Original Research by School Decision on Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School
Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School serves students from prekindergarten through eighth grade as a single-school district in Orleans Parish. The charter is managed by InspireNOLA, a local charter network. This is a school of about that size for its grade band, with enrollment spread fairly evenly across kindergarten through eighth grade, each grade roughly the same size, and a smaller prekindergarten program.
The student body is predominantly Black, with a modest share of Hispanic students and a very small number of White, Asian, and multiracial students. Data on how many students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are learning English was not available. A parent may want to ask the school directly about these figures, as they can signal the level of wraparound support and specialized instruction available.
Academically, the school's story is incomplete in the public record. State testing data was not available for this school, so there is no direct read on proficiency rates in reading, math, or science across its tested grades. The comparison with other Orleans Parish districts could not compute an overall proficiency index or a graduation rate—the latter because the school does not serve high school grades, which is the reason for that gap. Parents looking for transparent test results will need to seek them from the school or the InspireNOLA network directly.
What can be compared is chronic absenteeism, where the school's rate falls in the top quartile among the seventy-one districts in Orleans Parish, meaning it has one of the lower absenteeism rates in the parish. This is a positive indicator for student attendance and engagement, suggesting that most students are showing up consistently.
Per-pupil current spending is in the middle range but the lower half compared to other Orleans Parish districts. This is not necessarily a weakness on its own, but it may be relevant for a family comparing resources across charter options, particularly for arts, enrichment, or facilities.
The school environment and governance details are thin. The charter and magnet status, Title I designation, discipline data, course access, staffing ratios, and attendance numbers are all missing from the available data. There is no public information on disciplinary practices, class sizes, or teacher experience. The locale type is not reported, so the physical setting—urban, suburban, or otherwise—is not confirmed, though Orleans Parish is an urban district.
We looked for recent district changes—curriculum overhauls, referendums, property-tax shifts, or other lasting parent-relevant developments—and found none publicly reported for this single-school charter district. That is not unusual for a small charter entity; a parent would need to check directly with the school or InspireNOLA for news about leadership, staffing, or program shifts.
This is a school that offers a full pre-K-through-eighth-grade pathway in a single building, which can be appealing for families who want continuity through middle school. The consistent enrollment across grades suggests stability. But the lack of academic performance data, special-population counts, and school environment measures means that a family evaluating this school has less public information to go on than they would for many other Orleans Parish schools. Visiting, talking to current families, and asking the school for its own assessment results and support services would be essential before making a decision.
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