Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 33.8% of Jefferson Parish's student body in 2023-24 school year

Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | X

By Westbank Louisiana News

Dec 10, 2024

There were 16,345 Black students enrolled in Jefferson Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% less 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, Black students comprised 33.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 77 schools within the parish, John Ehret High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,007 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 Black students enrollment	Number of Black Students	Total Enrollment
Lincoln Elementary School for The Arts	81.9%	371	453
Laureate Academy Charter School	72.6%	366	504
John Martyn Community School	71.3%	127	178
Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert Rillieux Elementary School	70.1%	372	531
Harry S. Truman Middle School	69.4%	524	755
Young Audiences Charter School	68%	709	1,042
Westbank Community School	67.1%	49	73
Young Audiences Charter High School	66.3%	377	569
Woodmere Elementary School	63.2%	419	663
Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish	60.5%	647	1,070
L. W. Higgins High School	59.3%	636	1,073
Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School	58.2%	228	392
Jefferson Rise Charter School	56.2%	406	722
Estelle Elementary School	56.1%	347	619
John Ehret High School	55.3%	1,008	1,822
Myrtle C. Thibodeaux Elementary School	52.3%	249	476
Woodland West Elementary School	51.6%	363	704
Stella Worley Middle School	51.4%	162	315
Ella C. Pittman Elementary School	50.3%	236	469
Jcfa	46.7%	42	90
Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School	45.9%	391	852
Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School	44.9%	215	479
Ruppel Academie Francaise	44.2%	134	303
L. H. Marrero Middle School	43.6%	303	695
West Jefferson High School	43.5%	658	1,513
Henry Ford Middle School	43.2%	312	722
Jefferson Virtual High School	39.3%	44	112
G. T. Woods Elementary School	38.9%	129	332
Jefferson Elementary School	37.7%	235	624
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School	37.5%	137	365
Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School	37.2%	149	400
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School	35.4%	244	689
Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies	35%	125	357
Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies	33.6%	122	363
George Cox Elementary School	33.2%	136	410
Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School	33%	222	672
Paul J. Solis Elementary School	32.3%	233	721
Harahan Elementary School	31.6%	131	414
Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	31.2%	164	526
Riverside Alternative High School	31%	9	29
Livaudais Middle School	29.8%	242	813
Allen Ellender School	29.7%	217	731
T. H. Harris Middle School	29.6%	181	611
William Hart Elementary School	29.6%	99	335
Theodore Roosevelt Middle School	26.5%	163	615
Walter Schneckenburger Elementary School	26%	87	334
Jcfa-East	25.2%	33	131
East Jefferson High School	24.7%	325	1,317
Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School	22.5%	511	2,272
Riverdale High School	22.4%	278	1,241
J. J. Audubon Elementary School	21.6%	127	588
J. C. Ellis Elementary School	21.3%	123	578
John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary School	21%	113	537
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	20.3%	150	740
Bridgedale Elementary School	20.1%	102	507
Chateau Estates Elementary School	19.2%	119	621
Bissonet Plaza Elementary School	19.1%	121	633
Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy	19%	164	865
Phoebe Hearst School	18.8%	111	591
J. D. Meisler Middle School	17.9%	126	703
Harold Keller Elementary School	17.5%	98	559
Terrytown Elementary School	16.7%	103	618
Ella Dolhonde Elementary School	15.6%	87	556
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	15.5%	347	2,238
Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School	15.3%	81	529
Alice Birney Elementary School	13.1%	75	574
John Q. Adams Middle School	12.8%	92	721
A. C. Alexander Elementary School	11.8%	65	552
Rudolph Matas School	10%	60	600
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School	9.8%	54	553
Green Park Elementary School	9%	41	456
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies	8.4%	35	416
Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies	6.1%	22	361
Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies	5.1%	44	869
Fisher Middle/High School	2.2%	10	459
Leo E. Kerner Jr. Elementary School	2.1%	8	381