Overview of  Lafayette Academy: Lafayette Academy is a charter school situated in New Orleans, LA, which is in a large city environment. The learner population of Lafayette Academy is 950, and the school has PK-8. At Lafayette Academy, 51% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 63% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner enrollment is 99%. The learner-teacher ratio is 17:1, which is the same as that of the district. The learner population is made up of 48% female learners and 52% male learners. The school enrolls 58% low-income learners. There are 57 equivalent full-time teachers.

Test Scores at Lafayette Academy: At Lafayette Academy, 51% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 63% scored above or at that level for reading.Juxtaposed with the district, the school did about the same in math and about the same in reading, according to this measure. In Lafayette Academy, 63% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 51% tested above or at that level for math.Lafayette Academy did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners across the state. In Louisiana, 68% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 62% tested above or at that level for math.