Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence

Located at 1426 Napoleon Avenue, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence is a close-knit four-year high school that hosts 534 students (grades 6 through 13), run under Sophie B Wright Institute of Academic Excellence. Enrollment runs roughly 25% smaller than the state mean of about 711.

Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence is a school of Sophie B Wright Institute of Academic Excellence, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (93%). The remainder consists of 5% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.4:1. The state averages about 18.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Orleans Parish's rate of about 75%.

Across the wider county, Orleans Parish reports that median household income runs about $56,631, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Orleans Parish runs 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,238 students), of which Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence is one.

The closest other public school is Walter L. Cohen High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence.

Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence operates from an urban location. Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence has increased 5%, going from 508 students in 2018 to 534 in 2025.

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