Original Research by School Decision on Arthur Ashe Charter School
Arthur Ashe Charter School serves students from kindergarten through eighth grade in Orleans Parish. It is listed as a district-level entity in the data, but it operates as a single school. The school’s enrollment is moderate for a K–8 campus, and its student body is predominantly Black, with a much smaller share of Hispanic students and a very small number of white and multiracial students. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, on students with individualized education plans, and on English learners were all absent from the record, so a parent would need to ask the school directly about those supports.
State testing results were not available in the information provided. Because the school serves grades where state assessments are typically administered, the absence of reported proficiency rates is a notable gap. A family trying to gauge academic performance will want to seek out this information from the school or from Louisiana’s public reporting system. The school does not have a high school program, so there is no graduation rate to consider.
On measures that were available, the school’s chronic absenteeism rate places it above the midpoint among Orleans Parish’s districts. That bucket label, in a metric where lower rates are generally better, indicates that the school’s level of chronic absenteeism sits somewhere in the middle of the range across the parish—less severe than the most troubled schools but not among the lowest. Per-pupil current spending for Arthur Ashe Charter School is in the lower range compared with other districts in the county. That figure reflects only the school’s own operating budget and does not include comparisons of program depth or quality; a parent may want to ask how the school allocates its resources and whether class sizes or enrichment offerings are affected.
No information on discipline rates, staffing ratios, or course access was reported. The school’s website and directory information were minimal, and a search for recent district-level changes or parent-relevant developments returned only static program listings with no identifiable shifts in policy, leadership, or facilities. The school’s location within New Orleans was not specified, and no housing market or community context was included in the data.
For a family evaluating Arthur Ashe Charter School, the core picture is one of a single-site K–8 charter with a predominantly Black enrollment, spending below the typical level for Orleans Parish, and a moderate chronic absenteeism record. The absence of academic performance data, student-support metrics, and program details means that any decision would require direct inquiry. A parent may want to ask for recent state test results, the school’s approach to supporting students with disabilities or language needs, and how the school uses its budget to serve its student population. Without those pieces, the available data gives only a partial view of what the school offers academically and how it supports its community.
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