📍 5208 Wabash Street, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, 70001
Phoebe Hearst School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Metairie, Jefferson Parish. The school has 692 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Phoebe Hearst School enrolls 692 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 440 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 154 | 22% |
| White | 69 | 10% |
| Asian | 14 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
368 of the school's 692 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 368 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.
Phoebe Hearst 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 82.
Phoebe Hearst 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 692 students, Phoebe Hearst 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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