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Rankings updated: Louisiana rankings were updated on September 12, 2026 with the addition of grade 3-8 science and High School Civics test scores

New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 31% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School (Sci High) is a public charter high school in the Mid-City area of New Orleans, serving 627 students in grades 9 through 12, with nearly 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Sci High stands out for its remarkable success in creating an equitable and supportive environment, particularly for students who have historically faced the greatest challenges. The school ranks in the 65th percentile statewide for African American students and the 62nd percentile for special education students, both earning 3-star ratings—a stark contrast to its overall 29th percentile ranking. This suggests the school has developed effective strategies to close opportunity gaps. Additionally, Sci High has achieved a dramatic turnaround in attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from 42.9% in 2020-2021 to just 8.4% in 2024-2025, far below the state average of 22.5% and rates at nearby schools like McDonogh 35 Senior High School (70.4%) and Warren Easton Charter High School (50.8%). The school also boasts a low student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1, offering more personalized attention than many peers.

While Sci High excels in social-emotional support and graduation rates—consistently above the state average at 89.2% in 2024-2025—its academic proficiency in math and science remains below state averages, with Algebra I at 43% and Geometry at 37% compared to state averages of 65% and 57%. This contrast highlights a school that is exceptionally effective at keeping students engaged and on track to graduate, but still working to translate that supportive culture into higher test scores in its namesake subjects. For parents seeking a school that prioritizes equity, attendance, and graduation, Sci High offers a compelling option, especially when compared to the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, which serves a less economically disadvantaged population.

627

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,319

Per pupil spending ?

69.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2011 Bienville St.
New Orleans, LA 70112

(504) 324-7061

District: New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.1%

Hispanic:

30.6%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2023 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 31st (2026) from a 22nd-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (49% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 22 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

Louisiana avg62%

227^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 37% (2019) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

83^rd of 119New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	227 of 329	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	222 of 329	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	245 of 333	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	250 of 321	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	236 of 326	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	202 of 322	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	198 of 313	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	88 of 261	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.9	77 of 256	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	46.4	129 of 260	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	151 of 252	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	97 of 256	62.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	57 of 62	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	38.6	31 of 59	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	222 of 312	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.8	219 of 308	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	249 of 308	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	246 of 308	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	234 of 311	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	109 of 128	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	97 of 120	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	91 of 113	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	85 of 107	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	76 of 103	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	214 of 324	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.4	205 of 323	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	236 of 328	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	236 of 321	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	222 of 322	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	215 of 315	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	201 of 313	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	212 of 315	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	233 of 306	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	219 of 301	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	55 of 70	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.5	30 of 66	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	27 of 63	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	75 of 182	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.7	76 of 170	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	113 of 165	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	112 of 138	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	98 of 139	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)82nd percentile+49 vs school

African American (2026)66th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)29th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)8th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English II57%-10 vs state

Civics57%-5 vs state

English I53%-13 vs state

U.S. History52%-3 vs state

Biology45%-15 vs state

Algebra I43%-22 vs state

Geometry37%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (2026)	LEAP Civics (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	LEAP Civics End of Course	Total
New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2011 Bienville St.	New Orleans	70112	Orleans Parish	New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7061	627	45	13.9	69.5%	21 (3.3%)	377 (60.1%)	192 (30.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	31.4	227^th of 329 public high schools	31.0%		33.4	222^nd of 329 public high schools	32.5%	5	43.0	37.0	57.0	52.0	53.0	45.0	57.0	$17,319
Warren Easton Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3019 Canal Street	New Orleans	70119	Orleans Parish	Warren Easton Charter Foundation Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7400	1,138	65	17.5	74.8%	2 (0.2%)	1,089 (95.7%)	44 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30.2	232^nd of 329 public high schools	29.5%		41.8	194^th of 329 public high schools	41.0%	38	35.0	23–33%	51.0	26.0	60.0	41.0	76.0	$16,158
Booker T. Washington High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1201 South Roman St.	New Orleans	70125	Orleans Parish	KIPP Booker T. Washington	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 410-5289	532	36	14.7	86.8%	6 (1.1%)	487 (91.5%)	33 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)
Opportunities Academy	Public, Charter	12	2625 Thalia St.	New Orleans	70113	Orleans Parish	Opportunities Academy	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(504) 503-1421	93	11	8.4	—	3 (3.2%)	82 (88.2%)	5 (5.4%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)								$62,471
New Harmony High Institute	Public, Charter	9-12	3819 St. Claude Avenue	New Orleans	70117	Orleans Parish	New Harmony High Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 612-7869	328	29	11.3	53.7%	115 (35.1%)	158 (48.2%)	47 (14.3%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	34.1	217^th of 329 public high schools	34.0%		14.5	280^th of 329 public high schools	14.9%	63	46.0	40.0	57.0	40.0	47.0	53.0	73.0	$16,986
The NET Charter High School	Public, Charter	8-12	1614 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd	New Orleans	70113	Orleans Parish	The NET Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 267-9060	213	7	31.6	77.0%	12 (5.6%)	174 (81.7%)	20 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)
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%)	91.5	12^th of 329 public high schools	96.4%		84.1	33^rd of 329 public high schools	90.0%	21	96.0	82–87%	85.0	95.0	98.0	84.0	91.0	$44,314
McDonogh 35 Senior High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4000 Cadillac St.	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	McDonogh 35 Senior High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7600	851	62	13.6	85.4%	2 (0.2%)	811 (95.3%)	27 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	35	214^th of 329 public high schools	35.0%		26.8	244^th of 329 public high schools	25.8%	30	62.0	57.0	52.0	39.0	58.0	42.0	57.0	$18,392
Eleanor McMain Secondary School	Public, Charter	9-12	5712 South Claiborne Avenue	New Orleans	70125	Orleans Parish	Eleanor McMain Secondary School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7500	690	48	14.2	83.3%	8 (1.2%)	632 (91.6%)	33 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	54.7	156^th of 329 public high schools	52.6%		55.3	151^st of 329 public high schools	54.1%	5	67.0	57.0	69.0	51.0	70.0	61.0	65.0	$19,411
Walter L. Cohen High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3575 Baronne St.	New Orleans	70115	Orleans Parish	Walter L. Cohen High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 503-1400	413	40	10.3	77.7%	15 (3.6%)	251 (60.8%)	141 (34.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	21.6	259^th of 329 public high schools	21.3%		12.4	286^th of 329 public high schools	13.1%	27	51.0	38.0	56.0	38.0	42.0	33.0	45.0	$22,647

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In the 2024-25 school year, 627 students attended New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School.

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New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School ranks 227^th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Students at New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School are 60% African American, 31% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% White.

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