Eleanor McMain Secondary School

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Eleanor McMain Secondary School

Address

5712 South Claiborne Avenue New Orleans, (Orleans Parish), Louisiana 70125 United States
Coordinates	29°56′32″N 90°06′42″W / 29.9422°N 90.1117°W / 29.9422; -90.1117
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1932
School district	Orleans Parish School Board
Principal	Melanie Moore
Staff	49.00 (FTE)
Grades	8-12
Enrollment	863 (2021-22)
Student to teacher ratio	17.61
Color(s)	Black and Yellow established in 1974 when it became a Magnet School.
Mascot	Mustangs
Website	School website

High school in New Orleans

Eleanor Laura McMain Secondary School is a charter secondary school in Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana. 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. 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.

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 Alcee Fortier High School, now the Lusher Charter School secondary campus.

As Hurricane Katrina was about to hit, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) designated McMain as a place where people could receive transportation to the Louisiana Superdome, a shelter of last resort.

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.

Athletics

McMain Secondary School athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Notable alumni

Hong Chau, Vietnamese American actress. Attended McMain in the 1990s
Matthew Dorsett, 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
Darrion Weems, NFL offensive tackle. Attended but did not graduate from McMain. (displaced by Hurricane Katrina)

References

^ "Eleanor McMain Secondary School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
From the desk of the Principal, McMain Secondary School. December 16, 2007. Retrieved on March 18, 2013.
Morris, Robert. "Open-admission Uptown high schools miss state averages in most subjects." Uptown Messenger. July 6, 2012. Retrieved on August 3, 2012.
^ "History". eleanormcmain.org. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
Sisco, Annette. "McMain class of 1941 holds 70th reunion, celebrate the event in Metairie." The Times-Picayune. Wednesday June 8, 2011. Retrieved on March 18, 2013.
"History". Eleanor McMain Secondary School. 2002-03-20. Archived from the original on 2002-03-20. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
Nolan, Bruce. "KATRINA TAKES AIM." The Times-Picayune. Sunday August 28, 2005. Retrieved on March 18, 2013.
"McMain will become charter school run by InspireNOLA, OPSB decides". uptownmessenger.com. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
Walker, Dave (November 18, 2012). "Actress Hong Chau brings New Orleans background to role as 'Treme's' Linh". The Times-Picayune. Archived from the original on 2012-11-18. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
Montoya, Maria C. and Keith Spera (music writer). "Lil Wayne goes back to school (story and video) Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine." New Orleans Times Picayune. Saturday February 23, 2008. Retrieved on March 16, 2013.
"Life after Hurricane Katrina has continued to be blessing for Dallas Cowboys lineman Darrion Weems". nola.com. Retrieved December 22, 2012.

External links

Media related to Eleanor McMain Secondary School at Wikimedia Commons
Eleanor McMain Secondary School website
Eleanor McMain Secondary School (nops.k12.la.us/SchoolWebs/McMain/index.html) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
U.S. News

Uptown/Carrollton District of New Orleans

Neighborhoods

Landmarks

Audubon Park
- Audubon Zoo

Education

Closed	Alcée Fortier HS Sojourner Truth Acad. Holy Rosary Xavier Prep

This list is incomplete.

Education in New Orleans (Orleans Parish)

Orleans
Parish
School
Board
(OPSB)

Charter
schools

Former

Private
schools

Secular

Religious

Closed	Gilbert Academy Holy Rosary Xavier U. Prep

Tertiary

Closed	New Orleans University Straight University

Libraries

New Orleans Public Library

Updated as of 2019–20 school year
As of July 1, 2018 all public schools are under the authority of the OPSB

Single-gender schools in Louisiana

Public boys' schools

Closed	Miller-McCoy Academy (New Orleans) Alcée Fortier High School (New Orleans; became a coed school for many years)
Became coed	Alfred Bonnabel High School East Jefferson High School Warren Easton High School (New Orleans) Chalmette High School (Chalmette; opened as a coed school; all-boys 1966-88)

Public girls' schools

Became coed	Grace King High School (Metairie, later closed) Eleanor McMain Secondary School (New Orleans) Riverdale High School Andrew Jackson High School (Chalmette; all-girls 1966-88; closed as a high school in 2005 and re-opened as a coed middle school in 2006)

Private boys' schools

New Orleans area	Brother Martin High School (New Orleans) Holy Cross School (New Orleans) Jesuit High School (New Orleans) Archbishop Rummel High School (Metairie) Archbishop Shaw High School (Marrero) St. Augustine High School (New Orleans) St. Paul's School (Covington)
Baton Rouge area	Catholic High School (Baton Rouge)
Grand Coteau	Berchmans Academy of the Sacred Heart
Became coed	De La Salle High School (New Orleans; opened 1949; became coed 1992)

Private girls' schools

New Orleans area	Academy of Our Lady (Marrero) Academy of the Sacred Heart (New Orleans) Cabrini High School (New Orleans) Archbishop Chapelle High School (Metairie) McGehee School (New Orleans) Mount Carmel Academy (New Orleans) St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School (New Orleans) St. Mary's Academy (New Orleans; coed primary and girls'-only secondary) St. Mary's Dominican High School (New Orleans) St. Scholastica Academy (Covington) Ursuline Academy (New Orleans)
Baton Rouge area	St. Joseph's Academy (Baton Rouge)
Grand Coteau	Academy of the Sacred Heart
Closed	Xavier University Preparatory School (New Orleans)