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T.H. Harris Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

390^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

T.H. Harris Middle School in Metairie, LA, serves 563 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Jefferson Parish school district, where about two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school presents a fascinating paradox. On one hand, its overall academic performance ranks in the bottom 14% of Louisiana middle schools, with standard math and English scores lagging behind the state average. However, its advanced coursework tells a completely different story: 92% of students taking Algebra I and 93% taking English I are proficient, outperforming even high-performing schools like Harry M. Hurst Middle School in St. Charles Parish. This suggests the school has an exceptional program for its advanced students, but this success hasn't yet spread to the broader student body. A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, which, while improving from 38.7% to 25.2%, remains higher than nearby J.D. Meisler Middle School (22.4%) and the state average (22.5%).

Compared to its closest peer, J.D. Meisler Middle School—just 2.2 miles away—T.H. Harris has a higher poverty rate (66.8% vs. 51.4%) and lower scores in every standard subject. There is a slight upward trend, with math proficiency improving from 23% to 40% over recent years, but the school's primary focus remains on tackling absenteeism and replicating the success of its advanced programs for all students. The school is notably more effective for its African American and Special Education students compared to its overall performance.

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: Declining — 24th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (55% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg63%

390^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	390 of 452	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	41.2	199 of 344	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	29.1	50 of 63	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.4	391 of 434	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.3	164 of 178	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.5	391 of 450	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.7	368 of 435	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	37.4	141 of 225	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	27.8	274 of 338	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

African American (2026)42nd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2018)37th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)21st percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I92%+27 vs state

English Language Arts51%-19 vs state

Mathematics40%-22 vs state

Social Studies36%-19 vs state

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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

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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 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 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
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%)	16.6	390^th of 452 public middle schools	13.7%		21.8	370^th of 447 public middle schools	17.2%	20	44.0	50.0	28.0	40.0	53.0	55.0	44.0	51.0	25.0	35.0	47.0	36.0	92.0		$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%)	26.7	342^nd of 452 public middle schools	24.3%		22.1	366^th of 447 public middle schools	18.1%	24	54.0	53.0	33.0	47.0	61.0	59.0	49.0	56.0	38.0	49.0	44.0	43.0			$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%)	23.3	360^th of 452 public middle schools	20.4%		10.7	409^th of 447 public middle schools	8.5%	49	46.0	52.0	25.0	43.0	57.0	58.0	54.0	57.0	29.0	46.0	52.0	41.0		92.0	$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%)	10.9	418^th of 452 public middle schools	7.5%		10.3	413^th of 447 public middle schools	7.6%	5	38.0	29.0		29.0	54.0	45.0	53.0	51.0	28.0	21.0	38.0	29.0		83.0	$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%)	69.9	140^th of 452 public middle schools	69.0%		64.5	161^st of 447 public middle schools	64.0%	21	73.0	77.0	68.0	73.0		75.0	74.0	76.0	55.0	62.0	68.0	62.0	100.0		$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%)	23	362^nd of 452 public middle schools	19.9%		14.7	394^th of 447 public middle schools	11.9%	32	53.0	51.0	22.0	44.0	63.0	52.0	50.0	55.0	41.0	38.0	46.0	41.0	100.0		$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%)	3.3	444^th of 452 public middle schools	1.8%		3.1	435^th of 447 public middle schools	2.7%	9	30.0				35.0		28.0	27.0	22.0	10.0	24.0	19.0			$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%)	80.2	93^rd of 452 public middle schools	79.4%		81.2	81^st of 447 public middle schools	81.9%	12	87.0	86.0	74.0	84.0	81.0	79.0	71.0	76.0	67.0	72.0	75.0	72.0			$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%)	62.3	176^th of 452 public middle schools	61.1%		62.6	171^st of 447 public middle schools	61.7%	5	84.0	75.0	63.0	76.0	69.0	67.0		72.0	50.0	47.0	79.0	58.0			$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%)	17.3	388^th of 452 public middle schools	14.2%		7.9	424^th of 447 public middle schools	5.1%	36	43.0	36.0	20.0	33.0	59.0	44.0	49.0	51.0	47.0	35.0	42.0	41.0		100.0	$13,643

Frequently Asked Questions about T.H. Harris Middle School

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

T.H. Harris Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.7% of Louisiana middle schools.

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

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

In the 2024-25 school year, 563 students attended 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.

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