Lowest Student–Teacher Ratio in New Orleans (2025)
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 63 schools in New Orleans, Louisiana. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Louisiana.
- 175Elan Academy Charter SchoolNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.9
- 255Martin Behrman Charter Acad of Creative Arts & SciNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.7
- 369Walter L. Cohen High SchoolNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 10.3
- 460Homer Plessy Community SchoolNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.3
- 546L.B. Landry High SchoolNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 10.3
- 661Samuel J. Green Charter SchoolNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.6
- 761Audubon Charter GentillyNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.9
- 863New Orleans Military & Maritime AcademyNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 11.1
- 972New Harmony High InstituteNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 11.3
- 1046Harriet Tubman Charter SchoolNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.3
- 1161Esperanza Charter SchoolNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.7
- 1262KIPP Central CityNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.8
- 1359Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/TechnologyNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.8
- 1437ReNEW Laurel ElementaryNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.9
- 1554KIPP MorialNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.0
- 1658Livingston Collegiate AcademyNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 12.2
- 1756International High School of New OrleansNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 12.3
- 1845The Leah Chase SchoolNew Orleans · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.3
- 1960KIPP EastNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.4
- 2049KIPP BelieveNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.5
- 2161Abramson Sci AcademyNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 12.6
- 2245Success @ Thurgood MarshallNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.6
- 2351Phillis Wheatley Community SchoolNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.7
- 2445KIPP LeadershipNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.7
- 2562Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and ScienceNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.2
- 2654Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter SchoolNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.2
- 2747Einstein Charter at Sherwood ForestNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.2
- 2880Edward Hynes Charter School - LakeviewNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.3
- 2966Edward Hynes Charter School - UNONew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.4
- 3035ReNEW Robert Russa Moton Lakefront ElementaryNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.4
- 3140Mildred Osborne Charter SchoolNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.5
- 3244Einstein Charter School at Village De L'EstNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.6
- 3334McDonogh 35 Senior High SchoolNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 13.7
- 3430ReNEW Schaumburg ElementaryNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.7
- 3559New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics HSNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 13.9
- 3685Audubon Charter SchoolNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.0
- 3751G W Carver High SchoolNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 14.0
- 3849Langston Hughes Charter AcademyNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.1
- 3928Young Audiences at Crocker ElementaryNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.2
- 4056Eleanor McMain Secondary SchoolNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 14.4
- 4147Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M SchoolNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.5
- 4256Edna Karr High SchoolNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 14.6
- 4354Frederick A. Douglass High SchoolNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 14.6
- 4480International School of LouisianaNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.7
- 4550Booker T. Washington High SchoolNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 14.8
- 4649Einstein Charter Middle Sch at Sarah Towles ReedNew Orleans · Charter MiddleStudents per teacher: 14.8
- 4740Edward Hynes Charter School - ParkviewNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.8
- 4829John F. Kennedy High SchoolNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 14.8
- 4948Dorothy Height Charter SchoolNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.9
- 5076Lake Forest Elementary Charter SchoolNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.0
- 5171Alice M Harte Elementary Charter SchoolNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.1
- 5241Rooted SchoolNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 15.2
- 5353Arthur Ashe Charter SchoolNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.3
- 5453Sarah Towles Reed High SchoolNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 15.3
- 5558Wilson Charter SchoolNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.4
