📍 2504 Maine Avenue, Kenner, Jefferson Parish, 70062
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Kenner, Jefferson Parish. The school has 2,283 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 152.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy enrolls 2,283 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 152.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 886 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 801 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 357 | 16% |
| Asian | 145 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 89 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,558 of the school's 2,283 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,283 qualify for free lunch and 275 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.
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy 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-10, state senate district 10, state house district 92.
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy 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 2,283 students, Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy 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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