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St. James Parish: Schools & Testing

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Below is selected data for the entire St. James Parish school district. At the bottom of this page, we link to the LA Dept of Education web site where you can find this data for individual schools.

Students

Definitions and source links

Students in public schools (2003-2004)
  St. James Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
Total students
  4,062
  727,316
na
Per pupil expenditure
  $8,632
  $7,248
na
Racial & ethnic diversity      
   Black or African American
  69.0%
  47.7%
na
  White
  30.6%
  48.5%
na
  Asian
  0.0%
  1.3%
na
  American Indian
  0.0%
  0.7%
na
  Hispanic
  0.4%
  1.8%
na

Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 155th Annual Financial and Statistical Report 2003-2004. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available

Students receiving free & reduced lunch is an inexact measure of poverty. This is because there is no universally applied method for assuring that all eligible children receive the benefit nor that all children who receive the benefit are eligible. Nonetheless, school lunch data is considered the best measurement available to estimate the percent of low-income children in a school district.

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Low-income students (2003-2004)
 St. James Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
Total students
  4,062
  727,316
na
  Students on free/reduced lunch
  72.2%
  61.5%
na

Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available

Classes

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Class sizes in public schools (2003-2004)
 St. James Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
1-20 students
  62.0%
  48.6%
na
21-26 students
  33.2%
  34.3%
na
27-33 students
  4.8%
  17.0%
na
34 or more
  0.0%
  0.1%
na
Core classes in public schools (2003-2004)
 St. James Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
Core classes taught by highly qualified teachers
  92.7%
  90.5%
na

Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available

Attendance

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Attendance in public schools (2003-2004)
 St. James Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
School attendance
  94.8%
  93.8%
na
Suspended (in school) 
  11.5%
  10.1%
na
Suspended (out of school)
  18.9%
  11.6%
na
Expelled (in school)
  2.9%
  0.5%
na
Expelled (out of school)
  0.5%
  0.4%
na
2002-03 Dropouts grades 9-12
  6.0%
  7.0%
na

Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available

Faculty and staff

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Faculty & staff
 St. James Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
Number of Faculty(2003-2004)
  303
  56,280
na
   Faculty with a Master's Degree or Higher
  34.0%
  36.6%
na
Average salary of all full-time teachers(2003-2004)
  $42,952
  $37,918
na
Racial & ethnic diversity of full-time faculty/staff (2003-2004)      
   Total full time faculty/staff
  596
  101,675
na
   Black or African American
  48.7%
  34.7%
na
  White
  51.3%
  64.2%
na
  Asian
  0.0%
  0.3%
na
  American Indian
  0.0%
  0.2%
na
  Hispanic
  0.0%
  0.6%
na

Source citation (Faculty / Degree): LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Source citation (Salary & Diversity): LA Dept of Education. 155th Annual Financial and Statistical Report 2003-2004. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available

District-wide School Performance Labels

What do School Peformance Labels mean? Schools are assigned Performance Labels based on an annual School Performance Score (SPS). The SPS reflects student-level LEAP 21/GEE 21 tests, Iowa Tests, attendance and dropout rates. Louisiana's goal is for all schools to have Performance Labels of Four Stars or higher (SPS of 120.0 or higher) by the year 2014.

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Performance Labels (public schools) (2003-2004)
 St. James Parish
  Louisiana
 United
States
Total schools rated
  10
  1,365
na
   Five Stars (SPS 140.0 or above)
  0.0%
  0.6%
na
  Four Stars (SPS 120.0-139.9)
  0.0%
  2.9%
na
   Three Stars (SPS 100.0-119.9)
  0.0%
  19.5%
na
  Two Stars (SPS 80.0-99.9)
  50.0%
  33.3%
na
  One Star (SPS 60.0-79.9)
  40.0%
  27.0%
na
  Academic Warning (SPS 45.0-59.9)
  10.0%
  11.0%
na
  Academically Unacceptable (SPS below 45)
  0.0%
  5.7%
na

Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available
Note: In 2002-2003, new Performance Labels were created using different SPS ranges. Use caution when comparing these numbers to previous years.

College preparedness

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College preparedness (public schools)
 St. James Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
ACT average composite score (2004)
  18.6
  19.8*
20.9*
Graduates who were first-time fall 2003 freshmen in a LA college
  44.2%
  46.5%
na
  First-time fall 2003 freshmen in LA enrolled in college remedial courses
  49.5%
  36.4%
na

Source citation (ACT): LA Dept of Education. Five Years of ACT Results 2000-2004. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Source citation (Freshmen): LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available
* Parish ACT scores include only public school students; state and U.S. include public and nonpublic student scores. Use caution when comparing these numbers.

