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Elan Academy Charter School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

6501 Berkley Dr., New Orleans, LA 70131 · (504) 619-9720

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

Students
436
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Elan Academy Charter School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 64.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts27%
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).

6501 Berkley Dr., New Orleans

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K21
Kindergarten51
Grade 152
Grade 246
Grade 351
Grade 444
Grade 548
Grade 651
Grade 747
Grade 825
Enrollment over time
265’20
305’21
368’22
437’23
436’24

Up 64.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 87%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 3%White 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Elan Academy 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.