Best public schools in New Orleans, LA
74 public schools in New Orleans: 4 elementary · 1 middle · 25 high · 38 K-8 · 6 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Louisiana.
Elementary schools
4 schools in New Orleans, best first
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Edward Hynes Charter School - UNO
58.0
ELA 53%Math 34%Science 29%
#208 of 494 in Louisiana
Einstein Charter School at Village De L'Est
36.3
ELA 32%Math 28%Science 21%
#315 of 494 in Louisiana
The Leah Chase School
15.7
ELA 29%Math 14%Science 14%
#417 of 494 in Louisiana
Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest
12.4
ELA 22%Math 17%Science 13%
#433 of 494 in Louisiana
Middle schools
1 school in New Orleans
High schools
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Benjamin Franklin High School
99.3
ELA 98%Math 93%Science 98%
#2 of 226 in Louisiana
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
96.2
ELA 82%Math 53%Science 44%
#9 of 226 in Louisiana
Frederick A. Douglass High School
63.5
ELA 41%Math 45%Science 15%
#83 of 226 in Louisiana
Eleanor McMain Secondary School
57.3
ELA 43%Math 28%Science 21%
#97 of 226 in Louisiana
Abramson Sci Academy
54.6
ELA 34%Math 39%Science 15%
#103 of 226 in Louisiana
G W Carver High School
46.2
ELA 31%Math 33%Science 13%
#122 of 226 in Louisiana
Edna Karr High School
42.7
ELA 32%Math 22%Science 21%
#130 of 226 in Louisiana
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy
40.5
ELA 33%Math 19%Science 17%
#135 of 226 in Louisiana
McDonogh 35 Senior High School
39.6
ELA 26%Math 26%Science 14%
#137 of 226 in Louisiana
Livingston Collegiate Academy
36.5
ELA 22%Math 27%Science 14%
#144 of 226 in Louisiana
New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics HS
33.4
ELA 31%Math 15%Science 18%
#151 of 226 in Louisiana
Walter L. Cohen High School
28.5
ELA 26%Math 22%Science 9%
#162 of 226 in Louisiana
Rooted School
24.6
ELA 23%Math 18%Science 9%
#171 of 226 in Louisiana
Booker T. Washington High School
23.7
ELA 18%Math 15%Science 19%
#173 of 226 in Louisiana
New Harmony High Institute
22.8
ELA 25%Math 13%Science 13%
#175 of 226 in Louisiana
John F. Kennedy High School
20.6
ELA 16%Math 18%Science 14%
#180 of 226 in Louisiana
Warren Easton Charter High School
16.2
ELA 26%Math 10%Science 7%
#190 of 226 in Louisiana
Sarah Towles Reed High School
9.1
ELA 15%Math 8%Science 13%
#206 of 226 in Louisiana
L.B. Landry High School
4.2
ELA 15%Math 8%Science 6%
#217 of 226 in Louisiana
The NET Charter High School
2.9
ELA 11%Math 3%Science 7%
#220 of 226 in Louisiana
The NET 2 Charter High School
1.1
ELA 10%Math 3%Science 3%
#224 of 226 in Louisiana
International High School of New Orleans
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New Orleans Accelerated High School
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Opportunities Academy
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The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men
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K-8 schools
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Lake Forest Elementary Charter School
99.7
ELA 90%Math 87%Science 79%
#1 of 154 in Louisiana
Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview
95.8
ELA 78%Math 64%Science 60%
#7 of 154 in Louisiana
Audubon Charter School
91.2
ELA 69%Math 52%Science 55%
#14 of 154 in Louisiana
International School of Louisiana
86.7
ELA 62%Math 53%Science 34%
#21 of 154 in Louisiana
Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School
72.4
ELA 46%Math 34%Science 33%
#43 of 154 in Louisiana
Bricolage Academy
