📍 400 Ory Drive, LaPlace, St. John the Baptist Parish, 70068
East St. John Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in LaPlace, St. John the Baptist Parish. The school has 392 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. John the Baptist Parish school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East St. John Preparatory Academy enrolls 392 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Black or African American, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 311 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 11% |
| White | 21 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
246 of the school's 392 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 246 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.
East St. John Preparatory Academy 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-20, state senate district 2, state house district 57.
East St. John Preparatory Academy is one of 10 schools in St. John the Baptist Parish, based in Reserve, Louisiana. The district serves 5,039 students district-wide and employs 356 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 392 students, East St. John Preparatory Academy is smaller than the district average of about 504 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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