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Benjamin Franklin High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Charter

2001 Leon C Simon Drive, New Orleans, LA 70122 · (504) 286-2600

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

Directions
Students
1,056
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Benjamin Franklin High School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 62 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 58 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency91%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts98%
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 ↗

2001 Leon C Simon Drive, New Orleans

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9281
Grade 10254
Grade 11274
Grade 12247
Enrollment over time
1,017’20
1,008’21
1,034’22
1,056’23
1,056’24

Up 3.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 39%Black 29%Asian 16%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 6%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 Benjamin Franklin 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.