Benjamin Franklin High School

Summary:

Benjamin Franklin High School is a standout public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in New Orleans, Louisiana. With a total enrollment of 1,056 students, the school is ranked 2nd out of 329 Louisiana high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, indicating exceptional performance compared to other schools in the state.

The school's academic excellence is evident in its consistently high proficiency rates on the LEAP/End of Course exams, with 100% proficiency in Geometry and U.S. History, and 99% proficiency in Biology for the 2024-2025 school year. These rates significantly outperform the statewide averages, which range from 54% to 62% for the same subjects and years. Additionally, the school's dropout rate of 3.3% for the 2022-2023 school year is relatively low compared to the state average.

While the school's academic performance is exceptional, the chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% for the 2023-2024 school year is an area that may require further attention. Approximately 31.72% of the school's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a diverse socioeconomic population. The school's student-teacher ratio of 17:1 in the 2023-2024 school year is relatively low, which may contribute to its academic success.

District Detail

2001 Leon C Simon Drive
New Orleans, LA 70122-3525

(504) 286-2600

SchoolDigger Rank:
1^st of 118 Louisiana districts

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Grades served: 9-12
Students: 1,056

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Geometry (2025)	LEAP U.S. History (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 Geometry End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Benjamin Franklin High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2001 Leon C Simon Drive	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Benjamin Franklin High School	Yes	No	No	No	(504) 286-2600	1,056	68	15.5	30.5%	414 (39.2%)	302 (28.6%)	104 (9.8%)	169 (16.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (5.9%)	98.5	2^nd of 329 public high schools	99.4%		97	4^th of 333 public high schools	98.8%	2	100.0	100.0	99.0	$13,527

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Orleans Parish	0 mi	22
Edward Hynes Charter School - UNO	0.08 mi	1
Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M. School	0.65 mi	1	101^st
RSD-New Beginnings Schools Foundation	0.72 mi	4
John F. Kennedy High School	0.75 mi	1

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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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