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Eleanor McMain Secondary School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Orleans, Orleans Parish. The school has 864 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Eleanor McMain Secondary School school district. It serves grades 8–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 2%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Eleanor McMain Secondary School enrolls 864 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 50 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 5% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 804 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 8 | <1% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
661 of the school's 864 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 542 qualify for free lunch and 119 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Eleanor McMain Secondary 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-10, state senate district 5, state house district 98.
Eleanor McMain Secondary School is one of 1 schools in Eleanor McMain Secondary School, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The district serves 690 students district-wide and employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 864 students, Eleanor McMain Secondary School is larger than the district average of about 690 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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