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Orleans Parish: Schools & Testing

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Below is selected data for the entire Orleans Parish school district. At the bottom of this page, we link to the LA Dept of Education web site where you can find this data for individual schools.

Students

Definitions and source links

Students in public schools (2003-2004)
  Orleans Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
Total students
  67,922
  727,316
na
Per pupil expenditure
  $7,296
  $7,248
na
Racial & ethnic diversity      
   Black or African American
  93.5%
  47.7%
na
  White
  3.4%
  48.5%
na
  Asian
  1.9%
  1.3%
na
  American Indian
  0.1%
  0.7%
na
  Hispanic
  1.1%
  1.8%
na

Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 155th Annual Financial and Statistical Report 2003-2004. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available

Students receiving free & reduced lunch is an inexact measure of poverty. This is because there is no universally applied method for assuring that all eligible children receive the benefit nor that all children who receive the benefit are eligible. Nonetheless, school lunch data is considered the best measurement available to estimate the percent of low-income children in a school district.

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Low-income students (2003-2004)
 Orleans Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
Total students
  67,922
  727,316
na
  Students on free/reduced lunch
  75.5%
  61.5%
na

Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available

Classes

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Class sizes in public schools (2003-2004)
 Orleans Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
1-20 students
  34.7%
  48.6%
na
21-26 students
  31.0%
  34.3%
na
27-33 students
  33.7%
  17.0%
na
34 or more
  0.6%
  0.1%
na
Core classes in public schools (2003-2004)
 Orleans Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
Core classes taught by highly qualified teachers
  84.1%
  90.5%
na

Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available

Attendance

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Attendance in public schools (2003-2004)
 Orleans Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
School attendance
  92.8%
  93.8%
na
Suspended (in school) 
  0.4%
  10.1%
na
Suspended (out of school)
  18.7%
  11.6%
na
Expelled (in school)
  0.1%
  0.5%
na
Expelled (out of school)
  0.5%
  0.4%
na
2002-03 Dropouts grades 9-12
  11.0%
  7.0%
na

Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available

Faculty and staff

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Faculty & staff
 Orleans Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
Number of Faculty(2003-2004)
  4,857
  56,280
na
   Faculty with a Master's Degree or Higher
  32.8%
  36.6%
na
Average salary of all full-time teachers(2003-2004)
  $38,251
  $37,918
na
Racial & ethnic diversity of full-time faculty/staff (2003-2004)      
   Total full time faculty/staff
  8,897
  101,675
na
   Black or African American
  81.7%
  34.7%
na
  White
  16.6%
  64.2%
na
  Asian
  0.8%
  0.3%
na
  American Indian
  0.0%
  0.2%
na
  Hispanic
  0.9%
  0.6%
na

Source citation (Faculty / Degree): LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Source citation (Salary & Diversity): LA Dept of Education. 155th Annual Financial and Statistical Report 2003-2004. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available

District-wide School Performance Labels

What do School Peformance Labels mean? Schools are assigned Performance Labels based on an annual School Performance Score (SPS). The SPS reflects student-level LEAP 21/GEE 21 tests, Iowa Tests, attendance and dropout rates. Louisiana's goal is for all schools to have Performance Labels of Four Stars or higher (SPS of 120.0 or higher) by the year 2014.

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Performance Labels (public schools) (2003-2004)
 Orleans Parish
  Louisiana
 United
States
Total schools rated
  117
  1,365
na
   Five Stars (SPS 140.0 or above)
  0.9%
  0.6%
na
  Four Stars (SPS 120.0-139.9)
  1.7%
  2.9%
na
   Three Stars (SPS 100.0-119.9)
  6.0%
  19.5%
na
  Two Stars (SPS 80.0-99.9)
  4.3%
  33.3%
na
  One Star (SPS 60.0-79.9)
  13.7%
  27.0%
na
  Academic Warning (SPS 45.0-59.9)
  26.5%
  11.0%
na
  Academically Unacceptable (SPS below 45)
  46.9%
  5.7%
na

Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available
Note: In 2002-2003, new Performance Labels were created using different SPS ranges. Use caution when comparing these numbers to previous years.

College preparedness

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College preparedness (public schools)
 Orleans Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
ACT average composite score (2004)
  17.1
  19.8*
20.9*
Graduates who were first-time fall 2003 freshmen in a LA college
  41.3%
  46.5%
na
  First-time fall 2003 freshmen in LA enrolled in college remedial courses
  60.6%
  36.4%
na

Source citation (ACT): LA Dept of Education. Five Years of ACT Results 2000-2004. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Source citation (Freshmen): LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available
* Parish ACT scores include only public school students; state and U.S. include public and nonpublic student scores. Use caution when comparing these numbers.

Student performance on standardized tests

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Graduate Exit Examination (GEE; public schools) (2003-2004)
 Orleans Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
English Language Arts      
   English mastery or advanced
  10.6%
  20.6%
na
   English basic
  24.9%
  40.2%
na
  English approaching basic
  22.4%
  21.3%
na
  English unsatisfactory
  42.1%
  17.9%
na
Math      
   Math mastery or advanced
  13.8%
  23.9%
na
   Math basic
  24.6%
  38.1%
na
  Math approaching basic
  15.9%
  15.3%
na
  Math unsatisfactory
  45.7%
  22.7%
na
Science      
   Science mastery or advanced
  9.7%
  19.9%
na
   Science basic
  24.6%
  40.7%
na
  Science approaching basic
  26.8%
  23.9%
na
  Science unsatisfactory
  38.9%
  15.5%
na
Social Studies      
   Social Studies mastery or advanced
  7.4%
  12.7%
na
   Social Studies basic
  35.0%
  53.2%
na
  Social Studies approaching basic
  23.4%
  20.9%
na
  Social Studies unsatisfactory
  34.2%
  13.2%
na

Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available

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LEAP results in 8th grade (public schools) (2003-2004)
 Orleans Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
English Language Arts      
   English mastery or advanced
  5.0%
  10.3%
na
   English basic
  19.6%
  37.5%
na
  English approaching basic
  38.9%
  35.9%
na
  English unsatisfactory
  36.5%
  16.3%
na
Math      
   Math mastery or advanced
  4.1%
  8.0%
na
   Math basic
  30.7%
  49.2%
na
  Math approaching basic
  22.6%
  21.1%
na
  Math unsatisfactory
  42.6%
  21.7%
na
Science      
   Science mastery or advanced
  5.4%
  16.9%
na
   Science basic
  14.5%
  33.2%
na
  Science approaching basic
  26.6%
  26.8%
na
  Science unsatisfactory
  53.5%
  23.1%
na
Social Studies      
   Social Studies mastery or advanced
  4.9%
  10.9%
na
   Social Studies basic
  21.0%
  42.1%
na
  Social Studies approaching basic
  28.0%
  26.8%
na
  Social Studies unsatisfactory
  46.1%
  20.2%
na

Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available

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LEAP results in 4th grade (public schools) (2003-2004)
 Orleans Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
English Language Arts      
   English mastery or advanced
  10.4%
  20.4%
na
   English basic
  29.4%
  39.0%
na
  English approaching basic
  24.9%
  22.2%
na
  English unsatisfactory
  35.3%
  18.4%
na
Math      
  Math mastery or advanced
  5.3%
  15.4%
na
   Math basic
  26.6%
  38.1%
na
  Math approaching basic
  25.1%
  23.0%
na
  Math unsatisfactory
  43.0%
  23.5%
na
Science      
  Science mastery or advanced
  4.2%
  14.8%
na
   Science basic
  23.5%
  42.1%
na
  Science approaching basic
  37.8%
  28.9%
na
  Science unsatisfactory
  34.5%
  14.2%
na
Social Studies      
  Social Studies mastery or advanced
  4.9%
  15.3%
na
   Social Studies basic
  30.4%
  43.7%
na
  Social Studies approaching basic
  25.7%
  21.7%
na
  Social Studies unsatisfactory
  39.0%
  19.3%
na

Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available

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Reading skills in 2nd & 3rd grades (public schools) (Fall 2002)
 Orleans Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
Total 2nd grade students assessed for reading
  5,217
  54,079
na
  Students reading above grade level
  22.6%
  37.9%
na
  Students reading on grade level
  27.3%
  32.0%
na
   Students reading below grade level
  50.1%
  30.1%
na
Total 3rd grade students assessed for reading
  5,647
  55,550
na
   Students reading above grade level
  28.5%
  44.4%
na
  Students reading on grade level
  32.4%
  36.5%
na
  Students reading below grade level
  39.1%
  19.1%
na

Source citation: LA Dept of Education. Fall 2002 First, Second and Third Grade Reading Ability Report. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available


Download this pre-Katrina data for all 10 parishes.

Links for data for individual schools

The Lousiana Department of Education web site has a wealth of data available for individual schools. (Keep in mind that schools have attendance zones that don’t correspond with neighborhoods or Census tracts, and students don't always come from the neighborhood surrounding a school.)
www.doe.state.la.us/lde/index.html

An especially useful link within the web site:

Search by District under School Report Cards to find the Parent’s Report Card and Principal’s Report Card for specific schools at the Louisiana Dept of Education's website.

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