📍 2518 Arts St, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, 70117
ENCORE Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Orleans, Orleans Parish. The school has 458 pupils enrolled. It is part of the ENCORE Academy school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8. The school employs 16.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 28.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths.
ENCORE Academy enrolls 458 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 16.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 28.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 339 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 18% |
| White | 24 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
349 of the school's 458 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 336 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school's NCES locale classification is 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-2, state senate district 4, state house district 93.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large