Benjamin Franklin High School

A charter high school and a magnet high school in New Orleans, Louisiana. Commonly nicknamed "Franklin" or "Ben Franklin", the school was founded in 1957 as a school for gifted children.

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Type

Charter, Public

District

NOLA Public Schools

Location

Gentilly

School Leaders

Advocates for Academy Excellence in Education

Grades

9th - 12th

Enrollment

1058

Address

2001 Leon C Simon Dr,
New Orleans, LA 70122

Call

(504) 286-2600

School Day

8:05 AM - 3:30 PM

Stats and Performance

School profiles updated on January 2026.

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Enrollment

1058

School Performance Score

133.9 - Letter Grade: A

ACT Score

SAT Score

1420

Avg. Student GPA

N/R

Graduation Rate

>95%

Attendance Rate

95.9%

In-School Suspension

0.1%

Out-School Suspension

0.2%

In-School Expulsion

Truancy Rate

64.71%

Out-School Expulsion

Dropout Rate

N/A

Tops Eligble

94.2%

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