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Esperanza Charter School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

4407 S Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119 · (504) 373-6272

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

Directions
Students
538
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Esperanza 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 25 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts15%
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 ↗

4407 S Carrollton Ave, New Orleans

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten61
Grade 152
Grade 254
Grade 354
Grade 457
Grade 554
Grade 651
Grade 755
Grade 861
Enrollment over time
516’20
538’21
562’22
566’23
538’24

Up 4.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 60%Black 37%White 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <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 Esperanza 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.