KIPP Believe

KIPP Believe is a large elementary school in Louisiana, with an address in New Orleans. Federal data show 710 students enrolled in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 453 students for elementary schools in Louisiana.

KIPP Believe is its own local education agency in federal data.

The share of students at KIPP Believe who are Black is 91%. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic. County-wide, 55% of Orleans Parish residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 16%.

With 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 14.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at KIPP Believe, 91% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Orleans Parish report 75%.

The county, Orleans Parish, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $56,631, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. The county has 82 public schools and about 48,238 students.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School is about 0.3 miles from KIPP Believe, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. KIPP Believe holds a charter, making it a public charter school.

In 2020-21, KIPP Believe enrolled 710; in 2024-25, 710. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.7 to 12.5 over 4 years.

KIPP Believe has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.