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Edna Karr High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Charter

4400 General Meyer Ave, New Orleans, LA 70131 · (504) 302-7135

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

Directions
Students
1,097
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Edna Karr High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts31%
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 ↗

4400 General Meyer Ave, New Orleans

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9284
Grade 10272
Grade 11277
Grade 12264
Enrollment over time
1,087’20
1,089’21
1,134’22
1,131’23
1,097’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 88%Hispanic 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Two or more races 3%White <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Edna Karr High 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.