Plaquemines Parish Schools
Plaquemines Parish is a public school district in Louisiana, based in Plaquemines Parish (Belle Chasse). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish
7 of 8 schools in Plaquemines Parish carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 3C: 2D: 2
Best schools in Plaquemines Parish
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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.
- B+ Belle Chasse Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Belle Chasse High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B- Belle Chasse Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C+ Boothville Venice Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- South Plaquemines High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D South Plaquemines Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Phoenix High School (K-12 school, meets expectations)
Every school in Plaquemines Parish
High schools (3)
- B Belle Chasse High School, Belle Chasse
- D Phoenix High School, Braithwaite
- C- South Plaquemines High School, Buras
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B- Belle Chasse Middle School, Belle Chasse
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- B+ Belle Chasse Elementary School, Belle Chasse
- Belle Chasse Primary School, Belle Chasse
- C+ Boothville Venice Elementary School, Boothville
- D South Plaquemines Elementary School, Port Sulphur
Where Plaquemines Parish schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Belle Chasse (4)
- Boothville (1)
- Braithwaite (1)
- Buras (1)
- Port Sulphur (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Louisiana
- County: Plaquemines Parish
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,933 students with 292 full-time-equivalent teachers and 583 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2201230
- 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
- St. Bernard Parish (12 schools, 36 mi)
- Jefferson Parish (81 schools, 42 mi)
- Orleans Parish (4 schools, 53 mi)
- Lafourche Parish (31 schools, 56 mi)
- St. Charles Parish (15 schools, 64 mi)
- St. Tammany Parish (55 schools, 76 mi)
- St. John the Baptist Parish (10 schools, 80 mi)
- Terrebonne Parish (30 schools, 82 mi)
Questions about Plaquemines Parish
How many schools are in Plaquemines Parish?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Plaquemines Parish, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Plaquemines Parish serve?
The largest by graded schools: Belle Chasse, Boothville, Braithwaite, Buras, Port Sulphur.
How good are the schools in Plaquemines Parish?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 34% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34.9%. 86% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Plaquemines Parish?
3,933 students were enrolled in Plaquemines Parish in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Plaquemines Parish?
Plaquemines Parish is in Louisiana, based in Plaquemines Parish, with its district office in Belle Chasse. Its boundary covers about 781 sq mi.