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 90%Projected 71%

Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy Greatly 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 94%LA 32%

English proficiency

School 93%LA 40%

Science proficiency

School 82%LA 27%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

98%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

31%

Students in at least one AP course. 12 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

24%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes24%
AP courses offered12
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

14%
2%

AP computer science

3%
0%

AP math

2%
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

A

12.93 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

A-

1.81 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

A

6.82 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

$135,257

LA average $69,055

Median home value

$357,700

LA average $226,718

Median rent

$1,787 /mo

LA average $1,096

Unemployment rate

3.0%

LA average 6.5%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 98.5%LA 86.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

28:1

LA average 18:1

Teachers

48

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$57,787

All teachers in Jefferson Parish.

Student to counselor ratio LA average 412:1425:1
Support staff5
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 85%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 days75
Out-of-school suspension days62
Total days missed to suspension118
Expulsions with services0
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

47%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

18%

Black

19%

Latino

12%

Multiracial

4%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged57%
Students with disabilities3%
English as a second language0%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected1%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

L.w. Higgins High School

  • Actual: 15%
  • Projected: 15%
  • Distance: 3.0 mi
Riverdale High School

  • Actual: 27%
  • Projected: 36%
  • Distance: 4.7 mi
Jcfa-east

  • Actual: 20%
  • Projected: 16%
  • Distance: 5.0 mi
Eleanor Mcmain Secondary School

  • Actual: 26%
  • Projected: 15%
  • Distance: 5.2 mi
John Ehret High School

  • Actual: 16%
  • Projected: 23%
  • Distance: 5.3 mi
Rosenwald Collegiate Academy

  • Actual: 15%
  • Projected: 8%
  • Distance: 5.7 mi
East Jefferson High School

  • Actual: 25%
  • Projected: 23%
  • Distance: 5.9 mi
West Jefferson High School

  • Actual: 15%
  • Projected: 18%
  • Distance: 6.3 mi