Foundation Preparatory Academy
Charter · Grades K–8 · 274 students
KIPP Believe
3815 St. Bernard St., New Orleans, LA 70122
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
710
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
KIPP Believe
Orleans Parish
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 624 Louisiana elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Louisiana elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About KIPP Believe
KIPP Believe is a charter elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana, serving grades Pre-K–8. The school is located in a large city in Orleans Parish.
In the 2024–25 school year, 710 students were enrolled, with about 12.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Louisiana elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 624 Louisiana elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 710 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.5 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- KIPP Believe
- County
- Orleans Parish
- NCES school ID
- 220021600958
Schools near KIPP Believe
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.