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Bissonet Plaza School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
512th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 699 Louisiana Elementary Schools
Better than 27% 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 ?
63.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
93.3%
Kindergartners with complete immunization records (2019-20)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 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 → 27th in 2026
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 22 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 school63%
District avg56%
Louisiana avg62%
Elementary school
512th of 699
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 27%▼ down 23 pts since 2016
From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
353rd of 464
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 ?
32nd of 50Elementary Schools in the Jefferson Parish
58th of 119Jefferson 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202628.9512 of 69926.8%★☆☆☆☆
202526.4516 of 66622.5%★☆☆☆☆
202423.8537 of 67520.4%★☆☆☆☆
202328.8540 of 73026.0%★☆☆☆☆
202236.9477 of 72734.4%★★☆☆☆
202141.0439 of 72939.8%★★☆☆☆
201948.6399 of 73145.4%★★☆☆☆
201823.2566 of 72822.3%★☆☆☆☆
201743.6457 of 73938.2%★★☆☆☆
201655.1376 of 74249.3%★★☆☆☆
201546.6455 of 79242.6%★★☆☆☆
201456.4376 of 77751.6%★★★☆☆
201354.5377 of 77251.2%★★★☆☆
201265.8276 of 76463.9%★★★☆☆
201167.2285 of 76662.8%★★★☆☆
201070.0241 of 73667.3%★★★☆☆
200969.6233 of 73868.4%★★★☆☆
200870.1227 of 74369.4%★★★☆☆
200765.7265 of 72563.4%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202612.2535 of 5563.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202426.0403 of 50920.8%★☆☆☆☆
202339.8350 of 57038.6%★★☆☆☆
202240.2345 of 56238.6%★★☆☆☆
202132.6394 of 56430.1%★★☆☆☆
201958.2230 of 55958.9%★★★☆☆
201847.4313 of 54742.8%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201842.2161 of 28142.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202632.1102 of 12719.7%★☆☆☆☆
202529.268 of 8217.1%★☆☆☆☆
202432.569 of 8619.8%★☆☆☆☆
202345.151 of 9747.4%★★☆☆☆
202244.649 of 9045.6%★★☆☆☆
202142.943 of 7542.7%★★☆☆☆
201955.338 of 9158.2%★★★☆☆
201852.240 of 8955.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202618.2602 of 68812.5%★☆☆☆☆
202518.4556 of 63312.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.9505 of 63520.5%★☆☆☆☆
202328.0541 of 70523.3%★☆☆☆☆
202240.0449 of 70135.9%★★☆☆☆
202137.8449 of 70536.3%★★☆☆☆
201940.6447 of 68434.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202625.4227 of 27316.8%★☆☆☆☆
202528.0168 of 20718.8%★☆☆☆☆
202423.3156 of 18917.5%★☆☆☆☆
202327.4186 of 23320.2%★☆☆☆☆
202234.2160 of 22027.3%★☆☆☆☆
202146.3116 of 20242.6%★★☆☆☆
201943.1112 of 19041.1%★★☆☆☆
201837.2121 of 16828.0%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201963.83 of 1275.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202624.9562 of 69318.9%★☆☆☆☆
202523.2552 of 66116.5%★☆☆☆☆
202419.3584 of 67413.4%★☆☆☆☆
202327.2555 of 72323.2%★☆☆☆☆
202236.3487 of 72432.7%★★☆☆☆
202143.2422 of 71941.3%★★☆☆☆
201950.1372 of 69746.6%★★☆☆☆
201838.5462 of 68232.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202643.3388 of 69043.8%★★☆☆☆
202536.9426 of 64133.5%★★☆☆☆
202427.9505 of 65122.4%★☆☆☆☆
202330.7508 of 71328.8%★☆☆☆☆
202235.8466 of 71234.6%★★☆☆☆
202145.5399 of 70443.3%★★☆☆☆
201944.1429 of 69638.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202432.9151 of 20827.4%★☆☆☆☆
202330.6219 of 29626.0%★☆☆☆☆
202231.6220 of 30728.3%★☆☆☆☆
202147.5158 of 30648.4%★★☆☆☆
