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Wilson Charter School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Orleans, Orleans Parish. The school has 712 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wilson Charter School school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Wilson Charter School enrolls 712 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 469 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 232 | 33% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
527 of the school's 712 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 479 qualify for free lunch and 48 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.
Wilson 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 5, state house district 98.
Wilson Charter School is one of 1 schools in Wilson Charter School, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The district serves 601 students district-wide and employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 712 students, Wilson Charter School is larger than the district average of about 601 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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