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Phillis Wheatley Community School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

2300 Dumaine St., New Orleans, LA 70119 · (504) 373-6205

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

Directions
Students
777
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Phillis Wheatley Community School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts17%
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 ↗

2300 Dumaine St., New Orleans

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten74
Grade 179
Grade 277
Grade 388
Grade 481
Grade 583
Grade 687
Grade 778
Grade 891
Enrollment over time
831’20
765’21
812’22
832’23
777’24

Down 6.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 70%Hispanic 27%Two or more races 3%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 Phillis Wheatley Community School 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.