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 42%Projected 35%

Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy Exceeds 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 36%LA 32%

English proficiency

School 56%LA 40%

Science proficiency

School 35%LA 27%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

85%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

11%

Students in at least one AP course. 6 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

3%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes3%
AP courses offered6
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+

45.46 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

C+

3.71 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

D+

30.61 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

$81,597

LA average $69,055

Median home value

$306,457

LA average $226,718

Median rent

$1,333 /mo

LA average $1,096

Unemployment rate

5.0%

LA average 6.5%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 89.3%LA 86.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

15:1

LA average 18:1

Teachers

166

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$57,787

All teachers in Jefferson Parish.

Student to counselor ratio LA average 412:1381:1
Support staff10
Psychologists0
Nurses3
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 50%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 days65
Out-of-school suspension days7
Total days missed to suspension141
Expulsions with services4
Expulsions without services2
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

42%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

6%

Black

16%

Latino

32%

Multiracial

4%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged69%
Students with disabilities14%
English as a second language5%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

Other schools nearest to Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy

Nearby other schools with their actual and projected test scores.

John Clancy/joseph Maggiore Elementary School

  • Actual: 26%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 0.5 mi
Green Park Elementary School

  • Actual: 28%
  • Projected: 23%
  • Distance: 0.9 mi
Tom Benson School

  • Actual: 16%
  • Projected: 20%
  • Distance: 1.0 mi
Bissonet Plaza School

  • Actual: 27%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 1.1 mi
G.t. Woods School

  • Actual: 20%
  • Projected: 17%
  • Distance: 1.5 mi
Walter Schneckenburger Elem School

  • Actual: 28%
  • Projected: 29%
  • Distance: 1.6 mi
Ralph J Bunche Elementary

  • Actual: 30%
  • Projected: 18%
  • Distance: 1.8 mi
Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School

  • Actual: 17%
  • Projected: 20%
  • Distance: 1.9 mi
Harold Keller Elementary School

  • Actual: 28%
  • Projected: 27%
  • Distance: 2.1 mi