Dorothy Height Charter School

Dorothy Height Charter School is an elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it is part of Dorothy Height Charter School. The school counted 878 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 94% larger than the 453-student average for elementary schools in Louisiana.

Dorothy Height Charter School operates as its own local education agency.

The student body at Dorothy Height Charter School is 76% Black. Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Orleans Parish's residents are about 55% Black, 21 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at Dorothy Height Charter School are from different groups.

Dorothy Height Charter School reports a ratio of 14.8 students per teacher, from 59.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 14.8:1 compares with an average of 14.0:1 for elementary schools in Louisiana. Lunch program data show 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

American Community Survey estimates for Orleans Parish show that the median household earns about $56,631 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Across Orleans Parish, 82 public schools serve about 48,238 students.

Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School, about 1.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Dorothy Height Charter School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Dorothy Height Charter School is one of the charter schools in Louisiana.

Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 56 students, from 822 to 878.

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