy 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.