Joseph S. Clark Sr. High School was a high school in Tremé, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Clark opened in 1947 as the first high school below Canal Street to educate colored children in New Orleans. It was named after Joseph S. Clark, the first president of the Southern University at Baton Rouge. The Rebirth Brass Band was formed at the high school in 1983. The high school was operated by the charter Firstline Schools at its closing in 2019.
Notable alumni
Anthony Bean, Founder/Director of the Anthony Bean Community Theater and Acting School
Keith Frazier, musician
Shirley & Lee, musical duo
Oretha Castle Haley, civil rights activist
Michael Haynes, football player
Derrick Lewis, football player
Fred Luter, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention
Mannie Fresh, rapper, record producer and DJ
Mia X, rapper, singer-songwriter and actress
Rebirth Brass Band, brass band
Al Richardson, football defensive end
Kermit Ruffins, trumpeter
Jerome Smith, civil rights activist
Roosevelt "Rosey" Taylor, football all-pro safety
Oliver Thomas, Democratic politician
Monk Williams, football player
Floyd Young, football player