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Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest is an elementary public charter school in New Orleans, Louisiana that serves 501 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade, with a predominantly minority student population.
The school consistently underperforms the state average in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 44% compared to the state's 59%, and its ELA proficiency rate was 47% compared to the state's 69%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the Asian student subgroup performing relatively better than the African American and Hispanic subgroups. Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.52% to 75.65% over the past three school years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio has increased from 16.3 in 2020-2021 to 20.3 in 2022-2023, suggesting a potential increase in class sizes and a potential impact on the quality of instruction.
When compared to nearby schools, Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest generally underperforms. For example, Arlene Meraux Elementary School, located 4.6 miles away, outperforms Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest in both Mathematics and ELA proficiency across all grade levels. However, the nearby schools, such as KIPP East, KIPP Morial, and Robert Russa Moton Charter School, also have high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 84.94% to 85.62%, suggesting that the high concentration of low-income students is a common challenge in the area. Interestingly, Lake Forest Elementary Charter School, located 0.74 miles from Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest, stands out as an exceptional performer, with 99% or higher proficiency rates in Mathematics and ELA across multiple grade levels, demonstrating the potential for high-quality education in the area.
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