68.5
ELA 42%Math 30%Science 29%
#49 of 154 in Louisiana
Homer Plessy Community School
65.3
ELA 42%Math 29%Science 28%
#54 of 154 in Louisiana
Edward Hynes Charter School - Parkview
63.3
ELA 42%Math 26%Science 24%
#57 of 154 in Louisiana
Arthur Ashe Charter School
55.5
ELA 40%Math 27%Science 13%
#69 of 154 in Louisiana
Audubon Charter Gentilly
52.3
ELA 38%Math 18%Science 24%
#74 of 154 in Louisiana
Wilson Charter School
49.0
ELA 33%Math 22%Science 23%
#79 of 154 in Louisiana
ReNEW Laurel Elementary
48.4
ELA 35%Math 21%Science 18%
#80 of 154 in Louisiana
Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School
45.8
ELA 35%Math 18%Science 21%
#84 of 154 in Louisiana
Samuel J. Green Charter School
44.5
ELA 35%Math 19%Science 17%
#86 of 154 in Louisiana
Langston Hughes Charter Academy
43.8
ELA 29%Math 27%Science 16%
#87 of 154 in Louisiana
KIPP Morial
41.6
ELA 30%Math 21%Science 22%
#90 of 154 in Louisiana
Martin Behrman Charter Acad of Creative Arts & Sci
41.6
ELA 32%Math 20%Science 22%
#90 of 154 in Louisiana
Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology
39.9
ELA 37%Math 15%Science 17%
#93 of 154 in Louisiana
KIPP East
39.3
ELA 29%Math 20%Science 21%
#94 of 154 in Louisiana
Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science
38.0
ELA 34%Math 18%Science 15%
#96 of 154 in Louisiana
KIPP Believe
37.3
ELA 31%Math 20%Science 17%
#97 of 154 in Louisiana
Success @ Thurgood Marshall
32.8
ELA 32%Math 17%Science 17%
#104 of 154 in Louisiana
Phillis Wheatley Community School
28.6
ELA 25%Math 24%Science 12%
#110 of 154 in Louisiana
ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Elementary
28.6
ELA 34%Math 15%Science 12%
#110 of 154 in Louisiana
KIPP Leadership
27.6
ELA 28%Math 17%Science 17%
#112 of 154 in Louisiana
Dorothy Height Charter School
26.0
ELA 26%Math 18%Science 17%
#114 of 154 in Louisiana
Elan Academy Charter School
26.0
ELA 34%Math 12%Science 15%
#114 of 154 in Louisiana
Esperanza Charter School
23.7
ELA 24%Math 22%Science 13%
#118 of 154 in Louisiana
KIPP Central City
21.8
ELA 27%Math 15%Science 16%
#121 of 154 in Louisiana
Foundation Preparatory Academy
21.1
ELA 23%Math 20%Science 13%
#122 of 154 in Louisiana
Mildred Osborne Charter School
19.2
ELA 24%Math 14%Science 16%
#125 of 154 in Louisiana
Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M School
17.9
ELA 28%Math 10%Science 13%
#127 of 154 in Louisiana
Harriet Tubman Charter School
17.2
ELA 23%Math 14%Science 15%
#128 of 154 in Louisiana
ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary
10.1
ELA 25%Math 10%Science 8%
#139 of 154 in Louisiana
ReNEW Robert Russa Moton Lakefront Elementary
7.5
ELA 25%Math 5%Science 7%
#143 of 154 in Louisiana
Fannie C. Williams Charter School
4.2
ELA 19%Math 7%Science 13%
#148 of 154 in Louisiana
Young Audiences at Crocker Elementary
3.6
ELA 18%Math 6%Science 10%
#149 of 154 in Louisiana
Noble Minds
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Combined schools
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The Willow School
97.3
ELA 91%Math 86%Science 87%
#4 of 130 in Louisiana
Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans
88.1
ELA 59%Math 49%Science 43%
#16 of 130 in Louisiana
Morris Jeff Community School
43.5
ELA 34%Math 21%Science 26%
#74 of 130 in Louisiana
Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence
42.7
ELA 19%Math 25%Science 35%
#75 of 130 in Louisiana
Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech
11.2
ELA 18%Math 3%Science 5%
#116 of 130 in Louisiana
Travis Hill School
9.6
ELA 10%Math 3%Science 3%
#118 of 130 in Louisiana