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Enrollment
945
High
STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW ORLEANS MILITARY & MARITIME ACADEMY·NCES 220016002327
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy
425 O Bannon Street, New Orleans, LA 70114 · (504) 227-3810 · Orleans Parish
GRADES 08–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL945 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Louisiana public high schools
- CTest 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.
- C-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
86 FTE teachers
STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
733 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 8 | 114 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 245 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 228 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 176 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 182 | 19% |
Student demographics
67%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
31.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
17.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 31.0% | 17.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy this school | 945 | 77.6% | 20.3% |
| Ellender Memorial High School Houma | 819 | 81.2% | N/A |
| Morgan City High School Morgan City | 650 | 65.5% | N/A |
| West Jefferson High School Harvey | 1,438 | 62.9% | N/A |
| East Jefferson High School Metairie | 1,381 | 62.8% | N/A |
| Bossier High School Bossier City | 654 | 80.9% | 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 New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Orleans Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #44 of 65 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #49 of 69 ▼ 6 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #46 of 70 ▼ 8 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #12 of 51 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 945 | #69 of 267 | #4 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #38 of 240 | #4 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #16 of 240 | #2 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.6% | #90 of 258 | #16 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.9% | #17 of 75 | #4 of 8 |
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
945
-82 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 945 | 85.6 | 11.0:1 | 78% (733) |
| 2023-24 | 943 | 75.1 | 12.6:1 | 74% (701) |
| 2022-23 | 907 | 69.1 | 13.1:1 | 72% (652) |
| 2020-21 | 1,027 | 66 | 15.6:1 | 46% (473) |
| 2017-18 | 763 | 55.5 | 13.8:1 | 63% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 50 | 12.9:1 | 66% (423) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (763 to 945); teachers up 54% (55.5 to 85.6).
About New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy is a high school in New Orleans, Louisiana, according to federal school records. Students in grades 8 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 945 students. For comparison, high schools in Louisiana average about 711 students.
Federal records list New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy as its own district.
Hispanic students form the largest group at New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy, 47% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 26% Black, 20% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 39 points above the 8% share among Orleans Parish residents. New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 11.0 students per teacher and 85.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 18.0:1 average for high schools in Louisiana. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 78%. Across public schools in Orleans Parish, the average is about the same, 75%.
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Louisiana public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 28.5%.
Federal survey data for Orleans Parish show that median household income is about $56,631, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy is among the 82 public schools in Orleans Parish.
Harriet Tubman Charter School is located about 0.4 miles from New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The NCES locale for New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy is a public charter school.
The number of students dropped from 1,027 to 945 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 11.0 students per teacher, compared with 15.6 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 New Orleans Military & Maritime AcademyHow large is New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy?
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy enrolls approximately 945 students in grades 08-12.
What grades does New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy serve?
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy serves grades 08-12.
How many teachers does New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy have?
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy employs 86 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the student diversity at New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy?
Student demographics at New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy are roughly 20% White, 47% Hispanic, 26% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy in?
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy is part of New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.