Noble Minds

Noble Minds is one of the tiny K-5 schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, run under Noble Minds, with 153 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 66% leaner than the state mean of about 453.

Noble Minds sits inside Noble Minds, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Noble Minds lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (84%). The remainder breaks down as 10% Hispanic, 5% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Noble Minds has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Roughly 90% of students at Noble Minds qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Orleans Parish (around 75%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, Orleans Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $56,631, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Noble Minds is one of 82 public schools in Orleans Parish (combined enrollment of about 48,238 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Noble Minds.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. As a public charter, Noble Minds runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Noble Minds's enrollment has ticked up 350% since 2018, when it stood at 34 (now 153). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 3% to 10% over that span.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.