The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in English language arts. The lowest is 18% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Wilson Charter School
Wilson Charter School is a PK-through-8th-grade public charter school in New Orleans, located on General Pershing Street in the city’s Mid-City area. It operates as a regular school within its own single-school district, which means the school itself is the district for governance and accountability purposes. The school serves a moderate-sized enrollment for the grades it covers, with students spread fairly evenly from kindergarten through eighth grade and a pre-kindergarten class as well.
New Orleans is a dense urban city-parish that functions as a major port and commercial hub for the Gulf Coast region, with a cross-cultural heritage, a well-known music and food scene, and a tourism-driven economy. The city has a defined Central Business District near the French Quarter, and also includes Uptown areas with Tulane University and Audubon Park. The school draws from neighborhoods within the city; no specific attendance boundaries are reported in the data.
On the 2024-25 Louisiana LEAP 2025 assessments for grades 3 through 8, Wilson Charter School’s proficiency rates in all four tested subjects were below the average for Orleans Parish districts, landing in the bottom quartile of that comparison set. In math, about one in four students scored at the proficient level or above, while in English language arts the share was about one in three. Science and social studies proficiency rates were lower than either math or ELA, with roughly one in five students meeting the bar in science and fewer than one in five in social studies. Participation on the tests was complete, so the results reflect the full tested population. The state flagged a change in the social studies cut scores for this assessment year, so that subject’s trend comparability is unknown. For math and ELA, the cut scores remained unchanged, but no prior-year comparability data was available in the provided records, so it is not possible to say whether performance is improving or declining.
The student body is predominantly Black and Hispanic, with a very small share of white students and other racial groups represented. A high proportion of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, reflecting a family income base that is largely low-income. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available; a parent may want to ask the school directly about supports and identification rates for those populations.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. No data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing ratios, or course access were included in the information provided. These are common gaps for a school of this grade band, but they leave open questions about school climate and resource levels that a family might want to explore further.
The housing market in the zip code area where the school sits is slightly above the state median home value and below the national median, though recent data showed a decline in home values year over year. Rent levels in the area also dipped slightly over the same period. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate was just above six percent at the time of the data, which is consistent with broader national conditions. The national unemployment rate was moderate, and median household income nationally was moderately above pre-pandemic levels. These context figures apply broadly and are not specific to the school’s immediate neighborhood.
A search for recent district-level changes or initiatives affecting Wilson Charter School turned up no parent-relevant developments in the last few years. The school appears to operate without recent major policy or program shifts that are publicly reported at the district level.
For a family considering this school, the most concrete takeaway is the academic profile: proficiency is well below the midpoint of Orleans Parish districts across all four tested subjects. The school serves a largely low-income, majority-Black and Hispanic student population. Many basic operational metrics—special education, English learner services, attendance, discipline—are not publicly available in the data examined, which means a parent would need to gather those details directly from the school. The setting is urban New Orleans, with the city’s distinctive character and economic base. The school is a charter, so it has some operational autonomy, but the academic outcomes are clear from state assessments.
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