Eleanor McMain Secondary School

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Eleanor McMain Secondary School
Orleans Parish)
,
Louisiana
70125

United States
Coordinates29°56′32″N 90°06′42″W / 29.9422°N 90.1117°W / 29.9422; -90.1117
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1932
School districtOrleans Parish School Board
PrincipalMelanie Moore
Staff49.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades8-12
Enrollment863[1] (2021-22)
Student to teacher ratio17.61[1]
Color(s)Black and Yellow established in 1974 when it became a Magnet School.   
MascotMustangs
WebsiteSchool website
McMain side entrance on Nashville Ave.

Eleanor Laura McMain Secondary School[2] is a charter secondary school in Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana.[3][4] It is operated by the Inspire Charter Network.

History

The school was named in honor of New Orleans social activist Eleanor McMain. It opened in 1932 originally as an all-girls school.[4][5] It became a coeducational junior high school in 1952, and a coeducational secondary with a magnet program in 1974. It later became an all-magnet school.[6]

Students and Alumni refer to the schools appearance as "The Birthday Cake" because of its square shape and candle-like pillars. The school is five blocks away from the former

Lusher Charter School
secondary campus.

As

Louisiana Superdome, a shelter of last resort.[7]

After Hurricane Katrina, McMain remained under the Orleans Parish School Board and later the Recovery School District.

In 2017, it was announced that McMain was going to become a charter school and retain the same name under the Inspire Charter Network starting with the 2018 school year.[8]

Athletics

McMain Secondary School athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Notable alumni

  • Hong Chau, Vietnamese American actress.[9] Attended McMain in the 1990s
  • NFL
    defensive back. Class of 1991
  • Lil Wayne (Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.), rapper, singer, songwriter. Attended McMain in the 1990s for two years before transferring to Marion Abramson High School[10]
  • NFL offensive tackle. Attended but did not graduate from McMain. (displaced by Hurricane Katrina)[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Eleanor McMain Secondary School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  2. ^ From the desk of the Principal, McMain Secondary School. December 16, 2007. Retrieved on March 18, 2013.
  3. ^ Morris, Robert. "Open-admission Uptown high schools miss state averages in most subjects." Uptown Messenger. July 6, 2012. Retrieved on August 3, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "History". eleanormcmain.org. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  5. The Times-Picayune
    . Wednesday June 8, 2011. Retrieved on March 18, 2013.
  6. ^ "History". Eleanor McMain Secondary School. 2002-03-20. Archived from the original on 2002-03-20. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  7. The Times-Picayune
    . Sunday August 28, 2005. Retrieved on March 18, 2013.
  8. ^ "McMain will become charter school run by InspireNOLA, OPSB decides". uptownmessenger.com. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  9. The Times-Picayune. Archived from the original
    on 2012-11-18. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  10. New Orleans Times Picayune
    . Saturday February 23, 2008. Retrieved on March 16, 2013.
  11. ^ "Life after Hurricane Katrina has continued to be blessing for Dallas Cowboys lineman Darrion Weems". nola.com. Retrieved December 22, 2012.

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