Jefferson Parish Education: 16,623 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

By Westbank Louisiana News

Mar 18, 2024

There were 16,623 Black students enrolled in Jefferson Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.6% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Jefferson Parish welcomed 48,302 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 34.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 84 schools in Jefferson Parish, John Ehret High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 749 students.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

Ethnicities in Jefferson Parish in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Jefferson Parish Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Black students enrollment	Enrollment of Black Students
Lincoln Elementary School for The Arts	80.5%	359
Woodmere Elementary School	78.7%	280
Laureate Academy Charter School	70.4%	318
Helen Cox High School	68.1%	554
Young Audiences Charter High School	66.1%	345
Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert Rillieux Elementary School	65.9%	180
Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish	65.7%	723
Young Audiences Charter School	65.7%	668
Harry S. Truman Middle School	65%	327
John Martyn Community School	64.6%	93
Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School	62.7%	190
Westbank Community School	62.5%	50
Myrtle C. Thibodeaux Elementary School	61%	311
Henry Ford Middle School	60.7%	390
Joshua Butler Elementary School	59.6%	201
L. W. Higgins High School	58.1%	514
Estelle Elementary School	56.9%	378
Stella Worley Middle School	56.8%	252
Bonella A. St. Ville Elementary School	54.5%	214
Jcfa	53.5%	61
Jefferson Rise Charter School	53.5%	371
John Ehret High School	53.4%	749
Woodland West Elementary School	53.3%	375
Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School	52.7%	138
L. H. Marrero Middle School	50.7%	322
Ella C. Pittman Elementary School	49.6%	249
Riverside Alternative High School	48.6%	17
Jefferson Virtual High School	47.1%	56
Washington Montessori	45.4%	109
Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School	44.5%	278
West Jefferson High School	44.1%	590
G. T. Woods Elementary School	43.4%	109
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School	42.7%	148
Ruppel Academie Francaise	42.5%	94
Mildred S. Harris Elementary School	41%	154
Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School	39.3%	166
Jefferson Elementary School	38.9%	241
Gretna Middle School	36.8%	194
George Cox Elementary School	34.4%	138
Jcfa-East	34.3%	46
Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies	34.2%	120
Paul J. Solis Elementary School	32.6%	228
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School	32.5%	207
Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School	32%	189
Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies	31.2%	105
Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	30.6%	160
Livaudais Middle School	30.3%	167
Harahan Elementary School	29.4%	132
T. H. Harris Middle School	28.9%	191
William Hart Elementary School	28.6%	103
Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School	26.9%	339
Allen Ellender School	25.2%	164
East Jefferson High School	24.4%	291
Theodore Roosevelt Middle School	24.3%	176
Walter Schneckenburger Elementary School	23.2%	76
John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary School	23.2%	119
Riverdale High School	23.1%	229
J. C. Ellis Elementary School	22.2%	129
Phoebe Hearst School	22.1%	142
Bridgedale Elementary School	21.9%	112
Bissonet Plaza Elementary School	20.8%	124
Chateau Estates Elementary School	20.7%	128
J. D. Meisler Middle School	20.6%	142
Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy	20.1%	167
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	19.7%	130
Grace King High School	18.8%	240
J. J. Audubon Elementary School	18.1%	110
Harold Keller Elementary School	17.3%	106
Terrytown Elementary School	17.3%	102
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	15.8%	351
John Q. Adams Middle School	15.5%	126
Ella Dolhonde Elementary School	15.4%	82
Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School	14.9%	75
A. C. Alexander Elementary School	14.3%	91
Alice Birney Elementary School	13.1%	74
Rudolph Matas School	10%	58
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School	8%	45
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies	7.5%	31
Green Park Elementary School	6.9%	30
Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies	5.1%	18
Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies	4.4%	38
Leo E. Kerner Jr. Elementary School	3.1%	12
Fisher Middle/High School	2.2%	10