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Enrollment
897
Combined
STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYCEE FRANCAIS DE LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS·NCES 220015902331
Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans
1601 Leonidas Street, New Orleans, LA 70118 · (504) 620-5500 · Orleans Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL897 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Louisiana public K-12 schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
69 FTE teachers
STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
381 students
STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 102 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 44 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 42 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 95% larger than its 8th grade class (57).
Student demographics
73%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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
57.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +13.0pp since 2022
Math
47.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
897
-173 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 897 | 69 | 13.0:1 | 42% (381) |
| 2023-24 | 985 | 77 | 12.8:1 | 54% (530) |
| 2022-23 | 1,038 | 86 | 12.1:1 | 50% (514) |
| 2020-21 | 1,070 | 56 | 19.1:1 | 23% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 817 | 53 | 15.4:1 | 34% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | 44 | 14.2:1 | 30% (189) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (817 to 897); teachers up 30% (53 to 69).
About Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans
Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans, a high-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels, is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. In all, 897 students attend the school in pre-K through 12. That is 70% larger than the average of about 527 students for combined schools in Louisiana.
Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans is its own local education agency in federal data.
At Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans, White students make up the biggest share, 35%. Other students are 30% Black, 23% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. Orleans Parish residents are about 31% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 69 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.0 students per teacher. The average for combined schools in Louisiana is 52.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 42% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Orleans Parish, the average is 75%.
Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 72% of Louisiana public K-12 schools.
Compared with Louisiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans's results are 10.5 points below predicted: 43.3% against 53.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Orleans Parish show that the median household earns about $56,631 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Across Orleans Parish, 82 public schools serve about 48,238 students.
The closest school to Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans is Noble Minds, located about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The school's enrollment decreased 16% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.0:1, from 19.1:1.
The allk12 page for Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-OrleansWhat is the total enrollment at Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans?
Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans enrolls approximately 897 students in grades PK-12.
Is Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans have?
Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans?
Student demographics at Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans are roughly 35% White, 23% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans in?
Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans is part of Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.