Benjamin Franklin High School to Hold Open House on October 5

Benjamin Franklin High School will hold its Open House for prospective parents and students on Thursday, October 5, 2017 from 5:30 – 8:00 pm at the school at 2001 Leon C. Simon Dr. in New Orleans. 

Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the school and campus, meet teachers and students and experience the diverse community of excellence at Benjamin Franklin High School, the top performing public high school in Louisiana. Franklin received the highest School Performance Score in Louisiana, making it the #1 public school in the state. 

Last year, Benjamin Franklin Seniors received over $36,000,000 in merit based college scholarships. Twenty-three members of the class of 2017 were national merit semi-finalists and 8 Presidential Scholar Nominees. The average ACT score was 28.5 and the average SAT was 1992.  Franklin accepts NOCCA students and offers 40+ art electives.

Consistently ranked as a “top public high school in the nation” by U.S. News and World Report, Newsweek,  Business Week, and Niche.com; Franklin is a four-time recipient of the National Blue Ribbon Award, as well as the National Green Ribbon Award.

Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans’ most outstanding public charter school, has been preparing students for success through academic achievement since it was founded in 1957. Consistently ranked as a “top public high school in the nation” by U.S. News and World Report, Newsweek,  Business Week, and Niche.com, Franklin has received the highest School Performance Score in Louisiana, making it the #1 public school in the state, year after year.  Franklin is a four-time recipient of the National Blue Ribbon Award, as well as the National Green Ribbon Award and produces Presidential and National Merit Scholars each year.  The exceptional students, faculty and staff of Benjamin Franklin High School are the best and the brightest of New Orleans.