📍 801 Brockenbraugh Court, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, 70005
J.C. Ellis School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Metairie, Jefferson Parish. The school has 613 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J.C. Ellis School enrolls 613 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 252 | 41% |
| White | 175 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 139 | 23% |
| Asian | 35 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
301 of the school's 613 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 301 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.
J.C. Ellis 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 9, state house district 80.
J.C. Ellis 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 613 students, J.C. Ellis School is close to the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize