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T.H. Harris Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

370^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

T.H. Harris Middle School is a public middle school located in Metairie, Louisiana, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 664 students. The school is part of the Jefferson Parish school district, which is ranked 73 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, T.H. Harris Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana middle schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the recent school years.

Academically, T.H. Harris Middle School underperforms compared to the Jefferson Parish and Louisiana state averages in both mathematics and English language arts proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's mathematics proficiency rate for all grades was 37%, compared to 52% for Jefferson Parish and 60% for the state. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and English Language Learner students performing relatively better than other subgroups, but still lagging behind state averages.

Additionally, T.H. Harris Middle School has experienced relatively high dropout rates and chronic absenteeism in recent years, which are higher than the district and state averages. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Livaudais Middle School, Frederick Douglass Community School, and John Q. Adams Middle School, the academic performance of T.H. Harris is generally lower across various subject areas and grade levels. However, the school's performance is relatively better compared to some other nearby schools outside the district, such as Andrew Jackson Middle School in St. Bernard Parish.

563

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,280

Per pupil spending ?

66.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

911 Elise Avenue
Metairie, LA 70003-3798

(504) 733-0867

District: Jefferson Parish

Students who attend T.H. Harris Middle School usually attend:

High:

East Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.5%

African American:

27.5%

White:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2022 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 17th (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg58%

Louisiana avg66%

370^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Middle Schools in the Jefferson Parish

73^rd of 118Jefferson 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	370 of 447	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	399 of 449	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	413 of 465	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	413 of 460	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	369 of 459	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	352 of 449	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	366 of 411	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.3	353 of 437	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.4	332 of 435	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.3	328 of 482	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.7	315 of 470	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.7	242 of 457	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.0	208 of 442	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.4	242 of 412	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.4	261 of 408	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.5	240 of 425	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.7	230 of 413	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.6	232 of 396	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	176 of 344	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	205 of 333	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	254 of 360	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	319 of 360	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	258 of 352	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	238 of 338	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	237 of 313	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	39.7	107 of 170	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	18 of 56	67.9%	★★★★☆
2024	27.0	39 of 48	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	56 of 56	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	54 of 55	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	341 of 415	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	378 of 415	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	404 of 444	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	400 of 441	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	355 of 441	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	349 of 418	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	131 of 155	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	135 of 152	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	151 of 163	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	149 of 163	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	129 of 153	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	108 of 128	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	107 of 118	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	360 of 437	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	385 of 444	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	397 of 459	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	391 of 458	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	357 of 455	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	321 of 430	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	328 of 403	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	326 of 414	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	364 of 426	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	393 of 443	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	389 of 442	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	357 of 442	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	335 of 418	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	131 of 168	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	121 of 175	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.5	201 of 206	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	146 of 206	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.7	197 of 210	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	124 of 202	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	296 of 316	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	278 of 320	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	321 of 352	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	335 of 362	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	319 of 358	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	320 of 350	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	311 of 338	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+51 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile+32 vs school

Disabled (2018)37th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English I93%+24 vs state

Algebra I90%+27 vs state

English Language Arts56%-14 vs state

Mathematics37%-23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, January 7, 2022

The teachers and staff is the most unprofessional school I have dealt with in 14 years between2 kids and several states county’s and parishes that I lived in. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, October 30, 2018

put your kid in a private school, it will be worth it just dont go here Close Quote

