Rooted School

Rooted School operates as a minimally staffed high school in New Orleans, Louisiana, operated by Rooted School. Current enrollment sits at 152 students spanning grades 9 through 13. Enrollment runs roughly 79% smaller than the state mean of about 711.

Rooted School is a school of Rooted School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Rooted School shows that nearly all students (89%) are Black. Beyond that, the school logs 5% Hispanic, 4% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the resource side, On paper, Rooted School has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Rooted School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Orleans Parish (around 75%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Orleans Parish shows median household income runs about $56,631, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Rooted School is one of 82 public schools in Orleans Parish (combined enrollment of about 48,238 students).

The NET 2 Charter High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rooted School.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. Rooted School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Rooted School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.