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Bissonet Plaza School

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Bissonet Plaza School ranks 515 th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

515^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Bissonet Plaza School is a public school in Metairie, LA, serving 624 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade as part of the Jefferson Parish school district.

This school is a study in contrasts. On one hand, its advanced 8th-grade students achieve remarkable success in high school-level courses, with 99% proficiency in Algebra I and 90% in English I—far exceeding district and state averages. On the other hand, the general 8th-grade population struggles significantly, with only 29% proficient in math and 46% in ELA. This creates a "two-tier" system where the school excels with its top performers but leaves many students behind. The school also shows a notable gender performance gap, with male students ranking much higher than female students in recent years. While chronic absenteeism has improved to 17.7% (better than the district average), the school faces challenges in serving its low-income and African American students effectively, with declining performance trends for these groups.

Compared to nearby schools, Bissonet Plaza offers a unique PK-8 configuration, unlike most surrounding schools that only go through 5th grade. It significantly outperforms Tom Benson School (just 0.76 miles away) in every core subject and has better attendance. However, it lags behind Harold Keller Elementary School (0.99 miles away), which outperforms it in math (62% vs. 49%), ELA (62% vs. 55%), and social studies. The school's success with its advanced track provides a blueprint for what's possible, but the challenge remains in extending that excellence to benefit all students, particularly those in the general education program.

624

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,525

Per pupil spending ?

63%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6818 Kawanee Avenue
Metairie, LA 70003-3198

(504) 887-0470

District: Jefferson Parish

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.8%

White:

18.1%

African American:

17.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 16 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg57%

Louisiana avg64%

Elementary school

515^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

344^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 40 pts since 2021

From top 36% (2021) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 48Elementary Schools in the Jefferson Parish

66^th of 116Jefferson Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	515 of 690	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	516 of 666	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	537 of 675	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	540 of 730	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	477 of 727	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	439 of 729	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	399 of 731	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	566 of 728	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.6	457 of 739	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.1	376 of 742	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.6	455 of 792	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.4	376 of 777	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.5	377 of 772	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.8	276 of 764	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.2	285 of 766	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.0	241 of 736	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.6	233 of 738	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.1	227 of 743	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.7	265 of 725	63.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	508 of 548	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	403 of 509	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	350 of 570	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	345 of 562	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	394 of 564	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.2	230 of 559	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	313 of 547	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	42.2	161 of 281	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	103 of 115	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	68 of 82	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	69 of 86	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.1	51 of 97	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	49 of 90	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	43 of 75	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	38 of 91	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	40 of 89	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	587 of 679	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	556 of 633	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	505 of 635	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	541 of 705	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	449 of 701	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	449 of 705	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	447 of 684	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	223 of 266	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	168 of 207	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	156 of 189	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	186 of 233	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	160 of 220	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.3	116 of 202	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	112 of 190	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	121 of 168	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	63.8	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	556 of 685	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	552 of 661	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	584 of 674	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	555 of 723	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	487 of 724	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	422 of 719	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	372 of 697	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	462 of 682	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	419 of 682	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	426 of 641	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	505 of 651	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	508 of 713	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	466 of 712	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	399 of 704	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	429 of 696	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	151 of 208	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	219 of 296	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	220 of 307	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.5	158 of 306	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	149 of 333	55.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	382 of 496	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.8	321 of 431	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	350 of 434	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	406 of 518	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	367 of 517	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	350 of 522	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	311 of 517	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	437 of 516	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	344 of 452	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	289 of 447	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	259 of 449	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	297 of 465	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	241 of 460	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.9	166 of 459	63.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	197 of 344	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	195 of 333	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	169 of 360	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	161 of 360	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	171 of 352	51.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	38 of 63	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.0	23 of 56	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	16 of 48	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	30 of 56	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	8 of 48	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	54.1	17 of 55	69.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	354 of 434	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	305 of 415	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	306 of 415	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	293 of 444	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	252 of 441	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	191 of 441	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	147 of 178	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.6	105 of 155	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	105 of 152	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	121 of 163	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	107 of 163	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.7	59 of 153	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	367 of 450	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.8	279 of 437	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	302 of 444	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	256 of 459	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	203 of 458	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.5	92 of 455	79.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	307 of 435	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.4	220 of 414	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	251 of 426	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	259 of 443	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	193 of 442	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	197 of 442	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	78.4	23 of 175	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	32.0	143 of 206	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	111 of 206	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.7	85 of 210	59.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	293 of 338	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.2	197 of 316	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	168 of 352	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	131 of 362	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	203 of 358	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Homeless (2019)75th percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2018)43rd percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2024)27th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)10th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)87th percentile+45 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)40th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I99%+34 vs state

