📍 3815 St. Bernard St., New Orleans, Orleans Parish, 70122
KIPP Believe is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Orleans, Orleans Parish. The school has 767 pupils enrolled. It is part of the KIPP Believe school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
KIPP Believe enrolls 767 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 55 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 716 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 5.2% |
| White | 6 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
702 of the school's 767 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 702 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
KIPP Believe 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-20, state senate district 4, state house district 97.
KIPP Believe is one of 1 schools in KIPP Believe, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The district serves 710 students district-wide and employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 767 students, KIPP Believe is close to the district average of about 710 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large