📍 6818 Kawanee Avenue, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, 70003
Bissonet Plaza School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Metairie, Jefferson Parish. The school has 658 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bissonet Plaza School enrolls 658 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 354 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 135 | 21% |
| White | 126 | 19% |
| Asian | 29 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
392 of the school's 658 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 392 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.
Bissonet Plaza 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 78.
Bissonet Plaza 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 658 students, Bissonet Plaza 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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