ReNEW Laurel Elementary

ReNEW Laurel Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Enrollment is 641 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 453 students, so this school is 42% bigger than average.

ReNEW Laurel Elementary is a school in ReNEW SciTech Academy at Laurel.

Federal enrollment data show ReNEW Laurel Elementary is 88% Black. The school is also 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 55%. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Staffing totals 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.9:1. That is lower than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 93%. The gap from the 75% average for public schools in Orleans Parish is 18 points.

In Orleans Parish (population about 371,853), the median household income is $56,631, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. There are 82 public schools in Orleans Parish, enrolling about 48,238 students in all.

Of nearby public schools, International School of Louisiana is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. ReNEW Laurel Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Large. ReNEW Laurel Elementary is a public charter school.

Enrollment climbed 14% from its 2020-21 level of 562. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.7:1 to 11.9:1.

The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.