2023-24 School Year Enrollment: 3,793 3rd grade students welcomed in Jefferson Parish schools

2023-24 School Year Enrollment: 3,793 3rd grade students welcomed in Jefferson Parish schools
Dr. Ernise S. Singleton Assistant Superintendent of Career & College Readiness at Louisiana Department of Education — LinkedIn
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There were 3,793 third grade students enrolled in Jefferson Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy welcomed the most third grade students in the parish.

Within Jefferson Parish schools, the most students were found in second grade classes, while 12th grade classes were the smallest.

Statewide, Jefferson Parish ranked second highest in enrollment numbers, the same as the year before.

According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana’s education system ranked 49th in the U.S., only ahead of Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and student safety.

Jefferson Parish Enrollment by Grade – Yearly Comparison

Enrollment by Grade in Jefferson Parish Schools for 2023-24 School Year
School name Number of 3rd Grade Students Enrolled % of Student Body Total Enrollment
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy 156 7% 2,238
Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish 127 11.9% 1,070
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School 112 16.3% 689
Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School 107 15.9% 672
Paul J. Solis Elementary School 105 14.6% 721
Terrytown Elementary School 104 16.8% 618
Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School 104 12.2% 852
Chateau Estates Elementary School 94 15.1% 621
Young Audiences Charter School 94 9% 1,042
Woodmere Elementary School 93 14% 663
Alice Birney Elementary School 92 16% 574
Harold Keller Elementary School 88 15.7% 559
John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary School 87 16.2% 537
Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School 86 16.3% 529
Ella C. Pittman Elementary School 84 17.9% 469
Henry Ford Middle School 83 11.5% 722
Estelle Elementary School 83 13.4% 619
Bridgedale Elementary School 82 16.2% 507
Phoebe Hearst School 80 13.5% 591
Harry S. Truman Middle School 78 10.3% 755
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy 77 10.4% 740
Allen Ellender School 75 10.3% 731
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School 73 13.2% 553
Rudolph Matas School 69 11.5% 600
Bissonet Plaza Elementary School 69 10.9% 633
Woodland West Elementary School 68 9.7% 704
Jefferson Elementary School 67 10.7% 624
Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School 66 16.8% 392
Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School 63 15.8% 400
Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert Rillieux Elementary School 62 11.7% 531
Green Park Elementary School 62 13.6% 456
Myrtle C. Thibodeaux Elementary School 62 13% 476
A. C. Alexander Elementary School 61 11.1% 552
Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School 61 12.7% 479
Leo E. Kerner Jr. Elementary School 58 15.2% 381
J. C. Ellis Elementary School 58 10% 578
Laureate Academy Charter School 58 11.5% 504
George Cox Elementary School 58 14.1% 410
J. J. Audubon Elementary School 54 9.2% 588
Theodore Roosevelt Middle School 53 8.6% 615
Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies 52 14.3% 363
Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies 52 14.6% 357
Ruppel Academie Francaise 52 17.2% 303
Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies 52 14.4% 361
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies 52 12.5% 416
Walter Schneckenburger Elementary School 51 15.3% 334
Lincoln Elementary School for The Arts 47 10.4% 453
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School 46 12.6% 365
William Hart Elementary School 46 13.7% 335
Ella Dolhonde Elementary School 45 8.1% 556
Harahan Elementary School 44 10.6% 414
G. T. Woods Elementary School 35 10.5% 332
Grand Isle High School 4 4.5% 88
Westbank Community School 2 2.7% 73


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