English I90%+24 vs state

English Language Arts55%-15 vs state

Mathematics49%-13 vs state

Social Studies39%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)							LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	Total
Bissonet Plaza School	Public	PK, KG-8	6818 Kawanee Avenue	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 887-0470	624	47	13.3	63.0%	113 (18.1%)	110 (17.6%)	367 (58.8%)	26 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	29.5	515^th of 690 public elementary schools	25.4%		26.4	516^th of 666 public elementary schools	22.5%	1	38.0	56.0	50.0	57.0	58.0	29.0	49.0	39.0	65.0	63.0	58.0	59.0	46.0	55.0		54.0	31.0	40.0	50.0	36.0	39.0	99.0	90.0	$16,525
Tom Benson School	Public	PK, KG-8	3315 Maine Avenue	Kenner	70065	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 443-1361	631	48	13.2	62.9%	36 (5.7%)	153 (24.2%)	416 (65.9%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	17.9	613^th of 690 public elementary schools	11.2%		10.7	623^rd of 666 public elementary schools	6.5%	10	44.0	44.0		53.0	42.0	19.0	39.0	30.0	52.0	62.0	53.0	51.0	56.0	49.0	22.0	23.0	37.0	39.0	30.0	39.0	31.0			$17,130
Harold Keller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5301 Irving Street	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 887-3836	550	53	10.3	64.2%	65 (11.8%)	97 (17.6%)	359 (65.3%)	19 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	44.8	401^st of 690 public elementary schools	41.9%		38	434^th of 666 public elementary schools	34.8%	33	56.0	68.0	66.0				62.0	55.0	62.0	65.0				62.0	38.0	52.0	55.0				48.0			$18,541
Walter Schneckenburger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Earnest Street	Kenner	70065	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 443-1236	327	30	10.8	67.3%	65 (19.9%)	84 (25.7%)	144 (44.0%)	26 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	28.7	524^th of 690 public elementary schools	24.1%		42.6	404^th of 666 public elementary schools	39.3%	120	49.0	47.0	52.0				50.0	47.0	54.0					57.0	36.0	36.0	61.0				44.0			$19,410
Green Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1409 North Upland Street	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 466-0205	433	42	10.2	67.7%	67 (15.5%)	38 (8.8%)	309 (71.4%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	29.4	516^th of 690 public elementary schools	25.2%		38.7	429^th of 666 public elementary schools	35.6%	87	46.0	49.0	61.0				50.0	51.0	45.0	57.0				50.0	28.0	47.0	57.0				43.0			$18,726
Alice Birney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4829 Hastings Street	Metairie	70006	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 885-1054	579	50	11.6	63.9%	74 (12.8%)	73 (12.6%)	393 (67.9%)	27 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	32.6	489^th of 690 public elementary schools	29.1%		38.8	427^th of 666 public elementary schools	35.9%	62	55.0	43.0	43.0				48.0	56.0	62.0	69.0				61.0	42.0	38.0	47.0				42.0			$17,507
John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Maine Street	Kenner	70062	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 469-3664	545	46	11.9	58.2%	52 (9.5%)	115 (21.1%)	352 (64.6%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	31.7	494^th of 690 public elementary schools	28.4%		32.9	476^th of 666 public elementary schools	28.5%	18	53.0	67.0	41.0				54.0	59.0	58.0	55.0				58.0	45.0	43.0	31.0				40.0			$16,915
Phoebe Hearst School	Public	PK, KG-5	5208 Wabash Street	Metairie	70001	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 887-8814	602	49	12.1	59.3%	70 (11.6%)	112 (18.6%)	404 (67.1%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	34.7	475^th of 690 public elementary schools	31.2%		37	442^nd of 666 public elementary schools	33.6%	33	51.0	59.0	58.0				56.0	43.0	62.0					55.0	32.0	50.0	53.0				43.0			$17,456
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6201 Camphor Street	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(504) 888-0969	434	32	13.5	21.4%	227 (52.3%)	45 (10.4%)	54 (12.4%)	90 (20.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)								(n/a)			99.0						100.0															$15,462
Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 38th Street	Kenner	70065	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 468-1016	542	47	11.5	69.6%	53 (9.8%)	92 (17.0%)	375 (69.2%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	26.6	544^th of 690 public elementary schools	21.2%		13.4	614^th of 666 public elementary schools	7.8%	70	47.0	60.0	50.0				51.0	44.0	55.0	54.0				51.0	32.0	41.0	49.0				40.0			$17,728

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How many students attend Bissonet Plaza School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 624 students attended Bissonet Plaza School.

What is the racial makeup of Bissonet Plaza School?

Students at Bissonet Plaza School are 59% Hispanic, 18% White, 18% African American, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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Jefferson Parish

Is Bissonet Plaza School a good school?

Bissonet Plaza School ranks 515^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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