Original Research by School Decision on Encore Academy
ENCORE Academy was a single-school charter district in New Orleans that served middle school grades only. Its charter was not renewed by the Orleans Parish School Board, and the school closed at the end of the 2022-23 academic year. The property has since been sold to another charter operator, confirming the closure is permanent. Families who would have enrolled here now seek other placements through the New Orleans common application process.
Because the district has no operating school, there is no current student data, no state testing results, no graduation rate, no enrollment figures, and no demographic profile to report. The school served middle school grades, which in Louisiana participate in state assessments, but those results are not available for the period immediately before closure. The absence of this data is explained by the school's closure; there is no ongoing institution to provide records.
The decision not to renew the charter was unanimous and based on factors including low progress measurement scores and declining school performance scores, as publicly reported. The Orleans Parish School Board backed the superintendent's recommendation against renewal, citing these academic concerns. Because the school is now permanently closed, there is no peer setting, no housing market context specific to a school that no longer accepts students, and no student support infrastructure to describe.
For a parent or resident coming across ENCORE Academy, the relevant takeaway is that this option no longer exists. The district name remains on record but operates no school. Any family looking into this district would instead be directed to the broader New Orleans charter school landscape and the common application process that governs enrollment across the city's public schools. There is no academic pathway, peer environment, or growth context to assess, as the institution is gone.
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