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Benjamin Franklin High School District

2001 Leon C Simons Drive
New Orleans, LA 70114
10/
10
Top 1%

Top Rankings

Benjamin Franklin High School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Louisiana for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 1%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 1%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 1%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public school serving 1,056 students in Benjamin Franklin High School District. This district's average testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 1% of public schools in Louisiana.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø School in Benjamin Franklin High School District have an average math proficiency score of 92% (versus the Louisiana public school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 98% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Louisiana public school average of 59% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (LA)
# Schools
1 School
1,331 Schools
# Students
1,056 Students
708,663 Students
# Teachers
62 Teachers
48,945 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Benjamin Franklin High School District, which is ranked within the top 1% of all 180 school districts in Louisiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 98% has increased from 95% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (LA)
#1 out of 193 school districts
(Top 1%)
(22-23)
97%
34%
98%
42%
95%
27%
(22-23)
98%
83%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.73
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
17%
2%
% Hispanic
10%
11%
% Black
29%
41%
% White
39%
41%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
4%