📍 5525 Henican Place, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, 70003
John Q. Adams Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Metairie, Jefferson Parish. The school has 900 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Parish school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 28.1:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John Q. Adams Middle School enrolls 900 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 28.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 581 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 137 | 15% |
| White | 129 | 14% |
| Asian | 34 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
493 of the school's 900 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 493 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
John Q. Adams Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-10, state senate district 10, state house district 79.
John Q. Adams Middle School is one of 82 schools in Jefferson Parish, based in Harvey, Louisiana. The district serves 46,790 students district-wide and employs 2,577 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 900 students, John Q. Adams Middle School is larger than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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