St. John the Baptist Parish Schools
St. John the Baptist Parish is a public school district in Louisiana, based in St. John the Baptist Parish (Reserve). SchoolGrade grades 10 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
St. John the Baptist 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 St. John the Baptist Parish
10 of 10 schools in St. John the Baptist Parish carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 1D: 6F: 3
Best schools in St. John the Baptist 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.
- C+ John L Ory Communications Magnet Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D West St John High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D East St John High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D Laplace Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Emily C Watkins Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- West St John Elementary School K 7 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F East St John Preparatory Academy (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Garyvillemt Airy Math And Science Magnet Schl (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Fifth Ward Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in St. John the Baptist Parish
High schools (2)
- D East St John High School, Reserve
- D West St John High School, Edgard
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- D- Emily C Watkins Elementary, Laplace
- F Fifth Ward Elementary School, Reserve
- C+ John L Ory Communications Magnet Elementary, Laplace
- D- Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School, Laplace
- D Laplace Elementary School, Laplace
- D- West St John Elementary School K 7, Edgard
Other schools and academies (2)
- F East St John Preparatory Academy, Laplace
- F Garyvillemt Airy Math And Science Magnet Schl, Garyville
Where St. John the Baptist Parish schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Louisiana
- County: St. John the Baptist Parish
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,429 students with 437 full-time-equivalent teachers and 734 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2201530
- 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. Charles Parish (15 schools, 18 mi)
- St. James Parish (6 schools, 20 mi)
- Livingston Parish (43 schools, 25 mi)
- Ascension Parish (31 schools, 26 mi)
- Tangipahoa Parish (31 schools, 33 mi)
- Orleans Parish (4 schools, 34 mi)
- St. Tammany Parish (55 schools, 37 mi)
- Assumption Parish (9 schools, 38 mi)
Questions about St. John the Baptist Parish
How many schools are in St. John the Baptist Parish?
SchoolGrade grades 10 public schools in St. John the Baptist Parish, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does St. John the Baptist Parish serve?
The largest by graded schools: Laplace, Edgard, Reserve, Garyville.
How good are the schools in St. John the Baptist Parish?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 15.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 20.9%. 30% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend St. John the Baptist Parish?
5,429 students were enrolled in St. John the Baptist Parish in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is St. John the Baptist Parish?
St. John the Baptist Parish is in Louisiana, based in St. John the Baptist Parish, with its district office in Reserve. Its boundary covers about 214 sq mi.