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The Willow School

PublicOtherGrades K–12Charter

5624 Freret Street, New Orleans, LA 70115 · (504) 304-3960

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

Directions
Students
2,225
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Setting
City
Grades
K–12
The gist

What stands out about The Willow School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 51 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 49 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 18.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency80%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts89%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5624 Freret Street, New Orleans

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten131
Grade 1130
Grade 2128
Grade 3153
Grade 4154
Grade 5207
Grade 6171
Grade 7163
Grade 8201
Grade 9215
Grade 10198
Grade 11176
Grade 12198
Enrollment over time
1,883’20
1,917’21
1,954’22
2,120’23
2,225’24

Up 18.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Black 23%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 8%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about The Willow 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.