- 5642ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron ElementaryNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.4
- 5786Benjamin Franklin High SchoolNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 15.5
- 5840Fannie C. Williams Charter SchoolNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.6
- 5967Bricolage AcademyNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.8
- 6024Foundation Preparatory AcademyNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.1
- 6141Noble MindsNew Orleans · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.0
- 6228Warren Easton Charter High SchoolNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 17.5
- 6354Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic ExcellenceNew Orleans · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 18.4
| # | School | Sector | Students per teacher | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elan Academy Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 7.9 | 75.0 Top 25% | 90% Math proficiency | 436 |
| 2 | Martin Behrman Charter Acad of Creative Arts & Sci New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 8.7 | 54.7 Top 50% | 46% Math proficiency | 756 |
| 3 | Walter L. Cohen High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13 | Charter | 10.3 | 69.1 Top 25% | 82% Math proficiency | 413 |
| 4 | Homer Plessy Community School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 10.3 | 59.6 Top 50% | 68.9% Free/reduced-price lunch | 781 |
| 5 | L.B. Landry High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13 | Charter | 10.3 | 45.9 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 555 |
| 6 | Samuel J. Green Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 10.6 | 61.4 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 507 |
| 7 | Audubon Charter Gentilly New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Charter | 10.9 | 60.6 Top 50% | 65.6% Free/reduced-price lunch | 448 |
| 8 | New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy New Orleans · High · Grades 8–12 | Charter | 11.1 | 62.8 Top 50% | 56% Math proficiency | 945 |
| 9 | New Harmony High Institute New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13 | Charter | 11.3 | 72.4 Top 25% | 69.5% Math proficiency | 328 |
| 10 | Harriet Tubman Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 11.3 | 45.5 Lower 50% | 39% Math proficiency | 901 |
| 11 | Esperanza Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 11.7 | 60.8 Top 50% | 62.1% Free/reduced-price lunch | 538 |
| 12 | KIPP Central City New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 11.8 | 61.5 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 817 |
| 13 | Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 11.8 | 59.4 Top 50% | 53% Math proficiency | 659 |
| 14 | ReNEW Laurel Elementary New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 11.9 | 37.3 Lower 50% | 36% Math proficiency | 641 |
| 15 | KIPP Morial New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 12.0 | 53.5 Top 50% | 53% Math proficiency | 951 |
| 16 | Livingston Collegiate Academy New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13 | Charter | 12.2 | 58.2 Top 50% | 67% Math proficiency | 575 |
| 17 | International High School of New Orleans New Orleans · High · Grades 9–12 | Charter | 12.3 | 56.3 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 380 |
| 18 | The Leah Chase School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 12.3 | 44.6 Lower 50% | 83.3% Free/reduced-price lunch | 294 |
| 19 | KIPP East New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 12.4 | 60.1 Top 50% | 70% Math proficiency | 921 |
| 20 | KIPP Believe New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 12.5 | 49.4 Lower 50% | 48% Math proficiency | 710 |
| 21 | Abramson Sci Academy New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13 | Charter | 12.6 | 60.9 Top 50% | 77% Math proficiency | 655 |
| 22 | Success @ Thurgood Marshall New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 12.6 | 44.7 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 490 |
| 23 | Phillis Wheatley Community School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 12.7 | 51.2 Top 50% | 51% Math proficiency | 777 |
| 24 | KIPP Leadership New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 12.7 | 44.5 Lower 50% | 41% Math proficiency | 890 |
| 25 | Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 13.2 | 62.0 Top 50% | 66% Math proficiency | 739 |
| 26 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 13.2 | 53.5 Top 50% | 51% Math proficiency | 596 |
| 27 | Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Charter | 13.2 | 47.0 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 342 |
| 28 | Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Charter | 13.3 | 79.8 Top 25% | 23.5% Free/reduced-price lunch | 690 |
| 29 | Edward Hynes Charter School - UNO New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Charter | 13.4 | 65.8 Top 50% | 46.1% Free/reduced-price lunch | 577 |
| 30 | ReNEW Robert Russa Moton Lakefront Elementary New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 13.4 | 34.7 Lower 50% | 91.8% Free/reduced-price lunch | 429 |
| 31 | Mildred Osborne Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 13.5 | 39.5 Lower 50% | 84.1% Free/reduced-price lunch | 850 |
