Success @ Thurgood Marshall

Set in New Orleans, Louisiana, Success @ Thurgood Marshall is a mid-tier elementary school, part of Success Preparatory Academy. It works with 490 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Success Preparatory Academy is the operating authority for Success @ Thurgood Marshall, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Success @ Thurgood Marshall shows that 60% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 37% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Success @ Thurgood Marshall records 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Orleans Parish put the typical household earns roughly $56,631 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Success @ Thurgood Marshall is one of 82 public schools in Orleans Parish (combined enrollment of about 48,238 students).

Esperanza Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site. Success @ Thurgood Marshall operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 12%: 436 students in 2018 compared to 490 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 82% to 60% over that span.

On allk12, the feed for Success @ Thurgood Marshall typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.