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Enrollment
555
High
STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LORD BEACONSFIELD LANDRY-OLIVER PERRY WALKER HIGH·NCES 220020700972
L.B. Landry High School
1200 L.B. Landry Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70114 · (504) 302-7170 · Orleans Parish
GRADES 09–13HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
54 FTE teachers
STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
510 students
STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 116 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 152 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 137 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 149 | 27% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Schools most like L.B. Landry High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| L.B. Landry High School this school | 555 | 91.9% | N/A |
| G W Carver High School New Orleans | 771 | 93.1% | N/A |
| John F. Kennedy High School New Orleans | 665 | 88.4% | N/A |
| Booker T. Washington High School New Orleans | 532 | 86.8% | N/A |
| Frederick A. Douglass High School New Orleans | 658 | 87.4% | N/A |
| Collegiate Baton Rouge Baton Rouge | 530 | 96.8% | N/A |
Matched among Louisiana high 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 L.B. Landry High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Orleans Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #145 of 267 | #13 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #27 of 240 | #2 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #201 of 240 | #15 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.9% | #18 of 258 | #3 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -51.9% | #3 of 156 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
555
-196 (-26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 555 | 54 | 10.3:1 | 92% (510) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 33.5 | 18.2:1 | 94% (575) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 48.7 | 13.8:1 | 97% (658) |
| 2020-21 | 751 | 35 | 21.5:1 | 99% (745) |
| 2017-18 | 1,155 | 48 | 24.1:1 | 18% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 1,266 | 50 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for L.B. Landry High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 52% (1,155 to 555); teachers up 13% (48 to 54).
About L.B. Landry High School
A small high school in New Orleans, Louisiana, L.B. Landry High School is part of Lord Beaconsfield Landry-Oliver Perry Walker High. It educates 555 students in grades 9 through 13. The typical figure for high schools in Louisiana is about 711 students.
The school's district is Lord Beaconsfield Landry-Oliver Perry Walker High.
At L.B. Landry High School, Black students make up 89% of the student body. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic. County-wide, 55% of Orleans Parish residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at L.B. Landry High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
L.B. Landry High School's 54 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.3:1. For comparison, high schools in Louisiana average 18.0:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 92%. The rate at public schools in Orleans Parish averages 75%, lower than here.
L.B. Landry High School is located in Orleans Parish, where median household income is about $56,631, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 82 public schools in Orleans Parish, with a combined enrollment of about 48,238.
The nearest public school is Harriet Tubman Charter School, at about 0.3 miles. L.B. Landry High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. L.B. Landry High School is a publicly funded charter school.
L.B. Landry High School saw enrollment fall 26% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 21.5 to 10.3 over 4 years.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About L.B. Landry High SchoolHow many students attend L.B. Landry High School?
L.B. Landry High School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does L.B. Landry High School serve?
L.B. Landry High School serves grades 09-13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at L.B. Landry High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at L.B. Landry High School is approximately 10.3:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at L.B. Landry High School?
At L.B. Landry High School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 10% Hispanic, 89% Black.
Is L.B. Landry High School public or private?
L.B. Landry High School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Lord Beaconsfield Landry-Oliver Perry Walker High.
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