Elementary · Louisiana

Esperanza Charter School

CharterFree meals for all

Esperanza Charter School, a public elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana: grades pre-k–8, 538 students, 11.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Esperanza Charter School.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
538
Teachers (FTE)
46.2
Students per teacher
11.6
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 77% of elementary schools in Louisiana

Median 13.3 · 699 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 82% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 69% of elementary schools in Louisiana

Median 429 · 700 schools compared

Larger than 72% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Louisiana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Louisiana: 43%

20%proficient

−2.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 89% of elementary schools in Louisiana

Median 39% · 639 elementary schools compared

328 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Louisiana: 33%

16%proficient

−2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of elementary schools in Louisiana

Median 31% · 639 elementary schools compared

328 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
Type
Charter school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Large city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Esperanza Charter School.

Location

Address
4407 S Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone
(504)373-6272
City or town
New Orleans

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Success @ Thurgood MarshallCharterFree meals for all
Pre-K–849012.533%22%
K–529411.825%9.0%
Pre-K–535613.095%98%
Phillis Wheatley Community SchoolCharterFree meals for all
Pre-K–877712.623%17%
Pre-K–896515.841%22%
Wilson Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all
Pre-K–860115.333%23%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 220032302496