📍 2106 Deerfield Road, Terrytown, Jefferson Parish, 70056
JCFA is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Terrytown, Jefferson Parish. The school has 176 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 6.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 5%. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
JCFA enrolls 176 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 6.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 99 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 20% |
| White | 31 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 4% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
109 of the school's 176 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 109 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.
JCFA 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 3, state house district 87.
JCFA 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 176 students, JCFA is smaller than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large