📍 1426 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, 70115
Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Orleans, Orleans Parish. The school has 420 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sophie B Wright Institute of Academic Excellence school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence enrolls 420 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Black or African American, 11% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 365 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 11% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
338 of the school's 420 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 303 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-10, state senate district 5, state house district 98.
Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence is one of 1 schools in Sophie B Wright Institute of Academic Excellence, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The district serves 534 students district-wide and employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 420 students, Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence is smaller than the district average of about 534 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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