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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 |
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| Students in public schools (2003-2004) |
St. James Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| Total students | 4,062 |
727,316 |
na |
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| Per pupil expenditure | $8,632 |
$7,248 |
na |
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| Racial & ethnic diversity | |||||
| Black or African American | 69.0% |
47.7% |
na |
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| White | 30.6% |
48.5% |
na |
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| Asian | 0.0% |
1.3% |
na |
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| American Indian | 0.0% |
0.7% |
na |
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| Hispanic | 0.4% |
1.8% |
na |
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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> 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 |
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| Total students | 4,062 |
727,316 |
na |
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| Students on free/reduced lunch | 72.2% |
61.5% |
na |
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Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org> ClassesDefinitions and source links |
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| Class sizes in public schools (2003-2004) |
St. James Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| 1-20 students | 62.0% |
48.6% |
na |
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| 21-26 students | 33.2% |
34.3% |
na |
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| 27-33 students | 4.8% |
17.0% |
na |
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| 34 or more | 0.0% |
0.1% |
na |
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| Core classes in public schools (2003-2004) |
St. James Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| Core classes taught by highly qualified teachers | 92.7% |
90.5% |
na |
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Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org> AttendanceDefinitions and source links |
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| Attendance in public schools (2003-2004) |
St. James Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| School attendance | 94.8% |
93.8% |
na |
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| Suspended (in school) | 11.5% |
10.1% |
na |
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| Suspended (out of school) | 18.9% |
11.6% |
na |
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| Expelled (in school) | 2.9% |
0.5% |
na |
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| Expelled (out of school) | 0.5% |
0.4% |
na |
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| 2002-03 Dropouts grades 9-12 | 6.0% |
7.0% |
na |
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Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org> Faculty and staff |
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| Faculty & staff |
St. James Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| Number of Faculty(2003-2004) | 303 |
56,280 |
na |
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| Faculty with a Master's Degree or Higher | 34.0% |
36.6% |
na |
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| Average salary of all full-time teachers(2003-2004) | $42,952 |
$37,918 |
na |
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| Racial & ethnic diversity of full-time faculty/staff (2003-2004) | |||||
| Total full time faculty/staff | 596 |
101,675 |
na |
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| Black or African American | 48.7% |
34.7% |
na |
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| White | 51.3% |
64.2% |
na |
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| Asian | 0.0% |
0.3% |
na |
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| American Indian | 0.0% |
0.2% |
na |
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| Hispanic | 0.0% |
0.6% |
na |
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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> District-wide School Performance LabelsWhat 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. Definitions and source links |
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| Performance Labels (public schools) (2003-2004) |
St. James Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| Total schools rated | 10 |
1,365 |
na |
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| Five Stars (SPS 140.0 or above) | 0.0% |
0.6% |
na |
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| Four Stars (SPS 120.0-139.9) | 0.0% |
2.9% |
na |
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| Three Stars (SPS 100.0-119.9) | 0.0% |
19.5% |
na |
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| Two Stars (SPS 80.0-99.9) | 50.0% |
33.3% |
na |
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| One Star (SPS 60.0-79.9) | 40.0% |
27.0% |
na |
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| Academic Warning (SPS 45.0-59.9) | 10.0% |
11.0% |
na |
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| Academically Unacceptable (SPS below 45) | 0.0% |
5.7% |
na |
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Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org> College preparedness |
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| College preparedness (public schools) |
St. James Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| ACT average composite score (2004) | 18.6 |
19.8* |
20.9* |
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| Graduates who were first-time fall 2003 freshmen in a LA college | 44.2% |
46.5% |
na |
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| First-time fall 2003 freshmen in LA enrolled in college remedial courses | 49.5% |
36.4% |
na |
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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> Student performance on standardized tests |
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| Graduate Exit Examination (GEE; public schools) (2003-2004) |
St. James Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| English Language Arts | |||||
| English mastery or advanced | 11.4% |
20.6% |
na |
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| English basic | 37.8% |
40.2% |
na |
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| English approaching basic | 25.2% |
21.3% |
na |
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| English unsatisfactory | 25.6% |
