Original Research by School Decision on Audubon Charter School
Audubon Charter School is a single-school district in New Orleans serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. It is a public charter school, and its roughly one thousand students attend a single campus. The school describes itself as Montessori-based and arts-infused, a program identity that families considering it will want to weigh against their own educational priorities.
The student body is nearly evenly split between white students and Black students, each group making up about two-fifths of enrollment. Hispanic students account for roughly one in twelve, and students who identify as two or more races make up about one in ten. Asian, Native American, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students each represent a very small share. The school does not report the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, nor does it report the share of students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent looking for that information would need to ask the school directly.
State testing data was not available for this school, so a reader cannot compare its academic proficiency against other schools in Orleans Parish or across Louisiana. The school serves only through eighth grade, so there is no graduation rate to report. The absence of test results is a significant gap for any family trying to assess academic performance. A parent may want to ask the school for its most recent state assessment outcomes or any internal measures of student progress.
On the non-academic side, the school reports a chronic absenteeism rate that falls in the top quartile among Orleans Parish's districts, meaning a relatively low share of students are missing substantial school. Per-pupil spending is in the lower range compared to other districts in the parish, which may reflect the school's single-campus structure and charter operations.
The school's most notable recent development is a structural expansion. Audubon opened a new campus in Baton Rouge for the 2025-26 school year, serving kindergarten through fifth grade. This is the district's first campus outside New Orleans and represents a lasting increase in its footprint and enrollment capacity. The new campus extends the same Montessori-based, arts-infused model to families in the Baton Rouge area. For families in New Orleans, the district's focus remains on its single PK-8 campus, and the expansion does not change the day-to-day experience at the original school.
A parent considering Audubon will want to understand the school's academic outcomes, which are not available through state testing data in this profile. The school's program identity is clear, and its absenteeism record is strong relative to other Orleans Parish districts. The missing test data and the absence of information on special education and English learner populations are gaps worth pursuing directly with the school.
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