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Admissions Criteria

Live in Orleans Parish.  Meet Our Academic Criteria.  Choose us.
There is no lottery.
If you qualify and choose us as your NOLA Public School, you will
be offered placement at Ben Franklin.

Click here to register for the BFHS Admissions Test

Live in Orleans Parish

 

Your child must live in Orleans Parish in order to attend Benjamin Franklin High School. The school cannot admit any student not residing in Orleans Parish, regardless of circumstance.  


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

                                                                                               

Residency in Orleans Parish must be proven with 2 of the following residency documents: 

-Lease or mortgage information                                                            -Telephone bill
-Homestead Exemption form                                                                 -Entergy bill
-Property tax bill                                                                                       -Sewerage & Water Board bill 

-Homeowners or flood insurance                                                          -Cable or internet service bill      

-Auto insurance                                                                                        -Payroll check stub with home address

-Medical insurance                                                                                  -Government Agency letter/notice 

Students must maintain Orleans Parish residency throughout their tenure at the school. Otherwise, they will be required to withdraw. 

Meet Our Academic Criteria
 
Admissions Test
 

All applicants must take the admissions test. View our Admissions Calendar for testing dates and our Admissions Policy for more information concerning testing. All students will be scheduled to take the admissions test at Franklin upon verification of  the applicant's birth certificate and residency documents.

 

Grades

 

Students must have earned a minimum 2.0 GPA in academic courses, with no failing grades, as documented by the mid-year report card. They must maintain that GPA for the duration of the school year after admittance, and it must be confirmed by year-end report card.

 

Criteria for Acceptance

 

1) Residency in Orleans Parish that has been proven with two residency documents in the parent or legal guardian's name. 

 

2) 88 matrix points (108 points for incoming juniors) are earned from a combination of your admissions test scores and your grades.  For more information, please reference our Admissions Matrix.

 

3) Promotion by the current school to ninth grade with no failing grades in academic subjects and a minimum 2.0 GPA in academic courses as documented by the mid-year report card. They must maintain that GPA for the duration of the school year after admittance, and it must be confirmed by year-end report card.

 

Unfortunately, we cannot accept incoming 12th graders, students after the school year has begun, or non-Orleans Parish residents. 

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Follow the Timelines

 
Open House: Thursday, October 6, 2022
Admissions Portal for Test Registration opens: Friday, October 7, 2022
Last day for "on-time" test registration: January 9, 2023
Test registrations may be accepted after January 9th, but there will be no retest opportunity
Test Dates:

Admissions testing is confirmed once the test registration is verified.

All tests are at Franklin on specific Saturdays at 8:00 AM 

                                                                                        

  • October 29, 2022                      Register by October 21

  • November 12, 2022                  Register by November 4

  • December 10, 2022                  Register by December 2

  • January 21,  2023                     Register by January 13

  • February 4, 2023                      Register by January 27

  • March 11, 2023                         Register by March 3      

  • April 22, 2023                           Register by April 16

 
For admissions and enrollment questions,
please reach out so we can help you every step of the way!

 

Admissions Director
Lynn Jenkins
ljenkins@bfhsla.org
p: 504-286-2610

 

Enrollment & Student Data
Tina Shariff
tshariff@bfhsla.org
p: 504-286-2619

Benjamin Franklin High School does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, genetic information, marital status or association with a protected individual. 

Title IX Coordinator: Donald Jackson

E. djackson@bfhsla.org

M. 504-286-2600
O. 504-359-7932

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