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Best New Orleans Public Preschools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 40 public preschools serving 28,310 students in New Orleans, LA.
The top-ranked public preschools in New Orleans, LA are Audubon Charter School, Lycee Francais De La Nouvelle-orleans and Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
New Orleans, LA public preschools have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the Louisiana public pre school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 40% statewide average). Pre schools in New Orleans have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Louisiana public pre schools.
Minority enrollment is 92% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Louisiana public preschool average of 61% (majority Black).

Best Public Preschools in New Orleans, LA (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Audubon Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
428 Broadway Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 324-7100
Gr: PK-8 | 937 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 55%
Rank: #22.
Lycee Francais De La Nouvelle-orleans
Charter School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1601 Leonidas Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 620-5500
Gr: PK-12 | 897 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Rank: #33.
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
Charter School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1108 Shrewsbury
New Orleans, LA 70121
(504) 233-4720
Gr: PK-8 | 731 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 57%
Rank: #44.
Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
5300 Berkley Dr.
New Orleans, LA 70131
(504) 373-6281
Gr: PK-8 | 725 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #55.
Harahan School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
6723 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA 70123
(504) 737-3918
Gr: PK-8 | 390 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 62%
Rank: #66.
Bricolage Academy
Charter School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
2426 Esplanade Ave
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 593-4505
Gr: PK-8 | 965 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 83%
Rank: #77.
Morris Jeff Community School
Charter School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
211 Lopez Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 373-6258
Gr: PK-12 | 1,442 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 82%
Rank: #88.
Hazel Park/hilda Knoff School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
8809 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA 70123
(504) 737-6163
Gr: PK-8 | 384 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 66%
Rank: #99.
Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/technology
Charter School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
2401 Humanity Street
New Orleans, LA 70122
(504) 324-7076
Gr: PK-8 | 659 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Rank: #1010.
Homer Plessy Community School
Charter School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
1423 Saint Philip Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 503-0055
Gr: PK-8 | 781 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 74%
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Elan Academy Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
6501 Berkley Dr.
New Orleans, LA 70131
(504) 619-9720
Gr: PK-8 | 436 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Jefferson School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
3900 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA 70121
(504) 733-8201
Gr: PK-8 | 619 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #1313.
Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math And Science
Charter School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
1116 Jefferson Ave
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 304-3932
Gr: PK-8 | 739 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #1414.
Samuel J. Green Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
2319 Valence Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 304-3532
Gr: PK-8 | 507 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1515.
Langston Hughes Charter Academy
Charter School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
3519 Trafalgar Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 554-2940
Gr: PK-8 | 791 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #1616.
Success Thurgood Marshall
Charter School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
4621 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 388-0208
Gr: PK-8 | 490 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1717.
Renew Dolores T. Aaron Elementary School
Charter School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
10200 Curran Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70127
(504) 570-6354
Gr: PK-8 | 738 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
Rank: #1818.
Renew Laurel Elementary School
Charter School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
820 Jackson Ave
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 267-4574
Gr: PK-8 | 641 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Rank: #1919.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
3700 Tall Pines Dr.
New Orleans, LA 70131
(504) 372-2646
Gr: PK-8 | 596 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #2020.
Kipp Leadership
Charter School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
2300 St. Claude Ave
New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 308-3359
Gr: PK-8 | 890 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #2121.
Kipp East
Charter School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
6519 Virgilian St
New Orleans, LA 70126
(504) 301-2964
Gr: PK-8 | 921 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Rank: #2222.
Einstein Charter At Sherwood Forest
Charter School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
4801 Maid Marion Drive
New Orleans, LA 70128
(504) 503-0110
Gr: PK-5 | 342 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
Rank: #2323.
Renew Schaumburg Elementary School
Charter School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
9501 Grant Street
New Orleans, LA 70127
(504) 330-6788
Gr: PK-8 | 683 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
Rank: #2424.
Young Audiences Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
1407 Virgil Street
New Orleans, LA 70113
(504) 717-1200
Gr: PK-8 | 1,077 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #2525.
Wilson Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
3617 General Pershing Street
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 373-6274
Gr: PK-8 | 601 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
Rank: #2626.
Kipp Morial
Charter School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
7701 Grant St
New Orleans, LA 70126
(504) 592-8520
Gr: PK-8 | 951 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #2727.
Kipp Central City
Charter School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
2514 Third Street
New Orleans, LA 70113
(504) 373-6290
Gr: PK-8 | 817 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #2828.
Kipp Believe
Charter School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
3815 St. Bernard St.
New Orleans, LA 70122
(504) 304-8857
Gr: PK-8 | 710 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #2929.
Harriet Tubman Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
2013 General Meyer Ave
New Orleans, LA 70114
(504) 227-3800
Gr: PK-8 | 901 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #3030.
Phillis Wheatley Community School
Charter School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
2300 Dumaine St.
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 373-6205
Gr: PK-8 | 777 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
Rank: #3131.
Martin Behrman Charter Academy Of Creative Arts & Sci
Charter School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
715 Opelousas Ave
New Orleans, LA 70114
(504) 302-7090
Gr: PK-8 | 756 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
Rank: #3232.
Dorothy Height Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
3501 Seine Street
New Orleans, LA 70114
(504) 941-1810
Gr: PK-8 | 878 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #3333.
Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School For Sci Technical
Charter School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1617 Fats Domino Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 308-3371
Gr: PK-12 | 752 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
Rank: #3434.
Einstein Charter School At Village De L'est
Charter School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
5100 Cannes Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70129
(504) 324-7450
Gr: PK-5 | 409 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #3535.
Fannie C. Williams Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
11755 Dwyer Road
New Orleans, LA 70128
(504) 373-6228
Gr: PK-8 | 485 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
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