201951.3149 of 33355.3%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202632.0388 of 50222.7%★☆☆☆☆
202535.8321 of 43125.5%★☆☆☆☆
202433.7350 of 43419.4%★☆☆☆☆
202331.9406 of 51821.6%★☆☆☆☆
202239.4367 of 51729.0%★☆☆☆☆
202139.9350 of 52233.0%★★☆☆☆
201948.0311 of 51739.8%★★☆☆☆
201825.6437 of 51615.3%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202625.1353 of 46423.9%★☆☆☆☆
202538.0289 of 44735.3%★★☆☆☆
202444.9259 of 44942.3%★★☆☆☆
202337.5297 of 46536.1%★★☆☆☆
202248.9241 of 46047.6%★★☆☆☆
202163.9166 of 45963.8%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20269.5347 of 3624.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202540.7197 of 34442.7%★★☆☆☆
202441.0195 of 33341.4%★★☆☆☆
202349.3169 of 36053.1%★★★☆☆
202251.1161 of 36055.3%★★★☆☆
202146.9171 of 35251.4%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202638.450 of 7634.2%★★☆☆☆
202552.023 of 5658.9%★★★☆☆
202453.816 of 4866.7%★★★☆☆
202342.330 of 5646.4%★★★☆☆
202270.98 of 4883.3%★★★★☆
202154.117 of 5569.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202623.1350 of 45022.2%★☆☆☆☆
202529.3305 of 41526.5%★☆☆☆☆
202431.0306 of 41526.3%★☆☆☆☆
202337.7293 of 44434.0%★★☆☆☆
202245.7252 of 44142.9%★★☆☆☆
202156.6191 of 44156.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202624.5156 of 18616.1%★☆☆☆☆
202538.6105 of 15532.3%★★☆☆☆
202434.3105 of 15230.9%★★☆☆☆
202330.5121 of 16325.8%★☆☆☆☆
202237.4107 of 16334.4%★★☆☆☆
202159.759 of 15361.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202622.9374 of 45818.3%★☆☆☆☆
202538.8279 of 43736.2%★★☆☆☆
202433.1302 of 44432.0%★★☆☆☆
202344.3256 of 45944.2%★★☆☆☆
202255.1203 of 45855.7%★★★☆☆
202174.592 of 45579.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202629.2323 of 44627.6%★☆☆☆☆
202547.4220 of 41446.9%★★☆☆☆
202442.7251 of 42641.1%★★☆☆☆
202340.1259 of 44341.5%★★☆☆☆
202255.3193 of 44256.3%★★★☆☆
202154.7197 of 44255.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202621.5217 of 25615.2%★☆☆☆☆
202478.423 of 17586.9%★★★★☆
202332.0143 of 20630.6%★★☆☆☆
202244.7111 of 20646.1%★★☆☆☆
202152.785 of 21059.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202625.3281 of 34518.6%★☆☆☆☆
202543.2197 of 31637.7%★★☆☆☆
202355.0168 of 35252.3%★★★☆☆
202264.2131 of 36263.8%★★★☆☆
202145.9203 of 35843.3%★★☆☆☆
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
Male (2026)44th percentile+17 vs school
Disabled (2018)43rd percentile+20 vs school
Special Education (2024)27th percentile+7 vs school
White (2026)23rd percentile-4 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)17th percentile-10 vs school
Female (2026)12th percentile-14 vs school
African American (2026)4th percentile-23 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2026)34th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2026)28th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school
White (2026)19th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school
Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-8 vs school
Special Education (2026)15th percentile-9 vs school
African American (2026)4th percentile-20 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
Science45%-14 vs state
Social Studies39%-16 vs state

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

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

Bissonet Plaza School ranks 512th of 699 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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2019–20 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 20, 2026
2025–26 attendance dataOct 13, 2026
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