Phillis Wheatley Community School
Score 28.6/100: better than 28% of Louisiana K-8 schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools
Performance (state tests, 2025-26)
% Mastery or above on state tests in Louisiana, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Louisiana schools.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year. This school takes more than one kind of test and the mix changes from year to year, so the percentile is the fairer comparison over time.
All 8 published results by grade and test
As published by Louisiana Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | Grades 3-8 | LEAP 2025: 2026 % Mastery+ Grades 3-8 | 25 | — |
| English language arts | All grades | LEAP 2025: 2026 % Mastery+ Grades 3-8 & English I-II | 25 | — |
| Math | Grades 3-8 | LEAP 2025: 2026 % Mastery+ Grades 3-8 | 23 | — |
| Math | All grades | LEAP 2025: 2026 % Mastery+ Grades 3-8 & Algebra I & Geometry | 25 | — |
| Science | Grades 3-8 | LEAP 2025: 2026 % Mastery+ Grades 3-8 | 12 | — |
| Science | All grades | LEAP 2025: 2026 % Mastery+ Grades 3-8 & Biology | 12 | — |
| Social studies | Grades 3-8 | LEAP 2025: 2026 % Mastery+ Grades 3-8 | 12 | — |
| Social studies | All grades | LEAP 2025: 2026 % Mastery+ Grades 3-8 & US History & Civics | 12 | — |
School profile
- Grades
- PK-8
- Students
- 832
- Type
- K-8 school
- Charter school
- Yes
- Program
- Regular
Students
District and location
Contact
New Orleans, LA 70119
"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in Louisiana. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).
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Location
Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
Phillis Wheatley Community School at a glance
Phillis Wheatley Community School is a public K-8 school (a charter school) in New Orleans, Louisiana, serving grades PK-8. It is part of the Phillis Wheatley Community School school district. It has about 832 students (a typical Louisiana K-8 school has 572). About 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 71% at a typical Louisiana K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.
In 2025-26 state tests, 25% in English language arts (similar schools: 39%) and 24% in math (similar schools: 30%) reached the state standard (% Mastery or above). On our score, which compares it only with other Louisiana K-8 schools, it scores 28.6 out of 100: better than 28% of them, ranking #110 of 154. Its English language arts result rose by 2 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.
Page updated 2026-10-12.