| 32 | Einstein Charter School at Village De L'Est New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Charter | 13.6 | 44.3 Lower 50% | 41% Math proficiency | 409 |
| 33 | McDonogh 35 Senior High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13 | Charter | 13.7 | 33.7 Lower 50% | 85.4% Free/reduced-price lunch | 851 |
| 34 | ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 13.7 | 30.0 Lower 50% | 33% Math proficiency | 683 |
| 35 | New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics HS New Orleans · High · Grades 9–12 | Charter | 13.9 | 59.1 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 627 |
| 36 | Audubon Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 14.0 | 84.6 Top 10% | 76% Math proficiency | 937 |
| 37 | G W Carver High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13 | Charter | 14.0 | 51.2 Top 50% | 62% Math proficiency | 771 |
| 38 | Langston Hughes Charter Academy New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 14.1 | 48.5 Lower 50% | 49% Math proficiency | 791 |
| 39 | Young Audiences at Crocker Elementary New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 14.2 | 27.9 Lower 50% | 96.5% Free/reduced-price lunch | 510 |
| 40 | Eleanor McMain Secondary School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13 | Charter | 14.4 | 56.2 Top 50% | 58% Math proficiency | 690 |
| 41 | Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 14.5 | 46.9 Lower 50% | 48% Math proficiency | 565 |
| 42 | Edna Karr High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–12 | Charter | 14.6 | 56.0 Top 50% | 55% Math proficiency | 1,097 |
| 43 | Frederick A. Douglass High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13 | Charter | 14.6 | 53.8 Top 50% | 62% Math proficiency | 658 |
| 44 | International School of Louisiana New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Charter | 14.7 | 80.2 Top 10% | 76% Math proficiency | 1,074 |
| 45 | Booker T. Washington High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13 | Charter | 14.8 | 50.3 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 532 |
| 46 | Einstein Charter Middle Sch at Sarah Towles Reed New Orleans · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Charter | 14.8 | 48.5 Lower 50% | 46% Math proficiency | 267 |
| 47 | Edward Hynes Charter School - Parkview New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Charter | 14.8 | 40.0 Lower 50% | 74.3% Free/reduced-price lunch | 490 |
| 48 | John F. Kennedy High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–12 | Charter | 14.8 | 28.8 Lower 50% | 88.4% Free/reduced-price lunch | 665 |
| 49 | Dorothy Height Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 14.9 | 47.7 Lower 50% | 51% Math proficiency | 878 |
| 50 | Lake Forest Elementary Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Charter | 15.0 | 76.0 Top 25% | 98% Math proficiency | 691 |
| 51 | Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 15.1 | 70.8 Top 25% | 75% Math proficiency | 725 |
| 52 | Rooted School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13 | Charter | 15.2 | 40.6 Lower 50% | 63.2% Free/reduced-price lunch | 152 |
| 53 | Arthur Ashe Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Charter | 15.3 | 53.0 Top 50% | 55% Math proficiency | 778 |
| 54 | Sarah Towles Reed High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13 | Charter | 15.3 | 52.5 Top 50% | 62% Math proficiency | 397 |
| 55 | Wilson Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 15.4 | 57.8 Top 50% | 64% Math proficiency | 601 |
| 56 | ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Elementary New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 15.4 | 42.1 Lower 50% | 46% Math proficiency | 738 |
| 57 | Benjamin Franklin High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–12 | Charter | 15.5 | 86.4 Top 5% | 97.5% Math proficiency | 1,056 |
| 58 | Fannie C. Williams Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 15.6 | 40.0 Lower 50% | 49% Math proficiency | 485 |
| 59 | Bricolage Academy New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Charter | 15.8 | 66.8 Top 50% | 75% Math proficiency | 965 |
| 60 | Foundation Preparatory Academy New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Charter | 16.1 | 24.2 Lower 50% | 90.9% Free/reduced-price lunch | 274 |
| 61 | Noble Minds New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Charter | 17.0 | 41.3 Lower 50% | 24.5% Math proficiency | 153 |
| 62 | Warren Easton Charter High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13 | Charter | 17.5 | 27.5 Lower 50% | 74.8% Free/reduced-price lunch | 1,138 |
| 63 | Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence New Orleans · High · Grades 6–13 | Charter | 18.4 | 53.5 Top 50% | 67% Math proficiency | 534 |
Elan Academy Charter School in New Orleans leads the 2025 list of lowest student–teacher ratio in New Orleans with Students per teacher 7.9. Of the 63 schools shown, 62 are charter, 1 are public.
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What is the best ratio school in New Orleans?
Elan Academy Charter School in New Orleans, Louisiana ranks first among lowest student–teacher ratio in New Orleans with Students per teacher 7.9 (Enrollment: 436).
How are lowest student–teacher ratio in New Orleans ranked?
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.
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No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.