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Robert Russa Moton Charter School

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Summary

Robert Russa Moton Charter School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in New Orleans, Louisiana, with a student population of 425 that is predominantly African American. However, the school has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized tests, with only 23% of students proficient or better in Mathematics and 35% proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2023-2024 school year, far below the state averages of 59% and 69% respectively.

The school serves a high-need population, with 84.94% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 20.8 students per teacher, higher than nearby charter schools like Audubon Charter Gentilly, Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest, and Lake Forest Elementary Charter School, which have ratios ranging from 13.5 to 20.3 students per teacher. These nearby charter schools also consistently outperform Robert Russa Moton Charter School on standardized tests, with proficiency rates often double or triple that of the school.

The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, with Robert Russa Moton Charter School ranking in the bottom 2% of Louisiana elementary schools for both female and male students, and in the bottom 3% for African American students and students of low socioeconomic status in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school has a significant population of homeless students, ranking in the bottom 10% of Louisiana elementary schools for this subgroup in the 2022-2023 and 2020-2021 school years, indicating that the school is serving a highly vulnerable student population with complex needs.

372
Students ?
20.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
57.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 8550 Curran Blvd
       New Orleans, LA  70127

(504) 245-4400

District: Robert Russa Moton Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:
92.2%
Hispanic:
7.3%
American Indian:
0.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2024 → 12th in 2024
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 12th (2024) from a 1st-percentile low (2024)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (29% vs 64% meeting standards)
!Dropout rate above the Louisiana average (100% vs 3%)
!Mathematics scores 36 pts below the Louisiana average
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school29%
Louisiana avg64%
Not ranked this year
Robert Russa Moton Charter School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20242.8669 of 6750.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.5719 of 7301.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.1707 of 7272.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.1669 of 7298.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.7585 of 73120.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20247.3498 of 5092.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.5547 of 5704.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.8524 of 5626.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.5490 of 56413.1%★☆☆☆☆
201936.4394 of 55929.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20244.4629 of 6350.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.0690 of 7052.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.5688 of 7011.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.4671 of 7054.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.3557 of 68418.6%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202322.621 of 238.7%★☆☆☆☆
202130.916 of 1915.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20243.8666 of 6741.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.5712 of 7231.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.8706 of 7242.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.9662 of 7197.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.4571 of 69718.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20242.2648 of 6510.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.5701 of 7131.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.9686 of 7123.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.0617 of 70412.4%★☆☆☆☆
201916.9614 of 69611.8%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202415.0396 of 44911.8%★☆☆☆☆
20239.9422 of 4659.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.1445 of 4603.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.5400 of 45912.9%★☆☆☆☆
201939.6287 of 44936.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202424.7273 of 33318.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.4304 of 36015.6%★☆☆☆☆
202211.0339 of 3605.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202126.1269 of 35223.6%★☆☆☆☆
201958.1126 of 33862.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202416.7365 of 41512.0%★☆☆☆☆
202311.1408 of 4448.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.9427 of 4413.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.8403 of 4418.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201941.8269 of 41835.6%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202322.617 of 2015.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202419.3376 of 44415.3%★☆☆☆☆
202314.3404 of 45912.0%★☆☆☆☆
20224.4444 of 4583.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.7392 of 45513.8%★☆☆☆☆
201951.9211 of 43050.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202411.5389 of 4268.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.7389 of 44312.2%★☆☆☆☆
20223.0435 of 4421.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.7361 of 44218.3%★☆☆☆☆
201934.9289 of 41830.9%★★☆☆☆
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
Homeless (2023)9th percentile+7 vs school
African American (2024)2nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)1st percentile~ school
Female (2024)1st percentile~ school
Male (2024)<1st percentile~ school
Middle school
African American (2024)18th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)15th percentile+4 vs school
Homeless (2023)15th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2024)12th percentile~ school
Male (2024)9th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2023-2024) ?
English Language Arts35%-34 vs state
Mathematics23%-36 vs state

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Students at Robert Russa Moton Charter School are 92% African American, 7% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 372 students attended Robert Russa Moton Charter School.


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