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Foundation Preparatory Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

3121 St. Bernard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70130 · (504) 434-0521

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

Directions
Students
274
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Foundation Preparatory Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 33% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
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 ↗

3121 St. Bernard Ave., New Orleans

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten20
Grade 124
Grade 221
Grade 338
Grade 429
Grade 530
Grade 646
Grade 733
Grade 833
Enrollment over time
206’20
152’21
227’22
222’23
274’24

Up 33% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 76%Hispanic 23%White <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Foundation Preparatory Academy 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.