17.9% |
na |
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| Math | |||||
| Math mastery or advanced | 19.7% |
23.9% |
na |
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| Math basic | 40.5% |
38.1% |
na |
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| Math approaching basic | 13.8% |
15.3% |
na |
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| Math unsatisfactory | 26.0% |
22.7% |
na |
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| Science | |||||
| Science mastery or advanced | 17.1% |
19.9% |
na |
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| Science basic | 35.4% |
40.7% |
na |
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| Science approaching basic | 32.6% |
23.9% |
na |
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| Science unsatisfactory | 14.9% |
15.5% |
na |
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| Social Studies | |||||
| Social Studies mastery or advanced | 9.1% |
12.7% |
na |
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| Social Studies basic | 48.6% |
53.2% |
na |
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| Social Studies approaching basic | 31.4% |
20.9% |
na |
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| Social Studies unsatisfactory | 10.9% |
13.2% |
na |
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Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org> |
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| LEAP results in 8th grade (public schools) (2003-2004) |
St. James Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| English Language Arts | |||||
| English mastery or advanced | 7.6% |
10.3% |
na |
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| English basic | 34.5% |
37.5% |
na |
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| English approaching basic | 40.6% |
35.9% |
na |
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| English unsatisfactory | 17.3% |
16.3% |
na |
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| Math | |||||
| Math mastery or advanced | 4.7% |
8.0% |
na |
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| Math basic | 52.5% |
49.2% |
na |
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| Math approaching basic | 20.1% |
21.1% |
na |
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| Math unsatisfactory | 22.7% |
21.7% |
na |
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| Science | |||||
| Science mastery or advanced | 14.1% |
16.9% |
na |
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| Science basic | 31.5% |
33.2% |
na |
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| Science approaching basic | 31.2% |
26.8% |
na |
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| Science unsatisfactory | 23.2% |
23.1% |
na |
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| Social Studies | |||||
| Social Studies mastery or advanced | 6.2% |
10.9% |
na |
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| Social Studies basic | 43.0% |
42.1% |
na |
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| Social Studies approaching basic | 30.7% |
26.8% |
na |
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| Social Studies unsatisfactory | 20.1% |
20.2% |
na |
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Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org> |
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| LEAP results in 4th grade (public schools) (2003-2004) |
St. James Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| English Language Arts | |||||
| English mastery or advanced | 16.8% |
20.4% |
na |
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| English basic | 38.4% |
39.0% |
na |
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| English approaching basic | 25.6% |
22.2% |
na |
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| English unsatisfactory | 19.2% |
18.4% |
na |
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| Math | |||||
| Math mastery or advanced | 14.1% |
15.4% |
na |
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| Math basic | 35.7% |
38.1% |
na |
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| Math approaching basic | 26.3% |
23.0% |
na |
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| Math unsatisfactory | 23.9% |
23.5% |
na |
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| Science | |||||
| Science mastery or advanced | 9.8% |
14.8% |
na |
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| Science basic | 43.7% |
42.1% |
na |
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| Science approaching basic | 32.7% |
28.9% |
na |
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| Science unsatisfactory | 13.8% |
14.2% |
na |
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| Social Studies | |||||
| Social Studies mastery or advanced | 11.4% |
15.3% |
na |
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| Social Studies basic | 44.1% |
43.7% |
na |
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| Social Studies approaching basic | 21.9% |
21.7% |
na |
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| Social Studies unsatisfactory | 22.6% |
19.3% |
na |
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Source citation: LA Dept of Education. 2003-2004 District Composite Reports. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org> |
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| Reading skills in 2nd & 3rd grades (public schools) (Fall 2002) |
St. James Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| Total 2nd grade students assessed for reading | 273 |
54,079 |
na |
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| Students reading above grade level | 34.8% |
37.9% |
na |
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| Students reading on grade level | 33.7% |
32.0% |
na |
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| Students reading below grade level | 31.5% |
30.1% |
na |
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| Total 3rd grade students assessed for reading | 276 |
55,550 |
na |
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| Students reading above grade level | 42.1% |
44.4% |
na |
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| Students reading on grade level | 40.9% |
36.5% |
na |
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| Students reading below grade level | 17.0% |
19.1% |
na |
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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> |
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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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