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Edna Karr High School
3332 Huntlee Dr
New Orleans LA, 70131, Orleans County
Phone: 504-302-7135
Ranking: 
(163 out of 276, bottom 41%)*
(163 out of 276, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Orleans Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 53 | 53 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 53 | 53 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,044 | 974 | 928 | 875 | 843 | 829 | 805 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 291 | 27.9% | 267 | 27.4% | 242 | 26.1% | 235 | 26.9% | 211 | 25.0% | 210 | 25.3% | 209 | 26.0% |
| Grade 10: | 275 | 26.3% | 239 | 24.5% | 244 | 26.3% | 209 | 23.9% | 215 | 25.5% | 215 | 25.9% | 197 | 24.5% |
| Grade 11: | 226 | 21.6% | 251 | 25.8% | 214 | 23.1% | 227 | 25.9% | 211 | 25.0% | 197 | 23.8% | 202 | 25.1% |
| Grade 12: | 252 | 24.1% | 217 | 22.3% | 228 | 24.6% | 204 | 23.3% | 206 | 24.4% | 207 | 25.0% | 197 | 24.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 556 | 53.3% | 512 | 52.6% | 475 | 51.2% | 410 | 46.9% | 383 | 45.4% | 366 | 44.1% | 370 | 46.0% |
| Female: | 488 | 46.7% | 462 | 47.4% | 453 | 48.8% | 465 | 53.1% | 452 | 53.6% | 455 | 54.9% | 431 | 53.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 17 | 1.6% | 19 | 2.0% | 23 | 2.5% | 22 | 2.5% | 29 | 3.4% | 25 | 3.0% | 32 | 4.0% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 1.1% | 17 | 1.7% | 26 | 2.8% | 11 | 1.3% | 16 | 1.9% | 15 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 996 | 95.4% | 919 | 94.4% | 855 | 92.1% | 822 | 93.9% | 783 | 92.9% | 769 | 92.8% | 740 | 91.9% |
| White: | 11 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.4% | 19 | 2.0% | 16 | 1.8% | 15 | 1.8% | 19 | 2.3% | 21 | 2.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 777 | 74.4% | 702 | 72.1% | 663 | 71.4% | 549 | 62.7% | 557 | 66.1% | 531 | 64.1% | 468 | 58.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 93 | 8.9% | 87 | 8.9% | 86 | 9.3% | 106 | 12.1% | 54 | 6.4% | 85 | 10.3% | 146 | 18.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.73 | 18.41 | 16.31 | 16.74 | 16.72 | 15.80 | 15.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 60% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 70% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 63% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 70% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 73% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 54% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 55% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 61% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 67% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 69% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 69% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 57% | 62% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 71% | 73% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 53% | 55% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 52% | 62% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 53% | 66% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 68% | 74% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 72.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 25.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 29.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 70.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,073.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,980.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,209.0 |
* Edna Karr High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.