Harriet Tubman Charter School

Harriet Tubman Charter School operates as a heavily attended elementary campus in New Orleans, Louisiana, operated by Harriet Tubman Charter School. Current enrollment sits at 901 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 99% larger than typical.

Harriet Tubman Charter School is the operating authority for Harriet Tubman Charter School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Harriet Tubman Charter School records that the largest single group is Black, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Orleans Parish as a whole is about 55% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Harriet Tubman Charter School has 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Orleans Parish) records that median household earnings sit near $56,631, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Orleans Parish runs 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,238 students), of which Harriet Tubman Charter School is one.

L.B. Landry High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. As a public charter, Harriet Tubman Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Harriet Tubman Charter School's enrollment has rose 39% since 2018, when it stood at 647 (now 901). Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 88% to 72%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Harriet Tubman Charter School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.