Westbank Louisiana News

Hispanic or Latino students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Jefferson Parish schools during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of the 48,391 students attending Jefferson Parish schools, 38.3% were Hispanic or Latino. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 33.8% of Jefferson Parish students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic or Latino was also the most common student ethnicity in Jefferson Parish, representing 37% of the student body.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 31.2% Black students, 27.4% white students, 19.4% Hispanic students, 16.3% Asian students, 4.9% multiracial students, and 0.8% American Indian students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county increased by 0.2% in the 2023-24 school year

The majority of Louisiana students identified themselves as white and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021-22 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

However, the teaching staff in Louisiana doesn't fully mirror the student body's demographics, with only 22% of teachers identified as Black or Latino.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School	Hispanic	64%	2,272
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	Hispanic	37.2%	2,238
John Ehret High School	Black	55.3%	1,822
West Jefferson High School	Hispanic	45.9%	1,513
East Jefferson High School	Hispanic	54.5%	1,317
Riverdale High School	Hispanic	38.6%	1,241
L. W. Higgins High School	Black	59.3%	1,073
Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish	Black	60.5%	1,070
Young Audiences Charter School	Black	68%	1,042
Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies	White	56.5%	869
Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy	White	43.8%	865
Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School	Black	45.9%	852
Livaudais Middle School	Hispanic	57.1%	813
Harry S. Truman Middle School	Black	69.4%	755
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	White	43.1%	740
Allen Ellender School	White	40.4%	731
Jefferson Rise Charter School	Black	56.2%	722
Henry Ford Middle School	Black	43.2%	722
John Q. Adams Middle School	Hispanic	69.2%	721
Paul J. Solis Elementary School	White	43.3%	721
Woodland West Elementary School	Black	51.6%	704
J. D. Meisler Middle School	Hispanic	67.3%	703
L. H. Marrero Middle School	Black	43.6%	695
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School	Hispanic	55%	689
Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School	Hispanic	56.2%	672
Woodmere Elementary School	Black	63.2%	663
Bissonet Plaza Elementary School	Hispanic	59.2%	633
Jefferson Elementary School	Hispanic	38.9%	624
Chateau Estates Elementary School	Hispanic	55.2%	621
Estelle Elementary School	Black	56.1%	619
Terrytown Elementary School	Hispanic	76.9%	618
Theodore Roosevelt Middle School	Hispanic	62.9%	615
T. H. Harris Middle School	Hispanic	56.1%	611
Rudolph Matas School	Hispanic	41.8%	600
Phoebe Hearst School	Hispanic	66.8%	591
J. J. Audubon Elementary School	Hispanic	61.6%	588
J. C. Ellis Elementary School	Hispanic	43.3%	578
Alice Birney Elementary School	Hispanic	67.1%	574
Young Audiences Charter High School	Black	66.3%	569
Harold Keller Elementary School	Hispanic	63.1%	559
Ella Dolhonde Elementary School	Hispanic	44.2%	556
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School	Hispanic	72.3%	553
A. C. Alexander Elementary School	Hispanic	68.5%	552
John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary School	Hispanic	65.2%	537
Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert Rillieux Elementary School	Black	70.1%	531
Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School	Hispanic	69.9%	529
Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	Black	31.2%	526
Bridgedale Elementary School	Hispanic	63.5%	507
Laureate Academy Charter School	Black	72.6%	504
Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School	Black	44.9%	479
Myrtle C. Thibodeaux Elementary School	Black	52.3%	476
Ella C. Pittman Elementary School	Black	50.3%	469
Fisher Middle/High School	White	74.3%	459
Green Park Elementary School	Hispanic	69.1%	456
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts	Black	81.9%	453
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies	White	57%	416
Harahan Elementary School	White	40.1%	414
George Cox Elementary School	Hispanic	50.7%	410
Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School	Black	37.2%	400
Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School	Black	58.2%	392
Leo E. Kerner Jr. Elementary School	White	79.5%	381
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School	Hispanic	48.8%	365
Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies	Black	33.6%	363
Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies	White	59%	361
Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies	Black	35%	357
William Hart Elementary School	Hispanic	64.8%	335
Walter Schneckenburger Elementary School	Hispanic	43.1%	334
G. T. Woods Elementary School	Hispanic	56%	332
Stella Worley Middle School	Black	51.4%	315
Ruppel Academie Francaise	Black	44.2%	303
John Martyn Community School	Black	71.3%	178
Jcfa-East	White	35.9%	131
Jefferson Virtual High School	Black	39.3%	112
Jcfa	Black	46.7%	90
Grand Isle High School	White	76.1%	88
Westbank Community School	Black	67.1%	73
Riverside Alternative High School	White	58.6%	29