Other / mixed grade configuration · New Orleans, LA

Success @ Thurgood Marshall

Federal NCES profile for Success @ Thurgood Marshall, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 19/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220018702283Charter school
0/100100/10019/100
👥 S:T ratio
42
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
2
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Success @ Thurgood Marshall earns 19/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 70% of Louisiana schools.

#45 of 47
schools in New Orleans · Resource Index
19
Resource Index · Lower
14.4:1
small classes for Louisiana
73.9%
free-lunch eligible

Success @ Thurgood Marshall has class sizes smaller than 70% of Louisiana schools. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Success @ Thurgood Marshall ranks #45 of 47 schools in New Orleans, LA.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-12 students YoY

Success @ Thurgood Marshall held near 474 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-12 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 34.0 → 39.2 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-12 students YoY 220018702283 · New Orleans, LA Other · SMALL · CHARTER

490 enr · 14.4:1 · 73.9% lunch · RII 19

Nearest enrollment peer: Golden Eagle Charter (490 students)

Success @ Thurgood Marshall held near 474 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-12 headcount). Teacher FTE added 34.0 → 39.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Louisiana schools → · Find another →

How Success @ Thurgood Marshall compares

Success @ Thurgood Marshall held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Louisiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Louisiana Louisiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.4:1 ▼ 14% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 73.9% ▲ 18% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 490 top 42% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14.4:1
Leaner classes than 53% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
490
Bigger than 60% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
73.9%
free-lunch eligible - 18% above the Louisiana average of 62.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
14.4:1
students per teacher - 14% below state mean
Top 30% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
52.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,628
per pupil, district-wide - below Louisiana avg of $16,812
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 490 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 56 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 60.2%
Hispanic or Latino 37.1%
White 1.2%
Two or More 0.8%
Asian 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 60.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 50.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 50.0, Success @ Thurgood Marshall is more mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.

Programs

District finance for Success Preparatory Academy reports $16,628 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in New Orleans

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Success @ Thurgood Marshall

How many students attend Success @ Thurgood Marshall?

Success @ Thurgood Marshall has 490 students enrolled. It is a public school in New Orleans, LA. CCD year-over-year: 486 (2022-23) → 474 (2023-24), nearly flat (-12).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Success @ Thurgood Marshall?

The student-teacher ratio at Success @ Thurgood Marshall is 14.4:1, which is 14% lower than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 8% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Success @ Thurgood Marshall?

73.9% of students at Success @ Thurgood Marshall are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Success @ Thurgood Marshall?

The largest demographic group at Success @ Thurgood Marshall is African American at 60.2% of enrollment, in New Orleans, LA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Success @ Thurgood Marshall?

Success @ Thurgood Marshall has a Resource Investment Index of 19/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Success @ Thurgood Marshall rank among schools in New Orleans?

By Resource Investment Index, Success @ Thurgood Marshall ranks #45 of 47 schools in New Orleans, LA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in New Orleans on the city page.

What other schools are in Success Preparatory Academy?

None; Success Preparatory Academy is a single-school charter district, and Success @ Thurgood Marshall is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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