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KIPP Central City

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

2514 Third Street, New Orleans, LA 70113 · (504) 373-6290

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

Directions
Students
817
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about KIPP Central City

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

2514 Third Street, New Orleans

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten71
Grade 190
Grade 292
Grade 3101
Grade 477
Grade 575
Grade 684
Grade 793
Grade 898
Enrollment over time
884’20
822’21
869’22
891’23
817’24

Down 7.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 84%Hispanic 14%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 Central City 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.