City Study 2019: New Orleans

This summary highlights major findings about the academic performance of students in public K-12 schools in New Orleans. Performance is measured by one-year learning gains or growth students made from one school year to the next. We benchmark the growth of New Orleans students against the state average growth and then compare the progress of charter school students with that of similar TPS students within New Orleans, accounting for student characteristics.

Overall: In reading, New Orleans students experienced stronger learning gains in 2014-15, 2015-16, and 2016-17 compared to the state average learning gains. In math, New Orleans students posted greater learning gains in 2014-15, similar progress in 2015-16, and stronger growth in 2016-17 compared to the state average.