Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 38.3% of Jefferson Parish's student body in 2023-24 school year

Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | https://www.nsula.edu

By Westbank Louisiana News

Dec 24, 2024

There were 18,513 Hispanic students enrolled in Jefferson Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.6% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Jefferson Parish welcomed 48,391 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 38.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 77 schools within the parish, Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,454 students.

Louisiana's educational performance is among the lowest in the nation, according to a WalletHub analysis. The state was ranked 47th overall, based on factors such as class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.

Ethnicities in Jefferson Parish in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Jefferson Parish Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name	% of Hispanic students enrollment	Number of Hispanic Students	Total Enrollment
Terrytown Elementary School	76.9%	475	618
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School	72.3%	400	553
Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School	69.9%	370	529
John Q. Adams Middle School	69.2%	499	721
Green Park Elementary School	69.1%	315	456
A. C. Alexander Elementary School	68.5%	378	552
J. D. Meisler Middle School	67.3%	473	703
Alice Birney Elementary School	67.1%	385	574
Phoebe Hearst School	66.8%	395	591
John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary School	65.2%	350	537
William Hart Elementary School	64.8%	217	335
Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School	64%	1,454	2,272
Bridgedale Elementary School	63.5%	322	507
Harold Keller Elementary School	63.1%	353	559
Theodore Roosevelt Middle School	62.9%	387	615
J. J. Audubon Elementary School	61.6%	362	588
Bissonet Plaza Elementary School	59.2%	375	633
Livaudais Middle School	57.1%	464	813
Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School	56.2%	378	672
T. H. Harris Middle School	56.1%	343	611
G. T. Woods Elementary School	56%	186	332
Chateau Estates Elementary School	55.2%	343	621
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School	55%	379	689
East Jefferson High School	54.5%	718	1,317
George Cox Elementary School	50.7%	208	410
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School	48.8%	178	365
West Jefferson High School	45.9%	694	1,513
Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School	44.7%	214	479
Ella Dolhonde Elementary School	44.2%	246	556
J. C. Ellis Elementary School	43.3%	250	578
Walter Schneckenburger Elementary School	43.1%	144	334
Rudolph Matas School	41.8%	251	600
Jefferson Elementary School	38.9%	243	624
Riverdale High School	38.6%	479	1,241
Henry Ford Middle School	37.4%	270	722
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	37.2%	833	2,238
L. H. Marrero Middle School	35.1%	244	695
Jcfa-East	34.4%	45	131
Woodmere Elementary School	30.5%	202	663
Jcfa	30%	27	90
Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish	27.4%	293	1,070
Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School	26.8%	107	400
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	25.5%	189	740
Stella Worley Middle School	24.4%	77	315
Allen Ellender School	23.9%	175	731
Estelle Elementary School	23.7%	147	619
L. W. Higgins High School	21.4%	230	1,073
John Ehret High School	20.5%	374	1,822
Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School	20.2%	79	392
Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	19.4%	102	526
Harahan Elementary School	18.8%	78	414
Harry S. Truman Middle School	18.7%	141	755
Young Audiences Charter School	18.3%	191	1,042
Ella C. Pittman Elementary School	18.1%	85	469
Woodland West Elementary School	17.8%	125	704
Paul J. Solis Elementary School	17.3%	125	721
Grand Isle High School	17%	15	88
Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert Rillieux Elementary School	16.4%	87	531
Young Audiences Charter High School	16.3%	93	569
Jefferson Virtual High School	16.1%	18	112
Myrtle C. Thibodeaux Elementary School	15.8%	75	476
Fisher Middle/High School	15.5%	71	459
Jefferson Rise Charter School	14.8%	107	722
Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School	14.6%	124	852
Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies	13.1%	114	869
Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy	13.1%	113	865
John Martyn Community School	12.4%	22	178
Leo E. Kerner Jr. Elementary School	11.8%	45	381
Ruppel Academie Francaise	11.6%	35	303
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies	11.5%	48	416
Westbank Community School	11%	8	73
Lincoln Elementary School for The Arts	10.6%	48	453
Laureate Academy Charter School	8.7%	44	504
Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies	7.5%	27	361
Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies	7.3%	26	357
Riverside Alternative High School	6.9%	2	29
Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies	6.6%	24	363