Student performance on standardized tests

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Graduate Exit Examination (GEE; public schools) (2003-2004)
 St. James Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
English Language Arts      
   English mastery or advanced
  11.4%
  20.6%
na
   English basic
  37.8%
  40.2%
na
  English approaching basic
  25.2%
  21.3%
na
  English unsatisfactory
  25.6%
  17.9%
na
Math      
   Math mastery or advanced
  19.7%
  23.9%
na
   Math basic
  40.5%
  38.1%
na
  Math approaching basic
  13.8%
  15.3%
na
  Math unsatisfactory
  26.0%
  22.7%
na
Science      
   Science mastery or advanced
  17.1%
  19.9%
na
   Science basic
  35.4%
  40.7%
na
  Science approaching basic
  32.6%
  23.9%
na
  Science unsatisfactory
  14.9%
  15.5%
na
Social Studies      
   Social Studies mastery or advanced
  9.1%
  12.7%
na
   Social Studies basic
  48.6%
  53.2%
na
  Social Studies approaching basic
  31.4%
  20.9%
na
  Social Studies unsatisfactory
  10.9%
  13.2%
na

Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available

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LEAP results in 8th grade (public schools) (2003-2004)
 St. James Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
English Language Arts      
   English mastery or advanced
  7.6%
  10.3%
na
   English basic
  34.5%
  37.5%
na
  English approaching basic
  40.6%
  35.9%
na
  English unsatisfactory
  17.3%
  16.3%
na
Math      
   Math mastery or advanced
  4.7%
  8.0%
na
   Math basic
  52.5%
  49.2%
na
  Math approaching basic
  20.1%
  21.1%
na
  Math unsatisfactory
  22.7%
  21.7%
na
Science      
   Science mastery or advanced
  14.1%
  16.9%
na
   Science basic
  31.5%
  33.2%
na
  Science approaching basic
  31.2%
  26.8%
na
  Science unsatisfactory
  23.2%
  23.1%
na
Social Studies      
   Social Studies mastery or advanced
  6.2%
  10.9%
na
   Social Studies basic
  43.0%
  42.1%
na
  Social Studies approaching basic
  30.7%
  26.8%
na
  Social Studies unsatisfactory
  20.1%
  20.2%
na

Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available

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LEAP results in 4th grade (public schools) (2003-2004)
 St. James Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
English Language Arts      
   English mastery or advanced
  16.8%
  20.4%
na
   English basic
  38.4%
  39.0%
na
  English approaching basic
  25.6%
  22.2%
na
  English unsatisfactory
  19.2%
  18.4%
na
Math      
  Math mastery or advanced
  14.1%
  15.4%
na
   Math basic
  35.7%
  38.1%
na
  Math approaching basic
  26.3%
  23.0%
na
  Math unsatisfactory
  23.9%
  23.5%
na
Science      
  Science mastery or advanced
  9.8%
  14.8%
na
   Science basic
  43.7%
  42.1%
na
  Science approaching basic
  32.7%
  28.9%
na
  Science unsatisfactory
  13.8%
  14.2%
na
Social Studies      
  Social Studies mastery or advanced
  11.4%
  15.3%
na
   Social Studies basic
  44.1%
  43.7%
na
  Social Studies approaching basic
  21.9%
  21.7%
na
  Social Studies unsatisfactory
  22.6%
  19.3%
na

Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available

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Reading skills in 2nd & 3rd grades (public schools) (Fall 2002)
 St. James Parish
  Louisiana
  United
States
Total 2nd grade students assessed for reading
  273
  54,079
na
  Students reading above grade level
  34.8%
  37.9%
na
  Students reading on grade level
  33.7%
  32.0%
na
   Students reading below grade level
  31.5%
  30.1%
na
Total 3rd grade students assessed for reading
  276
  55,550
na
   Students reading above grade level
  42.1%
  44.4%
na
  Students reading on grade level
  40.9%
  36.5%
na
  Students reading below grade level
  17.0%
  19.1%
na

Source citation: LA Dept of Education. Fall 2002 First, Second and Third Grade Reading Ability Report. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note: na = comparable data not available


Download this pre-Katrina data for all 10 parishes.

Links for data for individual schools

The Lousiana Department of Education web site has a wealth of data available for individual schools. (Keep in mind that schools have attendance zones that don’t correspond with neighborhoods or Census tracts, and students don't always come from the neighborhood surrounding a school.)
www.doe.state.la.us/lde/index.html

An especially useful link within the web site:

Search by District under School Report Cards to find the Parent’s Report Card and Principal’s Report Card for specific schools at the Louisiana Dept of Education's website.

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