📍 1116 Jefferson Ave, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, 70115
Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Orleans, Orleans Parish. The school has 747 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Orleans Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science enrolls 747 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Black or African American, 2.1% White and 2.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 703 | 94% |
| White | 16 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
730 of the school's 747 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 625 qualify for free lunch and 105 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science 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 9, state house district 98.
Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science is one of 5 schools in Orleans Parish, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The district serves 2,322 students district-wide and employs 140 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 747 students, Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science is larger than the district average of about 464 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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