Schools Near T.H. Harris Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)				LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	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 Algebra I End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	Total
T.H. Harris Middle School	Public	6-8	911 Elise Avenue	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 733-0867	563	40	13.9	66.8%	79 (14.0%)	155 (27.5%)	318 (56.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	21.8	370^th of 447 public middle schools	17.2%		14.3	399^th of 449 public middle schools	11.1%	29	40.0	42.0	32.0	37.0	63.0	43.0	61.0	56.0	90.0	93.0	$14,280
J.D. Meisler Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 Cleary Avenue	Metairie	70002	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 888-5832	679	35	19.4	51.4%	60 (8.8%)	122 (18.0%)	463 (68.2%)	23 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	22.1	366^th of 447 public middle schools	18.1%		18.2	385^th of 449 public middle schools	14.3%	19	46.0	45.0	44.0	45.0	48.0	48.0	55.0	50.0	100.0		$14,167
John Q. Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	5525 Henican Place	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 887-5240	658	40	16.2	55.9%	66 (10.0%)	79 (12.0%)	463 (70.4%)	37 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.5%)	10.7	409^th of 447 public middle schools	8.5%		17.3	387^th of 449 public middle schools	13.8%	22	38.0	38.0	18.0	32.0	48.0	49.0	43.0	47.0	99.0		$13,498
Stella Worley Middle School	Public	6-8	801 Spartan Drive	Westwego	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 348-4964	235	23	10.2	85.1%	34 (14.5%)	128 (54.5%)	55 (23.4%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	10.3	413^th of 447 public middle schools	7.6%		18.3	384^th of 449 public middle schools	14.5%	29	17.0	26.0	12.0		56.0	50.0	53.0	53.0		94.0	$19,879
Albert Cammon Middle School	Public	6-8	234 Pirate Drive	Saint Rose	70087	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 467-4536	282	35	7.9	66.7%	66 (23.4%)	130 (46.1%)	68 (24.1%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	64.5	161^st of 447 public middle schools	64.0%		63.2	169^th of 449 public middle schools	62.4%	8	75.0	53.0	65.0	64.0	72.0	76.0	77.0	75.0			$28,511
L.H. Marrero Middle School	Public	6-8	4100 Seventh Street	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 341-5842	619	39	15.8	70.0%	81 (13.1%)	245 (39.6%)	252 (40.7%)	28 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	14.7	394^th of 447 public middle schools	11.9%		26	342^nd of 449 public middle schools	23.8%	52	37.0	44.0	24.0	37.0	47.0	48.0	55.0	50.0	99.0	89.0	$14,296
Frederick Douglass Community School	Public	3-8	1400 Huey P Long Ave	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 371-4651	40	13	3.0	87.5%	6 (15.0%)	29 (72.5%)	4 (10.0%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.1	435^th of 447 public middle schools	2.7%		2.8	442^nd of 449 public middle schools	1.6%	7	12.0		7.0	14.0	24.0	46.0	37.0	36.0			$36,712
Harry M. Hurst Middle School	Public	6-8	170 Road Runner Lane	Destrehan	70047	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 764-6367	685	63	10.8	41.3%	405 (59.1%)	144 (21.0%)	88 (12.8%)	14 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	81.2	81^st of 447 public middle schools	81.9%		81.4	71^st of 449 public middle schools	84.2%	10	86.0	77.0	73.0	79.0	86.0	73.0	84.0	80.0			$22,076
R.K. Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	281 Judge Edward Dufresne Park	Luling	70070	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 331-1018	303	37	8.2	68.0%	63 (20.8%)	191 (63.0%)	41 (13.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	62.6	171^st of 447 public middle schools	61.7%		70.7	132^nd of 449 public middle schools	70.6%	39	73.0	77.0	52.0	68.0	69.0	65.0	79.0	71.0			$29,599
Livaudais Middle School	Public	6-8	925 Lamar Avenue	Terrytown	70056	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 393-7544	743	43	17.4	58.3%	55 (7.4%)	221 (29.7%)	415 (55.9%)	32 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	7.9	424^th of 447 public middle schools	5.1%		7.8	420^th of 449 public middle schools	6.5%	4	23.0	32.0		25.0	46.0	45.0	48.0	46.0	95.0	100.0	$13,643

Frequently Asked Questions about T.H. Harris Middle School

What district is T.H. Harris Middle School in?

Jefferson Parish

What is the racial makeup of T.H. Harris Middle School?

Students at T.H. Harris Middle School are 56% Hispanic, 28% African American, 14% White.

What high school do graduates of T.H. Harris Middle School attend?

Students who attend T.H. Harris Middle School usually go on to attend East Jefferson High School

Is T.H. Harris Middle School a good school?

T.H. Harris Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Louisiana middle schools.

How many students attend T.H. Harris Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 563 students attended T.H. Harris Middle School.

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