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KIPP Believe

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

3815 St. Bernard St., New Orleans, LA 70122 · (504) 304-8857

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

Directions
Students
710
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about KIPP Believe

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts16%
State average 40.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

3815 St. Bernard St., New Orleans

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K16
Kindergarten52
Grade 170
Grade 281
Grade 372
Grade 480
Grade 586
Grade 686
Grade 781
Grade 886
Enrollment over time
710’20
706’21
767’22
759’23
710’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 91%Hispanic 7%White <1%Two or more races <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 KIPP Believe 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.