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KIPP East

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

6519 Virgilian St, New Orleans, LA 70126 · (504) 301-2964

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

Directions
Students
921
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about KIPP East

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 20.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts23%
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

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6519 Virgilian St, New Orleans

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K57
Kindergarten96
Grade 190
Grade 292
Grade 396
Grade 495
Grade 596
Grade 6100
Grade 797
Grade 8102
Enrollment over time
763’20
696’21
1,064’22
1,030’23
921’24

Up 20.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 90%Hispanic 9%Two or more races <1%White <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 East 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.