Walter L. Cohen High School
3520 Dryades St
New Orleans LA, 70115, Orleans County
Phone: 504-373-6204
Ranking: 
(276 out of 276, bottom 0%)*
(276 out of 276, bottom 0%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 12 to Grade 12
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: | 5 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 43 | 119 | 257 | 418 | 409 | 494 | 587 | |||||||
| Grade 12: | 43 | 100.0% | 63 | 52.9% | 73 | 28.4% | 90 | 21.5% | 73 | 17.8% | 50 | 10.1% | 61 | 10.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 26 | 60.5% | 58 | 48.7% | 130 | 50.6% | 202 | 48.3% | 202 | 49.4% | 237 | 48.0% | 277 | 47.2% |
| Female: | 17 | 39.5% | 61 | 51.3% | 127 | 49.4% | 216 | 51.7% | 199 | 48.7% | 249 | 50.4% | 306 | 52.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 43 | 100.0% | 119 | 100.0% | 256 | 99.6% | 412 | 98.6% | 406 | 99.3% | 488 | 98.8% | 570 | 97.1% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 1.4% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 93.0% | 97 | 81.5% | 205 | 79.8% | 319 | 76.3% | 303 | 74.1% | 405 | 82.0% | 416 | 70.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 8 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.60 | 19.04 | 11.17 | 15.03 | 12.82 | 15.90 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 17% | N/A | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 12% | N/A | 57% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 27% | N/A | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 16% | N/A | 65% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 17% | N/A | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 14% | N/A | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 15% | N/A | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 21% | N/A | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 18% | N/A | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 56% | N/A | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 12% | N/A | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 23% | N/A | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 16% | N/A | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 11% | N/A | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 19% | N/A | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 22% | N/A | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Walter L. Cohen High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.