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Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

579^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M School is a mid-sized elementary school (PK-8) in New Orleans' Gentilly neighborhood, serving 565 students from a predominantly low-income community where over 85% qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has historically struggled academically, ranking in the bottom 16th percentile statewide, but shows a notable strength in English Language Arts (ELA), where 60% of students are proficient—just 10 points below the state average. This "ELA island" contrasts sharply with math (32% proficiency) and social studies (36%), suggesting the school has a solid literacy foundation to build upon, even as it faces significant challenges in other subjects.

Compared to nearby schools, Capdau's math performance is a key differentiator. While Audubon Charter Gentilly (0.74 miles away) achieves 50% math proficiency and Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology (1.78 miles away) reaches 45%, Capdau's 32% proficiency rate lags 13-18 points behind these peers, despite serving similar demographics. The school also struggles with chronic absenteeism—35.7% of students are chronically absent, more than double Audubon Charter Gentilly's 17.5% rate and well above the state average of 22.5%. Additionally, Capdau's student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1 is higher than both Audubon (10.9:1) and Mary Bethune (11.7:1), which may contribute to its lower academic outcomes.

An interesting bright spot is Capdau's performance with its African American student subgroup, which ranks in the 26th percentile statewide—higher than the school's overall 16th percentile rank and significantly better than its male students' 14th percentile rank. This suggests targeted interventions could improve outcomes for boys. The school also operates as its own single-school district, meaning its district-level data mirrors the school's own. Nearby, Edward Hynes Charter School - UNO (just 0.68 miles away) serves a much less disadvantaged population (46.1% free/reduced lunch), highlighting a stark socioeconomic divide within the same neighborhood. While Capdau faces clear challenges, its ELA strength and subgroup performance offer a foundation for growth.

565

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,584

Per pupil spending ?

85.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5800 St. Roch Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70122

(504) 872-9257

District: Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M. School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.0%

Hispanic:

9.6%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2019 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (43% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

Louisiana avg62%

Elementary school

579^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 11% (2019) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

377^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 32% (2019) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

105^th of 116Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M. 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	579 of 690	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	582 of 666	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	582 of 675	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	698 of 730	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	673 of 727	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	701 of 729	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	654 of 731	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	404 of 548	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	402 of 501	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	398 of 509	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	512 of 570	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	473 of 562	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	530 of 564	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	435 of 559	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	504 of 679	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	581 of 633	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	509 of 635	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	702 of 705	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	648 of 701	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	685 of 705	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	625 of 684	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	555 of 685	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	556 of 661	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	570 of 674	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	685 of 723	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	658 of 724	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	690 of 719	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	608 of 697	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	589 of 682	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	596 of 641	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	599 of 651	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	664 of 713	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	616 of 712	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	653 of 704	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	632 of 696	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	377 of 452	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	364 of 447	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	375 of 449	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	406 of 465	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	410 of 460	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	437 of 459	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	305 of 449	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	252 of 344	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	267 of 344	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	231 of 333	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	299 of 360	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	306 of 360	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	325 of 352	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.9	121 of 338	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	370 of 434	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	340 of 415	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	350 of 415	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	429 of 444	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	404 of 441	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	407 of 441	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	283 of 418	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	356 of 450	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	349 of 437	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	351 of 444	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	380 of 459	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	396 of 458	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	442 of 455	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	257 of 430	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	338 of 435	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	350 of 414	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	326 of 426	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	354 of 443	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	309 of 442	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	6.5	420 of 442	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	297 of 418	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	41.6	98 of 175	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2026)26th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)44th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2026)27th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts60%-10 vs state

Social Studies36%-19 vs state

Mathematics32%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)							LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							LEAP English I (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP English I End of Course	Total
Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5800 St. Roch Avenue	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M. School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 872-9257	565	39	14.4	85.1%	0 (0.0%)	497 (88.0%)	54 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	21.8	579^th of 690 public elementary schools	16.1%		18	582^nd of 666 public elementary schools	12.6%	3	38.0		21.0	29.0	52.0	31.0	32.0	59.0	58.0	62.0	63.0	60.0	55.0	60.0	43.0	45.0	30.0	17.0	47.0	34.0	36.0		$16,584
Edward Hynes Charter School - UNO	Public, Charter	K-5	1901 Leon C. Simon	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Edward Hynes Charter School - UNO	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 359-7700	577	44	13.1	46.1%	104 (18.0%)	399 (69.2%)	38 (6.6%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Audubon Charter Gentilly	Public, Charter	K-8	4720 Painters Street	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Audubon Charter Gentilly	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 309-9434	448	41	10.9	65.6%	41 (9.2%)	354 (79.0%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	37.7	457^th of 690 public elementary schools	33.8%		31.2	480^th of 666 public elementary schools	27.9%	23	43.0	68.0	45.0	44.0	52.0	46.0	50.0	53.0	73.0	58.0	68.0	74.0	75.0	66.0	40.0	70.0	46.0	35.0	54.0	79.0	52.0		$14,431
Edward Hynes Charter School - Parkview	Public, Charter	K-8	4617 Mirabeau	New Orleans	70126	Orleans Parish	Edward Hynes Charter School - Parkview	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(504) 766-0291	490	34	14.4	74.3%	10 (2.0%)	466 (95.1%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)
Arthur Ashe Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1456 Gardena Drive	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Arthur Ashe Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 373-6267	778	51	15.2	88.3%	10 (1.3%)	721 (92.7%)	37 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)								(n/a)
Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2401 Humanity Street	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Orleans Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7076	659	56	11.7	98.9%	1 (0.2%)	636 (96.5%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	24.3	559^th of 690 public elementary schools	19.0%		40.6	412^th of 666 public elementary schools	38.1%	147	25.0	34.0		66.0	65.0	48.0	45.0	39.0	62.0	59.0	75.0	84.0	71.0	65.0	21.0	32.0	40.0	37.0	62.0	34.0	38.0	100.0	$48,524
KIPP Believe	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3815 St. Bernard St.	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	KIPP Believe	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 304-8857	710	57	12.4	91.1%	6 (0.8%)	648 (91.3%)	52 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)								(n/a)
Foundation Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3121 St. Bernard Ave.	New Orleans	70130	Orleans Parish	Foundation Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 434-0521	274	18	15.6	90.9%	1 (0.4%)	207 (75.5%)	64 (23.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)
KIPP East	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6519 Virgilian St	New Orleans	70126	Orleans Parish	KIPP East Community Primary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 301-2964	921	74	12.4	88.6%	4 (0.4%)	825 (89.6%)	86 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)								(n/a)
Langston Hughes Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3519 Trafalgar Street	New Orleans	70119	Orleans Parish	Langston Hughes Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 554-2940	791	57	13.9	89.8%	13 (1.6%)	694 (87.7%)	65 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)								(n/a)

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