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John Q. Adams Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

409^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

John Q. Adams Middle School is a public middle school in Metairie, Louisiana, serving 778 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Jefferson Parish school district, which is ranked 73 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, John Q. Adams Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana middle schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates significantly below the Jefferson Parish and Louisiana state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 32% in Math and 47% in English Language Arts, compared to 52% and 62% for Jefferson Parish, and 60% and 70% for the state. The school's performance is particularly weak in 8th grade Math, with only 18% proficiency compared to 33% for Jefferson Parish and 47% for the state.

John Q. Adams Middle School also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.4% to 25.1% over the past few years, and dropout rates ranging from 1.3% to 8.4%, both of which are significantly above the district and state averages. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as T.H. Harris Middle School, which is only 3 miles away and outperforms John Q. Adams across all academic metrics, the data suggests there is substantial room for improvement at the school.

658

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,498

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5525 Henican Place
Metairie, LA 70003-1099

(504) 887-5240

District: Jefferson Parish

Feeder schools for John Q. Adams Middle School:

Elementary:	Chateau Estates School
	Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School
	Phoebe Hearst School
	Walter Schneckenburger Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.4%

African American:

12.0%

White:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg57%

Louisiana avg64%

409^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	10.7	409 of 447	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	387 of 449	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	360 of 465	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	302 of 460	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	266 of 459	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	302 of 449	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	333 of 411	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.5	334 of 437	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.8	345 of 435	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.5	266 of 482	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.7	261 of 470	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.9	270 of 457	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.5	225 of 442	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.6	211 of 412	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.1	187 of 408	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.0	201 of 425	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.0	173 of 413	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.5	201 of 396	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	260 of 344	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.2	159 of 333	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	148 of 360	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	82 of 360	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.1	122 of 352	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	195 of 338	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	234 of 313	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	11 of 13	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	74.5	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	10.0	17 of 17	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	44.8	91 of 170	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	52 of 56	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	38 of 56	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.7	15 of 48	68.8%	★★★★☆
2021	39.7	30 of 55	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.1	28 of 38	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.0	21 of 26	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	389 of 415	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	369 of 415	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	344 of 444	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	285 of 441	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	265 of 441	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	299 of 418	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	143 of 155	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	139 of 152	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	135 of 163	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	129 of 163	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	107 of 153	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	95 of 128	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	94 of 118	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	410 of 437	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	395 of 444	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	356 of 459	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	280 of 458	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	230 of 455	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	266 of 430	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	287 of 403	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	354 of 414	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	366 of 426	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	339 of 443	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	288 of 442	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	255 of 442	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	275 of 418	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	36.1	24 of 33	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	34.4	113 of 175	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	65 of 206	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	98 of 206	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	121 of 210	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	121 of 202	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	300 of 316	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	280 of 320	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	273 of 352	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	212 of 362	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	219 of 358	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	226 of 350	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	242 of 338	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)46th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2024)35th percentile+22 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)27th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+16 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I99%+36 vs state

English Language Arts47%-23 vs state

Mathematics32%-28 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 John Q. Adams Middle School

What district is John Q. Adams Middle School in?

Jefferson Parish

Is John Q. Adams Middle School a good school?

John Q. Adams Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Louisiana middle schools.

How many students attend John Q. Adams Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended John Q. Adams Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of John Q. Adams Middle School?

Students at John Q. Adams Middle School are 70% Hispanic, 12% African American, 10% White, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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