Original Research by School Decision on Travis Hill School
Travis Hill School is an alternative school in New Orleans serving grades three through twelve. It sits within the Orleans Parish district, which covers the city itself. The school enrolls roughly 170 students, and the vast majority of the student body is Black. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school’s enrollment is concentrated in high school grades, with very few students in elementary and middle school grades.
State testing data for Travis Hill School is suppressed, and no proficiency rates are reported across math, English language arts, science, or social studies. A small number of students took the state assessments, and participation was complete, but the results themselves are not published. This is a common pattern for alternative schools, where small tested populations and the nature of the student body often mean that standard academic performance measures are either suppressed or not comparable to a traditional school setting. A parent or guardian evaluating Travis Hill should expect that typical state test results will not be available. No graduation rate was reported, and no chronic absenteeism data was available. Because the school serves an alternative population, these metrics may not be published in the same way they are for zoned or magnet schools.
The school’s alternative designation is the central fact about it. Alternative schools in Louisiana serve students who have been removed from a regular school setting, often due to disciplinary reasons, court involvement, or other circumstances that make a traditional classroom a poor fit. Travis Hill is not a charter school or a magnet school. It is run by the Orleans Parish school district directly. No information was available about the school’s approach to instruction, course offerings, or staffing. The data did not include any program details, discipline statistics, or attendance figures. There is no academic trend data to examine, because none was reported in prior years either.
New Orleans is a dense, historic city with a wide mix of neighborhoods, from the French Quarter to Uptown and the Central Business District. The school is located at an address on Milton Street. The city has seen major population shifts since Hurricane Katrina, and the district has undergone extensive reorganization in the years since. Voters approved a property tax millage renewal for early childhood education in recent years, but no other major district-level changes surfaced in the research.
For a family, the key questions about Travis Hill School are not about test scores or academic rankings. The school is an alternative placement, meaning that enrollment is typically determined through a district process rather than a family’s choice among open enrollment options. If your child is being considered for or assigned to Travis Hill, the most important step is to speak directly with the school and the district to understand what programs, supports, and daily structure are in place. The data available publicly does not describe the school’s academic model, counseling resources, or transition pathways back to a regular school setting. That information would come from the school itself. For a general overview of New Orleans schools, a parent would need to look at other schools in the city that serve a broader student population and publish standard academic results. Travis Hill exists outside that framework by design.
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