Phillis Wheatley Community School
2300 Dumaine St., New Orleans, LA 70119
Schola Grade F · Far below average
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 Phillis Wheatley Community School
Phillis Wheatley Community School 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, 777 students were enrolled, with about 12.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to 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
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 777 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.6 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Phillis Wheatley Community School
- County
- Orleans Parish
- NCES school ID
- 220025300877
Schools near Phillis Wheatley Community School
All 113 schools in New Orleans →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.