The Willow School

The Willow School is a sprawling combined-grade school in New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the schools within The Willow School. The school enrolls 2,225 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 322% larger than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 527 students.

The Willow School sits inside The Willow School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, The Willow School records that 56% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 23% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 140 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 52.1:1 average. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Orleans Parish runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

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

Nearest neighbor: Eleanor McMain Secondary School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around The Willow School.

The Willow School operates from a high-density location. As a public charter, The Willow School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 26%: 1,761 students in 2018 compared to 2,225 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.