📍 1407 Virgil Street, Gretna, Jefferson Parish, 70113
Young Audiences Charter School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Gretna, Jefferson Parish. The school has 1,073 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–9 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Young Audiences Charter School enrolls 1,073 students across grades Pre-K–9. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 64.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Black or African American, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 700 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 177 | 16% |
| White | 160 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 2% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
908 of the school's 1,073 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 875 qualify for free lunch and 33 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Young Audiences Charter School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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-20, state senate district 7, state house district 85.
Young Audiences Charter 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 1,073 students, Young Audiences Charter 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
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