State/Public High Open

Abramson Sci Academy

5552 Read Blvd, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, 70127

638
Pupils
14.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Abramson Sci Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Orleans, Orleans Parish. The school has 638 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sci Academy school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 6 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Sci Academy

Enrollment & staffing

Abramson Sci Academy enrolls 638 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.

Male students
298 (47%)
Female students
340 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
42.8
Student-teacher ratio
14.9:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Black or African American, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American52082%
Hispanic or Latino7111%
Asian264.1%
Two or more races132%
American Indian or Alaska Native5<1%
White3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

563 of the school's 638 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 563 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9–12Charter schoolTitle I

Abramson Sci Academy 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 3, state house district 100.

School district: Sci Academy

Abramson Sci Academy is one of 1 schools in Sci Academy, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The district serves 655 students district-wide and employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 638 students, Abramson Sci Academy is close to the district average of about 655 students per school.

655
District students
1
Schools
42
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

22%
Reading proficient
17%
Math proficient
82%
Graduation rate
25%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices AP courses (6) Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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