Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science

Located at 1116 Jefferson Ave, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science is a large elementary school that educates 739 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by Orleans Parish. That puts it 63% above the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

Within Orleans Parish, which oversees 6 schools and 2,322 students, Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science reports that nearly all students (93%) are Black; the rest breaks down as 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Orleans Parish as a whole is about 55% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Orleans Parish runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 14.7%, the actual is 23.3%, a residual of +8.7 points.

Around the school, Orleans Parish reports that median household income runs about $56,631, 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), Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science is one campus in the mix.

Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science.

The school occupies an inner-city site. Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 4%: 766 students in 2018 compared to 739 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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