About InspireNOLA Charter Schools
Defying the Odds
This is what we do every day at InspireNOLA Charter Schools.
Founded in 2013, InspireNOLA is one of the highest-performing charter management organizations in New Orleans. In the 2022-23 academic year, InspireNOLA serves more than 5,800 students in prekindergarten through 12th grades in eight public charter schools: Alice Harte, Andrew Wilson, Dwight Eisenhower, 42 Charter, Pierre Capdau, Edna Karr, Eleanor McMain, and McDonogh 35.
Our students constantly rise above daily challenges to be leaders both in the classroom and out. Our elementary schools claimed four out the top five spots ranking progress in math for open admissions schools in New Orleans. Karr and McMain are ranked in the top five highest achieving, open-enrollment high schools in the city.
In addition to providing rigorous, high-quality academic instruction, InspireNOLA is dedicated to educating the whole child and meeting their social, emotional, and physical needs through wraparound services. The holistic InspireNOLA educational program also includes enrichment classes, numerous extracurricular activities including sports and clubs, advisory classes, after-school programs, and off-campus learning activities such as field trips, college visits, and volunteer opportunities.
InspireNOLA students are proven leaders in our schools and in our city, with several students heading initiatives in their communities, including rallies against youth violence and marches for social justice.
In addition, InspireNOLA athletes prove they are second to none. In 2019, Karr’s track and field team brought home its fifth consecutive state title and its football team won its fourth consecutive state championship. McDonogh 35’s football team made it to the state semi-finals.
Our students at InspireNOLA don’t just face the odds; they defy them.