📍 2300 Dumaine St., New Orleans, Orleans Parish, 70119
Phillis Wheatley Community School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Orleans, Orleans Parish. The school has 812 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Phillis Wheatley Community School school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Phillis Wheatley Community School enrolls 812 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 596 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 195 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.1% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
606 of the school's 812 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 606 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.
Phillis Wheatley Community 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 5, state house district 93.
Phillis Wheatley Community School is one of 1 schools in Phillis Wheatley Community School, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The district serves 777 students district-wide and employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 812 students, Phillis Wheatley Community School is close to the district average of about 777 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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