There were 3,378 eighth grade students enrolled in Orleans Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.4% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.
Lusher Charter School welcomed the most eighth grade students in the parish.
Within Orleans Parish schools, the most students were found in ninth grade classes, while sixth grade classes were the smallest.
Statewide, Orleans Parish ranked third highest in enrollment numbers, the same as the year before.
Louisiana’s education system was considered one of the worst in the U.S., according to a WalletHub analysis. The state was ranked 47th overall, based on class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.
Orleans Parish Enrollment by Grade – Yearly Comparison
Enrollment by Grade in Orleans Parish Schools for 2023-24 School Year
| School name | Number of 8th Grade Students Enrolled | % of Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lusher Charter School | 197 | 9.6% | 2,058 |
| New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy | 136 | 15.2% | 896 |
| KIPP Morial | 107 | 10.9% | 979 |
| Einstein Charter Middle School at Sarah Towles Reed | 106 | 37.7% | 281 |
| KIPP Central City | 104 | 12.2% | 854 |
| KIPP Leadership | 101 | 11.2% | 904 |
| Harriet Tubman Charter School | 100 | 11.1% | 897 |
| Morris Jeff Community School | 96 | 6.6% | 1,447 |
| KIPP East Community | 96 | 10.1% | 955 |
| Langston Hughes Charter Academy | 95 | 12.1% | 785 |
| McDonogh 42 Charter School | 94 | 15.2% | 617 |
| KIPP Believe | 91 | 12.4% | 736 |
| Dorothy Height Charter School | 90 | 10.5% | 858 |
| Arthur Ashe Charter School | 89 | 11.6% | 765 |
| Bricolage Academy | 87 | 9.1% | 957 |
| Phillis Wheatley Community School | 86 | 10.7% | 806 |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary Math and Science | 84 | 11.7% | 716 |
| Renew Dolores T. Aaron Elementary School | 81 | 11.5% | 705 |
| Renew Scitech Academy at Laurel | 80 | 9.6% | 834 |
| International School of Louisiana | 80 | 7.5% | 1,069 |
| Alice M. Harte Elementary Charter School | 79 | 10.8% | 730 |
| Martin Behrman Charter Academy of Creative Arts & Science | 79 | 9.6% | 826 |
| Renew Schaumburg Elementary School | 76 | 11.5% | 661 |
| Homer Plessy Community School | 73 | 9.7% | 753 |
| Audubon Charter School | 72 | 7.9% | 916 |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School | 68 | 11.1% | 611 |
| Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology | 67 | 9.4% | 709 |
| Wilson Charter School | 67 | 11% | 610 |
| Lycee Francais De La Nouvelle-Orleans | 67 | 7.1% | 938 |
| Edward Hynes Charter School – Lakeview | 64 | 8.9% | 717 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Science Tech | 63 | 7.7% | 816 |
| Samuel J. Green Charter School | 61 | 11.1% | 552 |
| Esperanza Charter School | 58 | 10.7% | 540 |
| Lafayette Academy Charter School | 54 | 10.9% | 496 |
| Hynes Parkview | 54 | 10.8% | 500 |
| Robert Russa Moton Charter School | 51 | 13.7% | 372 |
| Fannie C. Williams Charter School | 51 | 11.2% | 457 |
| Lake Forest Elementary Charter School | 50 | 7.7% | 652 |
| Success Preparatory Academy | 50 | 11.1% | 450 |
| Yacs at Lawrence D. Crocker | 49 | 10.6% | 464 |
| Foundation Preparatory Academy | 31 | 15.1% | 205 |
| Elan Academy Charter School | 26 | 6.6% | 394 |
| The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men | 26 | 23% | 113 |
| New Orleans Accelerated High School | 11 | 6% | 182 |
| The Net Charter High School | 10 | 6% | 168 |
| Noble Minds | 9 | 5.7% | 159 |
| The Net 2 Charter High School | 7 | 5.2% | 135 |
| Youth Study Center | 5 | 4.2% | 119 |
