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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Orleans Parish, Louisiana

44 public elementary schools in Orleans Parish, Louisiana appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Fannie C. Williams Charter School leads the list at 99.6%, against a median of 85.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Top % FRL

99.6%

Median % FRL

85.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Fannie C. Williams Charter School	New Orleans, LA	Fannie C Williams Charter School	Elementary	485	99.6%
2	Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology	New Orleans, LA	Orleans Parish	Elementary	659	98.9%
3	Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science	New Orleans, LA	Orleans Parish	Elementary	739	97.2%
4	Lafayette Academy Charter School	New Orleans, LA	Lafayette Academy Charter School	Elementary	519	96.7%
5	Young Audiences at Crocker Elementary	New Orleans, LA	Young Audiences at Crocker Elementary	Elementary	510	96.5%
6	Martin Behrman Charter Acad of Creative Arts & Sci	New Orleans, LA	Martin Behrman Elementary School	Elementary	756	95.9%
7	ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Elementary	New Orleans, LA	ReNew Dolores T Aaron Elementary	Elementary	738	93.6%
8	ReNEW Laurel Elementary	New Orleans, LA	ReNEW SciTech Academy at Laurel	Elementary	641	92.5%
9	ReNEW Robert Russa Moton Lakefront Elementary	New Orleans, LA	ReNEW Robert Russa Moton Lakefront	Elementary	429	91.8%
10	Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest	New Orleans, LA	Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest	Elementary	342	91.2%
11	ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary	New Orleans, LA	ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary	Elementary	683	91.2%
12	KIPP Believe	New Orleans, LA	KIPP Believe	Elementary	710	91.1%
13	Foundation Preparatory Academy	New Orleans, LA	Foundation Preparatory Academy	Elementary	274	90.9%
14	KIPP Leadership	New Orleans, LA	KIPP Leadership	Elementary	890	90.7%
15	Noble Minds	New Orleans, LA	Noble Minds	Elementary	153	90.2%
16	Langston Hughes Charter Academy	New Orleans, LA	Langston Hughes Charter Academy	Elementary	791	89.8%
17	KIPP East	New Orleans, LA	KIPP East Community Primary	Elementary	921	88.6%
18	Arthur Ashe Charter School	New Orleans, LA	Arthur Ashe Charter School	Elementary	778	88.3%
19	KIPP Morial	New Orleans, LA	KIPP Ernest N. Dutch Morial	Elementary	951	88.2%
20	Bricolage Academy	New Orleans, LA	Bricolage Academy	Elementary	965	86.3%
21	Einstein Charter School at Village De L'Est	New Orleans, LA	Einstein Charter School at Village De L'Est	Elementary	409	86.1%
22	Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M School	New Orleans, LA	Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M. School	Elementary	565	85.1%
23	Elan Academy Charter School	New Orleans, LA	Orleans Parish	Elementary	436	85.1%
24	Phillis Wheatley Community School	New Orleans, LA	Phillis Wheatley Community School	Elementary	777	84.4%
25	Mildred Osborne Charter School	New Orleans, LA	Mildred Osborne Charter School	Elementary	850	84.1%
26	KIPP Central City	New Orleans, LA	KIPP Central City	Elementary	817	83.5%
27	The Leah Chase School	New Orleans, LA	Orleans Parish	Elementary	294	83.3%
28	Samuel J. Green Charter School	New Orleans, LA	Samuel J Green Charter School	Elementary	507	83.2%
29	Dorothy Height Charter School	New Orleans, LA	Dorothy Height Charter School	Elementary	878	79.8%
30	Success @ Thurgood Marshall	New Orleans, LA	Success Preparatory Academy	Elementary	490	79.0%
31	Wilson Charter School	New Orleans, LA	Wilson Charter School	Elementary	601	78.5%
32	Harriet Tubman Charter School	New Orleans, LA	Harriet Tubman Charter School	Elementary	901	76.9%
33	Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School	New Orleans, LA	Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School	Elementary	596	76.5%
34	Edward Hynes Charter School - Parkview	New Orleans, LA	Edward Hynes Charter School - Parkview	Elementary	490	74.3%
35	Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	New Orleans, LA	Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	Elementary	691	72.8%
36	Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School	New Orleans, LA	Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School	Elementary	725	72.3%
37	Homer Plessy Community School	New Orleans, LA	Homer Plessy Community School	Elementary	781	68.9%
38	Audubon Charter Gentilly	New Orleans, LA	Audubon Charter Gentilly	Elementary	448	65.6%
39	Esperanza Charter School	New Orleans, LA	Esperanza Charter School	Elementary	538	62.1%
40	Robert Russa Moton Charter School	New Orleans, LA	Robert Russa Moton Charter School	Elementary	372	57.8%
41	International School of Louisiana	New Orleans, LA	International School of Louisiana	Elementary	1,074	46.8%
42	Edward Hynes Charter School - UNO	New Orleans, LA	Edward Hynes Charter School - UNO	Elementary	577	46.1%
43	Audubon Charter School	New Orleans, LA	Audubon Charter School	Elementary	937	32.6%
44	Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview	New Orleans, LA	Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview	Elementary	690	23.5%

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