New Orleans Center for Creative Arts

Summary:

The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) is a standout public high school in New Orleans, Louisiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 227 students. This specialized arts-focused school has consistently ranked among the top high schools in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

NOCCA's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the state average on various End of Course (EOC) exams, including Algebra I (73% vs. 63%), U.S. History (83% vs. 54%), English I (86% vs. 69%), and Biology (91% vs. 59%). The school also boasts a strong 83.2% four-year graduation rate, which is higher than the state average, and a relatively low 3.3% dropout rate.

Despite serving a diverse student population, with 33.92% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, NOCCA is able to provide a high-quality, specialized educational experience that caters to students with artistic interests and talents. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 3.4 suggests a focus on individualized attention and support for its students.

District Detail

2800 Chartres Street
New Orleans, LA 70117-7316

(504) 940-2787

SchoolDigger Rank:
6^th of 118 Louisiana districts

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Grades served: 9-13
Students: 224

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP U.S. History (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	LEAP Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts	Public	9-12	2800 Chartres St.	New Orleans	70117	Orleans Parish	New Orleans Center for Creative Arts	No	No	No	(n/a)	(504) 940-2787	224	66	3.4	42.9%	83 (37.1%)	91 (40.6%)	39 (17.4%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	84.1	33^rd of 329 public high schools	90.0%		93	10^th of 333 public high schools	97.0%	23	73.0	83.0	86.0	91.0	$44,314

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
KIPP Leadership	0.46 mi	1
Recovery School District-LDE	0.51 mi	6	103^rd
RSD-Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) N.O.	0.77 mi	7
Frederick A. Douglass High School	0.77 mi	1
RSD-Arise Academy	0.8 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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