Original Research by School Decision on Samuel J Green Charter School
Samuel J. Green Charter School operates as its own district, a single charter school in New Orleans run by FirstLine Schools. It serves students from prekindergarten through eighth grade. For parents looking at schools in Orleans Parish, this is a moderately sized school for its grade band, with an enrollment that is neither very large nor very small for a PK–08 campus.
The student body is predominantly Black, with a substantial Hispanic share and a very small number of white students and students of other racial backgrounds. Because the school does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. State testing results across subjects and grades were not available in the data we drew from, which is an important gap. The school serves grades that are normally included in state assessments, so a parent may want to ask the school directly for its most recent performance data and how it compares to other schools in New Orleans.
One measured area that does appear is chronic absenteeism. The rate places the school above the midpoint among Orleans Parish districts, meaning a larger share of students miss a significant number of school days than at many other local schools. This is a soft spot worth exploring further. The district’s per-pupil current spending falls in the middle range, on the lower side of the half, indicating that the school operates with a level of funding that is within the typical band for the parish but not at the higher end.
We looked for information on programs such as advanced coursework, career pathways, or arts offerings and did not find any. No data on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education, or English learner populations were available either. These are gaps—a parent would need to contact the school to learn about student support services, enrichment, and the share of students who qualify for additional resources.
The school is a charter district, which in New Orleans means it operates independently under a charter authorizer and is part of the city’s all-charter public school system. The district brief turned up no recent changes such as curriculum shifts, referenda, or property-tax measures that would directly affect families. That kind of stability may be neutral or positive depending on what a family prefers.
No community or housing context was supplied for the area around the school, so we cannot describe the neighborhood, local home values, or the broader growth context. A parent considering this school would need to research the New Orleans neighborhood where it is located and assess how the commute, housing market, and local amenities fit their situation.
Overall, Samuel J. Green Charter School presents as a single-site, PK–08 charter school with a diverse student body, a notable absenteeism concern, and a lack of publicly available academic results. The missing testing data and limited program details mean that any judgment about academic pathways or student outcomes rests on what the school itself can share. Families who prioritize a school that goes through middle school, operates within the New Orleans charter network, and serves a predominantly Black and Hispanic student population will want to gather more specifics directly from the school before making a decision.
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