Jefferson Parish Public Schools is a school district based in Harvey in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The district operates all district public schools in Jefferson Parish. As of 2014 it had 47,000 students, making it the largest public school system in the state.
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Demographics
In the 2014-2015 school year the district had 48,126 students, 1,467 students (3%) higher than the enrollment of the previous school year. There were a total of 5,634 English Language Learners (ELL) students as part of the overall student enrollment for 2014-2015, and that had increased by about 1,200 (28%). Most of the additional students for 2014-2015 were Hispanic, and of them, most were Honduran. According to ELL director Karina Castillo the East Bank had more of the new students than the West Bank.
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Academic performance
James K. Glassman of The Atlantic wrote in 1978 that the school system was of the same quality as that of New Orleans even though Jefferson Parish was wealthier than New Orleans; Glassman described Jefferson Parish as "as one of the most poorly run rich counties in the United States."
In October 2009, the release of annual school performance scores by the state revealed that Jefferson Parish's public school system posted its largest-ever increase in performance score, to 78.4, though the performance score remains significantly below the state average of 91.
The Louisiana Department of Education stated in 2013 that the district had a performance rating of "B", giving it the 36th highest score of the school districts in the state. This score applies to the 2012-2013 school year. It made a "C" grade in 2012 and a "D" grade in 2011.
By 2012 the district established a policy stating that if a principal does not reach academic goals in three years, the principal will be removed. In 2012 15 principals lost their jobs over this policy.
Operations
As of 2014 teachers who have large numbers of bilingual students and are fluent in either Spanish, Arabic, and Vietnamese may receive a $3,000 annual stipend and/or a $2,000 signing bonus.
Schools
K-12 schools
- Grand Isle School [1] (Grand Isle)
6-12 schools
- Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies [2]-Metairie, LA
Secondary schools
7-12 schools
- Fisher Middle-High School [3] - Jean Lafitte
6-12 schools
(unzoned)
- Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy [4] (Unincorporated, Jefferson)
High schools
East Bank
- Alfred Bonnabel High School [5] - Kenner
- East Jefferson High School - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- Grace King High School - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- Riverdale High School [6] - (Unincorporated, Jefferson)
West Bank
- Helen Cox High School - (Unincorporated, Harvey)
- John Ehret High School - (Unincorporated, near Marrero)
- L.W. Higgins High School [7] - (Unincorporated, Marrero)
- West Jefferson High School - (Unincorporated, Harvey)
Alternative high schools, West Bank
- Jefferson High School [8] (Gretna)
- John Martyn Alternative School (Metairie, Louisiana)
Middle schools
East Bank
- John Q. Adams Middle School - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- Ralph J. Bunche Accelerated Academy for High School Preparation - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- T. H. Harris Middle School - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- Vernon and Gilda Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- J.D. Meisler Middle School - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- Riverdale Middle School - (Unincorporated, Jefferson)
- Theodore Roosevelt Middle School - Kenner
West Bank
- Allen Ellender Middle School - (Unincorporated, Marrero)
- Henry Ford Middle School - (Unincorporated, Avondale)
- Gretna Middle School - Gretna
- Livaudais Middle School[9] - (Unincorporated, Gretna address)
- Marrero Middle School - (Unincorporated, Marrero)
- Ruppel Academy for Advanced Studies - (Unincorporated, Gretna)
- Harry S. Truman Middle School - (Unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Marrero)
- Stella Worley Middle School - Westwego
- Jefferson RISE - Gretna
Primary schools
Elementary schools
East Bank
Zoned
- Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- A. C. Alexander Elementary School - Kenner
- John James Audubon Elementary School - Kenner
- Alice Birney Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- Bissonet Plaza Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- Bridgedale Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- Chateau Estates Elementary School - Kenner
- John Clancy Elementary School - Kenner
- Ella Dolhonde Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- J.C. Ellis Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School - Kenner
- Green Park Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- Harahan Elementary School - Harahan
- Hazel Park Hilda Knoff Elementary School - (Unincorporated, River Ridge)
- Phoebe Hearst Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- Jefferson Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Jefferson)
- Harold Keller Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- Joseph S. Maggiore, Sr. Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- Rudolph Matas Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- Marie Riviere Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- W. G. Schneckenburger Elementary School - Kenner
- Washington Elementary School - Kenner
- Granville T. Woods Elementary School - Kenner
Unzoned
- Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies - (Unincorporated, Metairie)
- Kenner Discovery Health Science Academy/KDHSA - Kenner
West Bank
Zoned
- Ames Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Marrero)
- Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School - (Unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Terrytown)
- Bridge City Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Bridge City)
- Joshua Butler Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Bridge City)
- Lucile Cherbonnier Elementary School (Unincorporated, Waggaman)
- George A. Cox Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Timberlane)
- Fred Douglass Elementary School - Gretna
- Estelle Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Marrero)
- William Hart Elementary School - Gretna
- Homedale Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Harvey)
- Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Marrero)
- Shirley T. Johnson Gretna Park Elementary School - Gretna
- Jean Lafitte Elementary School - Jean Lafitte
- Lincoln Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Marrero)
- Live Oak Manor Elementary School - (Unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Live Oak Manor)
- McDonogh #26 Elementary School - Gretna
- Kate Middleton Elementary School - Gretna
- Ella C. Pittman Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Harvey)
- Vic A. Pitre Elementary School - Westwego
- Norbert Rillieux Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Waggaman)
- Bonella A. St. Ville Accelerated Academy - (Unincorporated, Harvey)
- Paul J. Solis Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Timberlane)
- Catherine Strehle Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Avondale)
- Terrytown Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Terrytown)
- Miller Wall Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Marrero)
- Westwego Elementary School - Westwego
- Woodland West Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Harvey)
- Woodmere Elementary School - (Unincorporated, Harvey)
Unzoned
- Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies - Gretna
- Marrero Academy for Advanced Studies - Marrero
Kindergartens
- Harvey Kindergarten School (Unincorporated, Harvey)
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