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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORLEANS PARISH·NCES 220117002438
Elan Academy Charter School
6501 Berkley Dr., New Orleans, LA 70131 · (504) 619-9720 · Orleans Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
371 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 70%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 104% larger than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2024-25 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
29.0%
LA avg 41.4% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
19.0%
LA avg 33.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 41 and 33. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 19.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Elan Academy Charter School
Elan Academy Charter School's state test result (20.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elan Academy Charter School this school | 436 | 85.1% | 20.2% |
| Southern Hills Elementary School Shreveport | 504 | 87.1% | 15.3% |
| Summer Grove Elementary School Shreveport | 403 | 86.8% | 13.5% |
| Combre-Fondel Elementary School Lake Charles | 426 | 85.7% | 22.0% |
| Westwood Elementary School Shreveport | 419 | 88.5% | 9.8% |
| Dorseyville Elementary School White Castle | 402 | 85.8% | 32.5% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Elan Academy Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Orleans Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #447 of 583 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #456 of 582 ▲ 42 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #433 of 587 ▲ 26 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #336 of 714 | #37 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.9:1 | #4 of 655 | #1 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #528 of 655 | #28 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #200 of 705 | #23 of 44 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
436
+171 (+65%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 20.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 436 | 55.4 | 7.9:1 | 85% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 41 | 10.7:1 | 80% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 26.9 | 13.7:1 | 92% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 13 | 20.4:1 | 51% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 58 | 6.3 | 9.3:1 | 34% (20) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elan Academy Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 652% (58 to 436); teachers up 787% (6.3 to 55.4).
About Elan Academy Charter School
Federal records list Elan Academy Charter School as an elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana. Enrolled students number 436 students, in pre-K through 8.
Orleans Parish runs 6 schools with a combined 2,322 students. Elan Academy Charter School is one of them.
Most students at Elan Academy Charter School are Black: 87% of enrollment. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Orleans Parish is about 55% Black. By the diversity index, Elan Academy Charter School comes in at 23%.
The teaching staff at Elan Academy Charter School is 55.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 7.9:1. That ratio is under the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 85%. For comparison, public schools in Orleans Parish average 75%.
Elan Academy Charter School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Elan Academy Charter School is -2.9 points: 20.2% actual, 23.0% predicted.
Census estimates describe Orleans Parish this way: median household income is about $56,631, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Orleans Parish number 82 and enroll about 48,238.
Of nearby public schools, Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Elan Academy Charter School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The 2020-21 count was 265 students and the 2024-25 count was 436. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 20.4:1 to 7.9:1.
Discussions about Elan Academy Charter School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Orleans Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
371,853
Census ACS
Median income
$56,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
82
48,238 students
Quick facts
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- The Willow SchoolCombined · 2,225 students
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- Warren Easton Charter High SchoolHigh · 1,138 students
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- Benjamin Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,056 students
Nearby schools
- Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School0.8 mi · 725
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School1.1 mi · 596
- Belle Chasse Primary School1.7 mi · 395
- Belle Chasse Elementary School1.8 mi · 543
- Edna Karr High School1.9 mi · 1,097
- C.F. Rowley Alternative School1.9 mi · 103
Frequently asked questions
About Elan Academy Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elan Academy Charter School?
Elan Academy Charter School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-08.
Is Elan Academy Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elan Academy Charter School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Elan Academy Charter School have?
Elan Academy Charter School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Elan Academy Charter School?
Student demographics at Elan Academy Charter School are roughly 1% White, 8% Hispanic, 87% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Elan Academy Charter School in?
Elan Academy Charter School is part of Orleans Parish.
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