📍 3501 Seine Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, 70114
Dorothy Height Charter School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Orleans, Orleans Parish. The school has 877 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paul Habans Charter School school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 55.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dorothy Height Charter School enrolls 877 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 55.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Black or African American, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 706 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 151 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.1% |
| White | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
738 of the school's 877 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 707 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dorothy Height Charter School 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 7, state house district 102.
Dorothy Height Charter School is one of 1 schools in Dorothy Height Charter School, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The district serves 878 students district-wide and employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 877 students, Dorothy Height Charter School is close to the district average of about 878 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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