📍 9330 Forshey St, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, 70118
Lafayette Academy Charter School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Orleans, Orleans Parish. The school has 577 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lafayette Academy Charter School school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lafayette Academy Charter School enrolls 577 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Black or African American, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 493 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 12% |
| White | 9 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
558 of the school's 577 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 558 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.
Lafayette Academy 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 91.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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