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Enrollment
413
High
STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALTER L. COHEN HIGH SCHOOL·NCES 220030702461
Walter L. Cohen High School
3575 Baronne St., New Orleans, LA 70115 · (504) 503-1400 · Orleans Parish
GRADES 09–13HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
40 FTE teachers
STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
321 students
STATE 70%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 114 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 85 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 98 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 106 | 26% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Schools most like Walter L. Cohen High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter L. Cohen High School this school | 413 | 77.7% | N/A |
| Bossier High School Bossier City | 654 | 80.9% | N/A |
| New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics HS New Orleans | 627 | 69.5% | N/A |
| Belaire High School Baton Rouge | 694 | 71.6% | N/A |
| Independence High Magnet Independence | 490 | 83.3% | 12.2% |
| Ellender Memorial High School Houma | 819 | 81.2% | N/A |
Matched among Louisiana high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Walter L. Cohen High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Orleans Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #179 of 267 | #16 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #28 of 240 | #3 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #116 of 240 | #8 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.7% | #87 of 258 | #15 of 25 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
413
+83 (+25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 413 | 40 | 10.3:1 | 78% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 36.2 | 11.2:1 | 73% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 31.3 | 10.8:1 | 83% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 52% (171) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walter L. Cohen High School.
About Walter L. Cohen High School
Walter L. Cohen High School sits in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is classified as a high school. The school enrolls 413 students in grades 9 through 13. High schools in Louisiana average about 711 students, which makes this school 42% below average.
Walter L. Cohen High School is its own local education agency in federal data.
More than half of the students at Walter L. Cohen High School are Black (61%). Next come 34% Hispanic and 4% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
Its staff includes 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 18.0:1 average for high schools in Louisiana is 7.7 students per teacher. Roughly 78% of students at Walter L. Cohen High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Orleans Parish is close, at 75%.
The school is in Orleans Parish, where the median household earns about $56,631 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Across Orleans Parish, 82 public schools serve about 48,238 students.
Young Audiences at Crocker Elementary is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Locale data from NCES put Walter L. Cohen High School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 330 (2020-21) to 413 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.3:1) than in 2020-21 (13.8:1).
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Orleans Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
371,853
Census ACS
Median income
$56,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
82
48,238 students
Quick facts
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- Benjamin Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,056 students
Nearby schools
- Young Audiences at Crocker Elementary0.4 mi · 510
- Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence0.6 mi · 534
- KIPP Central City0.7 mi · 817
- Samuel J. Green Charter School0.7 mi · 507
- The NET Charter High School1.1 mi · 213
- ReNEW Laurel Elementary1.1 mi · 641
Frequently asked questions
About Walter L. Cohen High SchoolHow large is Walter L. Cohen High School?
Walter L. Cohen High School enrolls approximately 413 students in grades 09-13.
What age range does Walter L. Cohen High School serve?
Walter L. Cohen High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 13.
How many students per teacher at Walter L. Cohen High School?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Walter L. Cohen High School.
What is the student diversity at Walter L. Cohen High School?
Student demographics at Walter L. Cohen High School are roughly 4% White, 34% Hispanic, 61% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Walter L. Cohen High School public or private?
Walter L. Cohen High School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Walter L. Cohen High School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.