📍 3900 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson, Jefferson Parish, 70121
Jefferson School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jefferson, Jefferson Parish. The school has 666 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson School enrolls 666 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Black or African American, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 261 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 248 | 37% |
| White | 124 | 19% |
| Asian | 19 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
406 of the school's 666 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 406 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.
Jefferson School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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.
Jefferson 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 666 students, Jefferson 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: Suburb - Large