SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the LA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 23%Projected 27%

J.d. Meisler Middle School Doesn't Meet Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the LA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the LA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 23%LA 32%

English proficiency

School 27%LA 40%

Science proficiency

School 18%LA 27%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
2%

AP computer science

0%
0%

AP math

0%
1%

Gold marks the LA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

D+

50.64 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B-

3.16 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

D+

35.16 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$84,524

LA average $69,055

Median home value

$379,403

LA average $226,718

Median rent

$1,323 /mo

LA average $1,096

Unemployment rate

4.1%

LA average 6.5%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 93.1%LA 86.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

23:1

LA average 18:1

Teachers

41

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$57,787

All teachers in Jefferson Parish.

Student to counselor ratio LA average 412:1N/A
Support staff6
Psychologists1
Nurses3
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff1

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 76%LA 83%

Experienced teachers

School 94%LA 95%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days272
Out-of-school suspension days31
Total days missed to suspension573
Expulsions with services5
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$6660 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$4.46

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

11%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

2%

Black

24%

Latino

61%

Multiracial

1%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged89%
Students with disabilities11%
English as a second language30%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless1%
Migratory0%

Middle schools nearest to J.d. Meisler Middle School

Nearby middle schools with their actual and projected test scores.

T.h. Harris Middle School

  • Actual: 20%
  • Projected: 20%
  • Distance: 2.2 mi
John Q. Adams Middle School

  • Actual: 22%
  • Projected: 27%
  • Distance: 2.5 mi
Stella Worley Middle School

  • Actual: 16%
  • Projected: 13%
  • Distance: 7.8 mi
Albert Cammon Middle School

  • Actual: 33%
  • Projected: 40%
  • Distance: 8.9 mi
L.h. Marrero Middle School

  • Actual: 26%
  • Projected: 18%
  • Distance: 9.0 mi
Frederick Douglass Community School

  • Actual: 11%
  • Projected: 12%
  • Distance: 9.8 mi
Livaudais Middle School

  • Actual: 16%
  • Projected: 22%
  • Distance: 12.0 mi
Andrew Jackson Middle School

  • Actual: 33%
  • Projected: 25%
  • Distance: 12.0 mi
Harry M. Hurst Middle School

  • Actual: 51%
  • Projected: 51%
  • Distance: 12.6 mi