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Allen Ellender School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
299th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools
Better than 57% of Louisiana elementary schools
Summary

Allen Ellender School in Marrero, LA, is a PK-8 elementary school serving 727 students within the Jefferson Parish school district, and it has transformed from a 1-star school a decade ago into a solid 3-star institution ranking in the 57th percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year.

This school stands out as a clear academic leader among its neighbors. In Mathematics, 71% of Allen Ellender students are proficient—17 points higher than the district average and 9 points above the state average. This is a stark contrast to nearby schools like Woodmere School (28% math proficiency) and Harry S Truman School (28% math proficiency). The school also excels in preparing students for high school, with 76% of 8th graders proficient in ELA (15 points above the district) and perfect scores on high school-level End of Course exams. Another key differentiator is its low chronic absenteeism rate of 12.5%, dramatically lower than the district (21.5%) and state (22.5%) averages, and far below struggling neighbors like Isaac G Joseph Elementary School (38.4%) and Estelle School (33.3%).

Despite serving a predominantly low socio-economic status population (74.55% free/reduced lunch), Allen Ellender consistently outperforms the district and state on standardized tests. The school is particularly effective for its African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the 69th and 65th percentiles statewide, respectively, and also serves its Special Education students well (64th percentile). While Social Studies (59% proficiency) lags slightly behind the state average (55%), the school's remarkable turnaround story and strong "high school readiness" pipeline make it a vital asset for the Marrero community, positioning it as a top choice among nearby schools like Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School (45th percentile) and far outperforming Woodland West School (24th percentile).

727
Students ?
14.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,715
Per pupil spending ?
74.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4501 East Ames Boulevard
       Marrero, LA  70072-6309

(504) 341-9469

District: Jefferson Parish


Students who attend Allen Ellender School usually attend:

