Summary:
There is one middle school in the Einstein Charter Middle School at Sarah Towles Reed district, Einstein Charter Middle School at Sarah Towles Reed, which serves grades 6 through 8 in New Orleans, LA, with a total enrollment of 267 students and a very high rate of economic disadvantage, as 93% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Einstein Charter Middle School at Sarah Towles Reed shows a clear academic strength in English Language Arts (ELA), where 54% of students are proficient, compared to just 31% in Math and 42% in Social Studies. The 8th grade class stands out as a bright spot, achieving 65% proficiency in both ELA and Social Studies, which matches or exceeds state averages in Social Studies. However, the school faces significant challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 29.1%—well above the state average of 22.5%—and a state ranking that places it in the bottom quintile of Louisiana middle schools, though it has shown slight improvement from the 12th to the 19th percentile in the most recent year.
Key metrics reveal a school with both strengths and areas for urgent improvement. The student-teacher ratio is 14.8:1, and the dropout rate is an excellent 0.9%, far below the state average of 3.1%, indicating the school is effective at keeping students enrolled. The most critical takeaway is the 31-point gap between the school's Math proficiency (31%) and the state average (62%), suggesting a need for targeted math intervention. While ELA performance is relatively stronger, it remains below state averages, and the high absenteeism rate likely hinders academic progress. The school's inconsistent year-over-year growth—with flat ELA scores and only slight Math improvement—highlights the need for a more consistent, data-driven strategy to drive substantial gains across all subjects and grade levels.
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