📍 1201 South Roman St., New Orleans, Orleans Parish, 70125
Booker T. Washington High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Orleans, Orleans Parish. The school has 765 pupils enrolled. It is part of the KIPP Booker T. Washington school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Booker T. Washington High School enrolls 765 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 58 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 702 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 7.2% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
671 of the school's 765 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 671 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.
Booker T. Washington High 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.
Booker T. Washington High School is one of 1 schools in KIPP Booker T. Washington, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The district serves 532 students district-wide and employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 765 students, Booker T. Washington High School is larger than the district average of about 532 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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