Foundation Preparatory Academy
Charter · Grades K–8 · 274 students
Langston Hughes Charter Academy
3519 Trafalgar Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
791
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Langston Hughes Charter Academy
Orleans Parish
Schola Grade D · 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 Langston Hughes Charter Academy
Langston Hughes Charter Academy 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, 791 students were enrolled, with about 14 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger 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 D (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)
- 791 students
- Students per teacher
- 14 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Langston Hughes Charter Academy
- County
- Orleans Parish
- NCES school ID
- 220020600976
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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.