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Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

2401 Humanity Street, New Orleans, LA 70122 · (504) 324-7076

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

Directions
Students
659
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 40.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2401 Humanity Street, New Orleans

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten66
Grade 174
Grade 273
Grade 376
Grade 472
Grade 566
Grade 664
Grade 763
Grade 869
Enrollment over time
711’20
665’21
745’22
745’23
659’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 97%Hispanic 2%Two or more races <1%White <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology 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.