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Joseph C Moscona School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
478th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 699 Louisiana Elementary Schools
Better than 32% of Louisiana elementary schools
Summary

Joseph C Moscona School is a public elementary and middle school (PK-8) in Metairie, LA, serving 521 students within the Jefferson Parish school district, where 67% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school offers a unique mix of strengths and challenges: it has a standout early elementary math program, with 71% of 3rd graders proficient in math—well above the district average of 54%—but this advantage fades by 8th grade, where math proficiency drops to 33%, 19 points below the state average. This "3rd grade bump" followed by an "8th grade slump" suggests the school needs to strengthen its middle school math instruction, especially when compared to nearby PK-8 schools like Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy and Rudolph Matas School, which maintain strong performance through 8th grade.

One of the most striking findings is that Moscona achieves 100% proficiency on Algebra I and English I End-of-Course exams, meaning the small group of students accelerated into high school-level courses are exceptionally well-prepared. This is a remarkable outlier compared to nearby schools like J.C. Ellis School, which had 95% in Algebra I and 82% in English I. However, this creates a paradox: the school excels at preparing its top-tier students but struggles to raise achievement for the majority, a classic "bimodal distribution" challenge. Additionally, the school has seen volatile performance for its African American students, with state rankings swinging from the 77th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 18th percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting instability in support systems for this group.

On a positive note, Moscona has made significant progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 25.4% in 2023-2024 to 18.6% in 2024-2025—now better than the district (21.5%) and state (22.5%) averages. This improvement is a promising sign, especially compared to Jefferson School, which has a higher rate (23.1%) and is trending in the wrong direction. While Moscona faces challenges in middle school performance, its strong early elementary program and advanced course success offer bright spots for families considering this school.

521
Students ?
13.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,901
Per pupil spending ?
67.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 219 Severn Avenue
       Metairie, LA  70001-5198

(504) 837-5370

District: Jefferson Parish


Students who attend Joseph C Moscona School usually attend:

High:    Riverdale High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.7%
White:
37.4%
African American:
14.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (68% vs 62% meeting standards)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Social Studies scores 12 pts below the Louisiana average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school68%
District avg56%
Louisiana avg62%
Elementary school
478th of 699
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 32%▼ down 18 pts since 2016
From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
328th of 464
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Bottom 29%▼ down 17 pts since 2021
From bottom 46% (2021) to bottom 29% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
24th 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
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202632.7478 of 69931.6%★★☆☆☆
202549.3360 of 66645.9%★★☆☆☆
202439.3435 of 67535.6%★★☆☆☆
202334.4490 of 73032.9%★★☆☆☆
202237.2473 of 72734.9%★★☆☆☆
202147.8390 of 72946.5%★★☆☆☆
201943.8439 of 73139.9%★★☆☆☆
201843.0403 of 72844.6%★★☆☆☆
201767.0266 of 73964.0%★★★☆☆
201654.9377 of 74249.2%★★☆☆☆
201556.5373 of 79252.9%★★★☆☆
201470.1237 of 77769.5%★★★☆☆
201368.3243 of 77268.5%★★★☆☆
201279.7129 of 76483.1%★★★★☆
201170.9246 of 76667.9%★★★☆☆
201049.9417 of 73643.3%★★☆☆☆
200950.0423 of 73842.7%★★☆☆☆
200822.0616 of 74317.1%★☆☆☆☆
200729.2558 of 72523.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202622.4475 of 55614.6%★☆☆☆☆
202372.3129 of 57077.4%★★★★☆
201952.5265 of 55952.6%★★★☆☆
201858.0215 of 54760.7%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201821.5250 of 28111.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202643.577 of 12739.4%★★☆☆☆
202551.638 of 8253.7%★★★☆☆
202442.057 of 8633.7%★★☆☆☆
202337.167 of 9730.9%★★☆☆☆
202243.154 of 9040.0%★★☆☆☆
202155.628 of 7562.7%★★★☆☆
201941.557 of 9137.4%★★☆☆☆
201869.819 of 8978.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202634.9467 of 68832.1%★★☆☆☆
202531.8474 of 63325.1%★☆☆☆☆
202441.7397 of 63537.5%★★☆☆☆
202338.8459 of 70534.9%★★☆☆☆
202234.6491 of 70130.0%★★☆☆☆
202148.8380 of 70546.1%★★☆☆☆
201949.4380 of 68444.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202638.2185 of 27332.2%★★☆☆☆
202547.1108 of 20747.8%★★☆☆☆
202432.3135 of 18928.6%★☆☆☆☆
202330.7175 of 23324.9%★☆☆☆☆
202227.5178 of 22019.1%★☆☆☆☆
202147.4114 of 20243.6%★★☆☆☆
201933.5137 of 19027.9%★☆☆☆☆
201842.3110 of 16834.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202631.9492 of 69329.0%★☆☆☆☆
202553.0330 of 66150.1%★★★☆☆
202435.4466 of 67430.9%★★☆☆☆
202336.3482 of 72333.3%★★☆☆☆
202234.0504 of 72430.4%★★☆☆☆
202152.5346 of 71951.9%★★★☆☆
201945.6412 of 69740.9%★★☆☆☆
201856.1321 of 68252.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202634.2474 of 69031.3%★★☆☆☆
202551.2332 of 64148.2%★★☆☆☆
202439.0425 of 65134.7%★★☆☆☆
202339.6447 of 71337.3%★★☆☆☆
202241.4434 of 71239.0%★★☆☆☆
202146.7391 of 70444.5%★★☆☆☆
201935.4499 of 69628.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202330.9213 of 29628.0%★☆☆☆☆
202217.3278 of 3079.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.4245 of 33326.4%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202627.2414 of 50217.5%★☆☆☆☆
202540.0299 of 43130.6%★★☆☆☆
202435.8333 of 43423.3%★☆☆☆☆
202329.7411 of 51820.7%★☆☆☆☆
202234.5392 of 51724.2%★☆☆☆☆
202126.6433 of 52217.0%★☆☆☆☆
201939.0366 of 51729.2%★☆☆☆☆
201855.2253 of 51651.0%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202629.9328 of 46429.3%★☆☆☆☆
202527.5340 of 44723.9%★☆☆☆☆
202417.4386 of 44914.0%★☆☆☆☆
202332.5329 of 46529.2%★☆☆☆☆
202246.0258 of 46043.9%★★☆☆☆
202145.4248 of 45946.0%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202622.4294 of 36218.8%★☆☆☆☆
202366.785 of 36076.4%★★★★☆
202279.646 of 36087.2%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202640.847 of 7638.2%★★☆☆☆
202524.248 of 5614.3%★☆☆☆☆
202413.746 of 484.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202337.239 of 5630.4%★★☆☆☆
202232.435 of 4827.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202622.4356 of 45020.9%★☆☆☆☆
202517.2361 of 41513.0%★☆☆☆☆
202415.5367 of 41511.6%★☆☆☆☆
202338.3287 of 44435.4%★★☆☆☆
202250.0225 of 44149.0%★★☆☆☆
202152.1217 of 44150.8%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202636.3126 of 18632.3%★★☆☆☆
202528.6123 of 15520.6%★☆☆☆☆
202422.9126 of 15217.1%★☆☆☆☆
202329.0124 of 16323.9%★☆☆☆☆
202242.299 of 16339.3%★★☆☆☆
202134.7104 of 15332.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202628.7338 of 45826.2%★☆☆☆☆
202531.7311 of 43728.8%★☆☆☆☆
202416.6386 of 44413.1%★☆☆☆☆
202335.5299 of 45934.9%★★☆☆☆
202238.8276 of 45839.7%★★☆☆☆
202143.1252 of 45544.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202638.2279 of 44637.4%★★☆☆☆
202521.2340 of 41417.9%★☆☆☆☆
202423.4342 of 42619.7%★☆☆☆☆
202335.3291 of 44334.3%★★☆☆☆
202254.1200 of 44254.8%★★★☆☆
202138.3272 of 44238.5%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202625.0282 of 34518.3%★☆☆☆☆
202520.3279 of 31611.7%★☆☆☆☆
202414.1301 of 3205.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.7331 of 3526.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202225.6303 of 36216.3%★☆☆☆☆
202138.5244 of 35831.8%★★☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile~ school
Female (2026)32nd percentile~ school
Male (2026)31st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2023)28th percentile-5 vs school
White (2026)18th percentile-14 vs school
African American (2026)15th percentile-17 vs school
Disabled (2018)11th percentile-34 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2026)38th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2026)37th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2026)21st percentile-8 vs school
African American (2026)19th percentile-11 vs school
White (2026)18th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?
Algebra I100%+35 vs state
English I100%+34 vs state
English Language Arts62%-8 vs state
Mathematics52%-10 vs state
Science49%-10 vs state
Social Studies43%-12 vs state

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Students who attend Joseph C Moscona School usually go on to attend:

High : Riverdale High School

Joseph C Moscona School ranks 478th of 699 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Joseph C Moscona School are 45% Hispanic, 37% White, 14% African American, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Joseph C Moscona School.

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2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026
2023–24 dropout ratesFeb 24, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataDec 1, 2025
2023–24 through 2024–25 graduation ratesNov 22, 2025


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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