Best Public Schools in Violet, LA

Summary:

The city of Violet, Louisiana has only one school, W. Smith Junior Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 362 students. The school is part of the St. Bernard Parish school district, which is ranked 53 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

W. Smith Junior Elementary School has faced some performance challenges in recent years. Its statewide ranking has fluctuated, going from 585 out of 730 Louisiana elementary schools in 2022-2023 (1 star) to 373 out of 675 in 2023-2024 (2 stars) and 459 out of 666 in 2024-2025 (2 stars). The school's proficiency rates in LEAP Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) have consistently been below the district and state averages, with the 4th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate at 48% in 2024-2025, compared to 67% for the district and 65% for the state. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite these challenges, W. Smith Junior Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.9 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year, which suggests the potential for more individualized attention and support for students. However, the school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 87.02% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, which can present unique challenges and resource needs that the school and district may need to address to improve academic outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)			LEAP English Language Arts (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 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th 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 All Grades	Total
W. Smith Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 St. Bernard Hwy.	Violet	70092	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 302-1000	333	31	10.7	88.9%	27 (8.1%)	244 (73.3%)	42 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	34.7	459^th of 666 public elementary schools	31.1%		48.4	373^rd of 675 public elementary schools	44.7%	86	44.0	48.0	57.0	57.0	67.0	68.0	64.0	$16,995

Cities Near Violet

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Bernard	2.9 mi	2	136^th
Meraux	3.82 mi	2	83^rd
Chalmette	5.29 mi	6	176^th
Belle Chasse	6.87 mi	5	21^st
New Orleans	7.33 mi	154	160^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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