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Benjamin Banneker Elementary School

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Public Grades PK, KG-8
404
Students ?
16.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
99.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 421 Burdette Street
       New Orleans, LA  70118

(504) 373-6203

District: Recovery School District-LDE

Racial breakdown:

African American:
94.1%
Hispanic:
4.7%
White:
0.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2014
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 9th (2014) from a 2nd-percentile low (2014)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (36% vs 69% meeting standards)
!Social Studies scores 39 pts below the Louisiana average
Students meeting standards (2013-2014) ?
This school36%
Louisiana avg69%
Not ranked this year
Benjamin Banneker Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
103rd of 118Recovery School District-LDE among Louisiana districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20144.1763 of 7771.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20137.7751 of 7722.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201221.1653 of 76414.5%★☆☆☆☆
201116.0688 of 76610.2%★☆☆☆☆
201023.3600 of 73618.5%★☆☆☆☆
200921.5621 of 73815.9%★☆☆☆☆
200815.0661 of 74311.0%★☆☆☆☆
20073.2714 of 7251.5%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201411.9429 of 4708.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201316.2400 of 45712.5%★☆☆☆☆
201214.7400 of 4429.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201115.2389 of 4125.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201022.8353 of 40813.5%★☆☆☆☆
200919.6369 of 42513.2%★☆☆☆☆
20087.1386 of 4136.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20078.3369 of 3966.8%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Louisiana (2013-2014) ?
English Language Arts42%-29 vs state
Mathematics40%-31 vs state
Science31%-35 vs state
Social Studies29%-39 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Open Quote Benjamin Banneker is a great school. The student discipline is excellent and the academics perfect. The staff is top knotch with the best principal and assistant principal in the state. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, September 24, 2009

Open Quote I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS SCHOOL TO ALL GREAT PARENTS.GREAT ACDEMICS AND GREAT TEACHERS. Close Quote







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In the 2013-14 school year, 404 students attended Benjamin Banneker Elementary School.

Students at Benjamin Banneker Elementary School are 94% African American, 5% Hispanic.


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