Abramson Sci Academy

Abramson Sci Academy is one of the medium-sized four-year high schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, operated by Sci Academy, with 655 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 13.

Abramson Sci Academy is a school of Sci Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Abramson Sci Academy records that the largest single group is Black, at 80% of enrollment; the rest looks like 11% Hispanic, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 55% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Abramson Sci Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Orleans Parish's rate of about 75%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Orleans Parish put the typical household earns roughly $56,631 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Orleans Parish's 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,238 students), Abramson Sci Academy is one campus in the mix.

ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. Abramson Sci Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 11%: 591 students in 2018 compared to 655 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 89% to 80% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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