Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence
Charter · Grades 6–13 · 534 students
Walter L. Cohen High School
3575 Baronne St., New Orleans, LA 70115
Grades
9–13
High
Students
413
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Walter L. Cohen High School
Orleans Parish
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 245 Louisiana high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Louisiana high 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 Walter L. Cohen High School
Walter L. Cohen High School is a charter high school in New Orleans, Louisiana, serving grades 9–13. The school is located in a large city in Orleans Parish.
In the 2024–25 school year, 413 students were enrolled, with about 10.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Louisiana high school (14.1 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 Orleans Parish. Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 245 Louisiana high schools.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–13
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 413 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.3 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 2
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Orleans Parish
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Walter L. Cohen High School
- County
- Orleans Parish
- NCES school ID
- 220030702461
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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.