Original Research by School Decision on Livingston Collegiate Academy
Livingston Collegiate Academy is a high school serving grades nine through twelve, operating as its own single-school district within Orleans Parish, Louisiana. It enrolls a mid-sized student body relative to the grade band. The student population is predominantly Black, with a substantial share of Hispanic students and a small number of white students and students of two or more races.
State testing data for academic performance was not available, so no picture of proficiency across subjects can be drawn. The graduation rate was also missing from the sources provided, which means a reader cannot assess high school completion outcomes from the data reviewed here. For a high school, these are central measures, and their absence is a significant gap. A family considering this school would need to seek that information directly from the school or the district.
Chronic absenteeism, a measure of how many students miss large amounts of school, stands at a rate that places the school above the midpoint among the districts in Orleans Parish. That is a soft spot worth noting: roughly one in four students is chronically absent, which can affect continuity of learning and school culture. Per-pupil current spending falls in the middle range of the county's districts, toward the lower half of that range, meaning the school's financial resources are not high compared with others in the parish but also not at the bottom.
No information on programs—such as Advanced Placement, dual enrollment, career and technical education, or extracurriculars—was included in the data. Similarly, free or reduced-price meal eligibility, special education identification, and English learner status were not reported, leaving the economic and support-service context unclear. Discipline data, course access, staffing ratios, attendance patterns beyond chronic absenteeism, and the school's locale type—urban, suburban, or rural—were all absent.
The district itself appears to be a single-site entity; no other schools are listed under it. A search for recent district-level changes related to policy, curriculum, referendums, or taxes returned no lasting parent-relevant items, so there is no known active shift in governance or programming to report.
What can be said is straightforward: Livingston Collegiate Academy is a mid-sized high school in New Orleans with a largely Black and Hispanic student body, where chronic absenteeism is a concern and spending is modest compared with other districts in the parish. Beyond that, the available record is thin. A parent trying to understand academic rigor, graduation pathways, or the day-to-day environment would need to look further—visiting the school, reviewing state report cards or school-specific materials, and speaking with staff or current families.
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