📍 1108 Shrewsbury, Jefferson, Jefferson Parish, 70121
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jefferson, Jefferson Parish. The school has 693 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–7 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy enrolls 693 students across grades Pre-K–7. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 303 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 173 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 133 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 41 | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 693 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 281 qualify for free lunch and 67 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.
Dr. John Ochsner 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-20, state senate district 5, state house district 82.
Dr. John Ochsner 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 693 students, Dr. John Ochsner 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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