Jefferson Parish Schools
Jefferson Parish is a public school district in Louisiana, based in Jefferson Parish (Harvey). SchoolGrade grades 81 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Jefferson Parish on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Jefferson Parish
80 of 81 schools in Jefferson Parish carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 8B: 4C: 19D: 41F: 8
Best schools in Jefferson Parish
Statewide rankings: all 310 high schools in Louisiana · all 182 middle schools in Louisiana · all 643 elementary schools in Louisiana
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Metairie Academy For Advanced Studies (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Haynes Academy School For Advanced Studies (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Patrick F Taylor Science And Technology Academy (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Airline Park Academy For Advanced Studies (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Gretna No 2 Academy For Advanced Studies (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Thomas Jefferson High School For Advanced Studies (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Ray St Pierre Academy For Advanced Studies (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Ruppel Academie Francaise (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Jc Ellis School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Jefferson Parish
All schools, A to Z (81)
- C Ac Alexander School, Kenner
- A+ Airline Park Academy For Advanced Studies, Metairie
- D+ Alice Birney Elementary School, Metairie
- C+ Allen Ellender School, Marrero
- D+ Bissonet Plaza School, Metairie
- D Bonella A St Ville Elementary School, Harvey
- D- Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School, Kenner
- C- Bridgedale Elementary School, Metairie
- C Chateau Estates School, Kenner
- C Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School, Marrero
- C- Dr John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy, Jefferson
- C- East Jefferson High School, Metairie
- D+ Ella C Pittman Elementary School, Harvey
- D Emmett Cgilbert School Of Excellence At Ford, Avondale
- D- Estelle School, Marrero
- C Fisher Middlehigh School, Lafitte
- F Frederick Douglass Community School, Gretna
- D George Cox Elementary School, Gretna
- C- Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School, Terrytown
- D Grace King High School, Metairie
- B- Grand Isle High School, Grand Isle
- D+ Green Park Elementary School, Metairie
- D Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School, Kenner
- D- Gretna Middle School, Gretna
- A+ Gretna No 2 Academy For Advanced Studies, Gretna
- F Gt Woods School, Kenner
- C+ Harahan School, Harahan
- D+ Harold Keller Elementary School, Metairie
- D- Harry S Truman School, Marrero
- A+ Haynes Academy School For Advanced Studies, Metairie
- C- Hazel Parkhilda Knoff School, River Ridge
- D- Helen Cox High School, Harvey
- D- Isaac G Joseph Elementary School, Westwego
- B- Jc Ellis School, Metairie
- D Jcfa, Terrytown
- D Jd Meisler Middle School, Metairie
- D- Jefferson Rise Charter School, Gretna
- D+ Jefferson School, Jefferson
- Jefferson Virtual High School, Jefferson
- D John Clancyjoseph Maggiore Elementary School, Kenner
- D John Ehret High School, Marrero
- C- John James Audubon School, Kenner
- D+ John Q Adams Middle School, Metairie
- C- Joseph C Moscona School, Metairie
- D Joshua Butler Elementary School, Westwego
- D- Judge Lionel R Collins Elementary School, Marrero
- B Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy, Kenner
- C- Laureate Academy Charter School, Harvey
- C+ Leo E Kerner JR Elementary School, Lafitte
- D Lh Marrero Middle School, Marrero
- D- Lincoln School For The Arts, Marrero
- D- Livaudais Middle School, Terrytown
- F Lucille Cherbonnier School, Waggaman
- D Lw Higgins High School, Marrero
- C- Marie B Riviere Elementary School, Metairie
- F Mcdonogh 26homedale Elementary School, Gretna
- A+ Metairie Academy For Advanced Studies, Metairie
- D Mildred S Harris Elementary School, Bridge City
- A+ Patrick F Taylor Science And Technology Academy, Avondale
- C Paul J Solis Elementary School, Gretna
- D Phoebe Hearst School, Metairie
- D+ Ralph J Bunche Elementary, Metairie
- A+ Ray St Pierre Academy For Advanced Studies, Westwego
- B- Riverdale High School, Jefferson
- C+ Rudolph Matas School, Metairie
- A Ruppel Academie Francaise, Gretna
- D Shirley Johnsongretna Park Elementary School, Gretna
- F Stella Worley Middle School, Westwego
- D- Strehle Community School, Avondale
- D Terrytown Elementary School, Terrytown
- D- Th Harris Middle School, Metairie
- A+ Thomas Jefferson High School For Advanced Studies, Gretna
- D- Tom Benson School, Kenner
- C Walter Schneckenburger Elem School, Kenner
- D+ Washington Montessori, Kenner
- D- West Jefferson High School, Harvey
- F William Hart Elementary School, Gretna
- D Woodland West School, Harvey
- F Woodmere School, Harvey
- F Young Audiences Charter High School, Gretna
- D+ Young Audiences Charter School, Gretna
Where Jefferson Parish schools are
Cities and towns served (15)
- Metairie (19)
- Gretna (13)
- Kenner (11)
- Marrero (9)
- Harvey (7)
- Jefferson (4)
- Terrytown (4)
- Westwego (4)
- Avondale (3)
- Lafitte (2)
- Bridge City (1)
- Grand Isle (1)
- Harahan (1)
- River Ridge (1)
- Waggaman (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Louisiana
- County: Jefferson Parish
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 50,467 students with 3,144 full-time-equivalent teachers and 6,413 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2200840
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Lafourche Parish (31 schools, 21 mi)
- St. Charles Parish (15 schools, 23 mi)
- Orleans Parish (4 schools, 29 mi)
- St. John the Baptist Parish (10 schools, 41 mi)
- Plaquemines Parish (8 schools, 42 mi)
- St. James Parish (6 schools, 48 mi)
- St. Bernard Parish (12 schools, 50 mi)
- Terrebonne Parish (30 schools, 50 mi)
Questions about Jefferson Parish
How many schools are in Jefferson Parish?
SchoolGrade grades 81 public schools in Jefferson Parish, across 15 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Jefferson Parish serve?
The largest by graded schools: Metairie, Gretna, Kenner, Marrero, Harvey and 10 more.
How good are the schools in Jefferson Parish?
Across the 80 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 28% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30.1%. 46% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Jefferson Parish?
50,467 students were enrolled in Jefferson Parish in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Jefferson Parish?
Jefferson Parish is in Louisiana, based in Jefferson Parish, with its district office in Harvey. Its boundary covers about 301 sq mi.