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Wilson Charter School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

3617 General Pershing Street, New Orleans, LA 70125 · (504) 373-6274

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

Directions
Students
601
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Wilson Charter 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 20 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts20%
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 ↗

3617 General Pershing Street, New Orleans

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten48
Grade 152
Grade 266
Grade 353
Grade 470
Grade 565
Grade 668
Grade 772
Grade 873
Enrollment over time
664’20
666’21
712’22
623’23
601’24

Down 9.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 65%Hispanic 33%Two or more races 1%White <1%Asian <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 Wilson Charter 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.