Largest Schools in New Orleans (2025)

Schools with the highest enrollment. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 65 schools in New Orleans, Louisiana. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Louisiana.

#	School	Sector	Enrollment	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Warren Easton Charter High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13	Charter	1,138	27.5 Lower 50%	74.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	1,138
2	Edna Karr High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	1,097	56.0 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	1,097
3	International School of Louisiana New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	1,074	80.2 Top 10%	76% Math proficiency	1,074
4	Benjamin Franklin High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	1,056	86.4 Top 5%	97.5% Math proficiency	1,056
5	Bricolage Academy New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	965	66.8 Top 50%	75% Math proficiency	965
6	KIPP Morial New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	951	53.5 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	951
7	New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy New Orleans · High · Grades 8–12	Charter	945	62.8 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	945
8	Audubon Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	937	84.6 Top 10%	76% Math proficiency	937
9	KIPP East New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	921	60.1 Top 50%	70% Math proficiency	921
10	Harriet Tubman Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	901	45.5 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	901
11	KIPP Leadership New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	890	44.5 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	890
12	Dorothy Height Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	878	47.7 Lower 50%	51% Math proficiency	878
13	McDonogh 35 Senior High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13	Charter	851	33.7 Lower 50%	85.4% Free/reduced-price lunch	851
14	Mildred Osborne Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	850	39.5 Lower 50%	84.1% Free/reduced-price lunch	850
15	KIPP Central City New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	817	61.5 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	817
16	Langston Hughes Charter Academy New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	791	48.5 Lower 50%	49% Math proficiency	791
17	Homer Plessy Community School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	781	59.6 Top 50%	68.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	781
18	Arthur Ashe Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	778	53.0 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	778
19	Phillis Wheatley Community School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	777	51.2 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	777
20	G W Carver High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13	Charter	771	51.2 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	771
21	Martin Behrman Charter Acad of Creative Arts & Sci New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	756	54.7 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	756
22	Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	739	62.0 Top 50%	66% Math proficiency	739
23	ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Elementary New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	738	42.1 Lower 50%	46% Math proficiency	738
24	Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	725	70.8 Top 25%	75% Math proficiency	725
25	KIPP Believe New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	710	49.4 Lower 50%	48% Math proficiency	710
26	Lake Forest Elementary Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	691	76.0 Top 25%	98% Math proficiency	691
27	Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	690	79.8 Top 25%	23.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	690
28	Eleanor McMain Secondary School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13	Charter	690	56.2 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	690
29	ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	683	30.0 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	683
30	John F. Kennedy High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	665	28.8 Lower 50%	88.4% Free/reduced-price lunch	665
31	Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	659	59.4 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	659
32	Frederick A. Douglass High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13	Charter	658	53.8 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	658
33	Abramson Sci Academy New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13	Charter	655	60.9 Top 50%	77% Math proficiency	655
34	ReNEW Laurel Elementary New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	641	37.3 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	641
35	New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics HS New Orleans · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	627	59.1 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	627
36	Wilson Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	601	57.8 Top 50%	64% Math proficiency	601
37	Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	596	53.5 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	596
38	Edward Hynes Charter School - UNO New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	577	65.8 Top 50%	46.1% Free/reduced-price lunch	577
39	Livingston Collegiate Academy New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13	Charter	575	58.2 Top 50%	67% Math proficiency	575
40	Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	565	46.9 Lower 50%	48% Math proficiency	565
41	L.B. Landry High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13	Charter	555	45.9 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	555
42	Esperanza Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	538	60.8 Top 50%	62.1% Free/reduced-price lunch	538
43	Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence New Orleans · High · Grades 6–13	Charter	534	53.5 Top 50%	67% Math proficiency	534
44	Booker T. Washington High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13	Charter	532	50.3 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	532
45	Young Audiences at Crocker Elementary New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	510	27.9 Lower 50%	96.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	510
46	Samuel J. Green Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	507	61.4 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	507
47	Success @ Thurgood Marshall New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	490	44.7 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	490
48	Edward Hynes Charter School - Parkview New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	490	40.0 Lower 50%	74.3% Free/reduced-price lunch	490
49	Fannie C. Williams Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	485	40.0 Lower 50%	49% Math proficiency	485
50	Audubon Charter Gentilly New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	448	60.6 Top 50%	65.6% Free/reduced-price lunch	448
51	Elan Academy Charter School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	436	75.0 Top 25%	90% Math proficiency	436
52	ReNEW Robert Russa Moton Lakefront Elementary New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	429	34.7 Lower 50%	91.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	429
53	Walter L. Cohen High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13	Charter	413	69.1 Top 25%	82% Math proficiency	413
54	Einstein Charter School at Village De L'Est New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Charter	409	44.3 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	409
55	Sarah Towles Reed High School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13	Charter	397	52.5 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	397
56	International High School of New Orleans New Orleans · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	380	56.3 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	380
57	Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest New Orleans · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Charter	342	47.0 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	342
58	New Harmony High Institute New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13	Charter	328	72.4 Top 25%	69.5% Math proficiency	328
59	The Leah Chase School New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	294	44.6 Lower 50%	83.3% Free/reduced-price lunch	294
60	Foundation Preparatory Academy New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	274	24.2 Lower 50%	90.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	274
61	Einstein Charter Middle Sch at Sarah Towles Reed New Orleans · Middle · Grades 6–8	Charter	267	48.5 Lower 50%	46% Math proficiency	267
62	Noble Minds New Orleans · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	153	41.3 Lower 50%	24.5% Math proficiency	153
63	Rooted School New Orleans · High · Grades 9–13	Charter	152	40.6 Lower 50%	63.2% Free/reduced-price lunch	152
64	Opportunities Academy New Orleans · High · Grades 12–12	Charter	93	27.8 Lower 50%	98.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	93
65	The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men New Orleans · High · Grades 8–12	Charter	77	31.2 Lower 50%	92.2% Free/reduced-price lunch	77

Warren Easton Charter High School in New Orleans leads the 2025 list of largest schools in New Orleans with Enrollment 1,138. Of the 65 schools shown, 64 are charter, 1 are public.

For the full picture see the wider Louisiana largest schools rankings, every school on the New Orleans page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best largest school in New Orleans?

Warren Easton Charter High School in New Orleans, Louisiana ranks first among largest schools in New Orleans with Enrollment 1,138 (Enrollment: 1,138).

How are largest schools in New Orleans ranked?

Schools with the highest enrollment. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

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.