High:    John Ehret High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
40.0%
African American:
29.6%
Hispanic:
24.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2016
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson Parish
✓Above the Louisiana median (57th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school66%
District avg56%
Louisiana avg62%
Elementary school
299th of 690
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Top 43%▲ up 31 pts since 2016
From bottom 26% (2016) to top 43% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
152nd of 452
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Top 34%▲ up 25 pts since 2016
From bottom 41% (2016) to top 34% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
9th of 48Elementary Schools in the Jefferson Parish
66th 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)
Elementary school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202659.9299 of 69056.7%★★★☆☆
202558.7311 of 66653.3%★★★☆☆
202449.9367 of 67545.6%★★☆☆☆
202362.6298 of 73059.2%★★★☆☆
202259.9306 of 72757.9%★★★☆☆
202158.6316 of 72956.7%★★★☆☆
201956.2344 of 73152.9%★★★☆☆
201840.9414 of 72843.1%★★☆☆☆
201729.2573 of 73922.5%★☆☆☆☆
201631.7551 of 74225.7%★☆☆☆☆
201530.9587 of 79225.9%★☆☆☆☆
201429.9595 of 77723.4%★☆☆☆☆
201330.2591 of 77223.4%★☆☆☆☆
201217.8687 of 76410.1%★☆☆☆☆
201126.5604 of 76621.1%★☆☆☆☆
201025.8584 of 73620.7%★☆☆☆☆
200928.1573 of 73822.4%★☆☆☆☆
200830.1545 of 74326.6%★☆☆☆☆
200724.5588 of 72518.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202662.8168 of 54869.3%★★★☆☆
202558.1192 of 50161.7%★★★☆☆
202455.5210 of 50958.7%★★★☆☆
202364.1171 of 57070.0%★★★★☆
202259.3192 of 56265.8%★★★☆☆
202144.5300 of 56446.8%★★☆☆☆
201957.2237 of 55957.6%★★★☆☆
201837.9374 of 54731.6%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202236.262 of 9031.1%★★☆☆☆
201868.123 of 8974.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202659.6291 of 67957.1%★★★☆☆
202562.9239 of 63362.2%★★★☆☆
202448.7355 of 63544.1%★★☆☆☆
202363.5266 of 70562.3%★★★☆☆
202255.3326 of 70153.5%★★★☆☆
202151.3364 of 70548.4%★★☆☆☆
201950.1375 of 68445.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202662.394 of 26664.7%★★★☆☆
202571.641 of 20780.2%★★★★☆
202460.766 of 18965.1%★★★☆☆
202381.530 of 23387.1%★★★★☆
202257.097 of 22055.9%★★★☆☆
202170.152 of 20274.3%★★★★☆
201960.175 of 19060.5%★★★☆☆
201857.667 of 16860.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202658.0294 of 68557.1%★★★☆☆
202558.6286 of 66156.7%★★★☆☆
202448.3376 of 67444.2%★★☆☆☆
202363.7252 of 72365.1%★★★☆☆
202263.9252 of 72465.2%★★★☆☆
202163.2266 of 71963.0%★★★☆☆
201957.8314 of 69754.9%★★★☆☆
201858.3302 of 68255.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202659.3302 of 68255.7%★★★☆☆
202556.2301 of 64153.0%★★★☆☆
202446.9369 of 65143.3%★★☆☆☆
202359.2315 of 71355.8%★★★☆☆
202258.9308 of 71256.7%★★★☆☆
202160.2280 of 70460.2%★★★☆☆
201963.4288 of 69658.6%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202658.4131 of 36163.7%★★★☆☆
202557.794 of 24161.0%★★★☆☆
202467.061 of 20870.7%★★★★☆
202343.4169 of 29642.9%★★☆☆☆
202253.5134 of 30756.4%★★★☆☆
202152.4135 of 30655.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202633.2375 of 49624.4%★☆☆☆☆
202533.2336 of 43122.0%★☆☆☆☆
202434.5346 of 43420.3%★☆☆☆☆
202331.2408 of 51821.2%★☆☆☆☆
202244.9324 of 51737.3%★★☆☆☆
202150.0293 of 52243.9%★★☆☆☆
201932.4404 of 51721.9%★☆☆☆☆
201835.5391 of 51624.2%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202667.7152 of 45266.4%★★★☆☆
202557.0198 of 44755.7%★★★☆☆
202460.6179 of 44960.1%★★★☆☆
202361.8173 of 46562.8%★★★☆☆
202264.7158 of 46065.7%★★★☆☆
202172.9119 of 45974.1%★★★★☆
201950.7237 of 44947.2%★★☆☆☆
201842.0237 of 41142.3%★★☆☆☆
201725.0352 of 43719.5%★☆☆☆☆
201648.1256 of 43541.1%★★☆☆☆
201549.5258 of 48246.5%★★☆☆☆
201441.6298 of 47036.6%★★☆☆☆
201346.5261 of 45742.9%★★☆☆☆
201237.3303 of 44231.4%★★☆☆☆
201130.8328 of 41220.4%★☆☆☆☆
201030.5315 of 40822.8%★☆☆☆☆
200944.0272 of 42536.0%★★☆☆☆
200836.3286 of 41330.8%★★☆☆☆
200734.1292 of 39626.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202685.235 of 34489.8%★★★★★
202555.9139 of 34459.6%★★★☆☆
202469.685 of 33374.5%★★★★☆
202358.8122 of 36066.1%★★★☆☆
202262.6109 of 36069.7%★★★☆☆
202156.9128 of 35263.6%★★★☆☆
201951.4153 of 33854.7%★★★☆☆
201852.3135 of 31356.9%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201840.7103 of 17039.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202659.0185 of 43457.4%★★★☆☆
202554.0197 of 41552.5%★★★☆☆
202454.2206 of 41550.4%★★★☆☆
202364.9150 of 44466.2%★★★☆☆
202250.5222 of 44149.7%★★☆☆☆
202163.8165 of 44162.6%★★★☆☆
201946.1239 of 41842.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202669.948 of 17873.0%★★★★☆
202579.326 of 15583.2%★★★★☆
202451.575 of 15250.7%★★★☆☆
202368.638 of 16376.7%★★★★☆
202259.959 of 16363.8%★★★☆☆
202171.834 of 15377.8%★★★★☆
201953.960 of 12853.1%★★★☆☆
201826.399 of 11816.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202666.4141 of 45068.7%★★★☆☆
202573.3105 of 43776.0%★★★★☆
202468.1125 of 44471.8%★★★★☆
202366.2135 of 45970.6%★★★★☆
202269.3118 of 45874.2%★★★★☆
202183.952 of 45588.6%★★★★☆
201962.9153 of 43064.4%★★★☆☆
201857.7173 of 40357.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202670.3131 of 43569.9%★★★★☆
202560.7157 of 41462.1%★★★☆☆
202453.1203 of 42652.3%★★★☆☆
202365.8146 of 44367.0%★★★☆☆
202273.5102 of 44276.9%★★★★☆
202173.6106 of 44276.0%★★★★☆
201952.8199 of 41852.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202686.913 of 22594.2%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202635.0241 of 33828.7%★☆☆☆☆
202529.5251 of 31620.6%★☆☆☆☆
202437.3224 of 32030.0%★★☆☆☆
202344.0215 of 35238.9%★★☆☆☆
202271.290 of 36275.1%★★★★☆
202170.597 of 35872.9%★★★★☆
201938.9238 of 35032.0%★★☆☆☆
201832.3260 of 33823.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
African American (2026)69th percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2026)64th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2026)57th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile~ school
Male (2026)56th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2022)31st percentile-27 vs school
White (2026)24th percentile-32 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2026)94th percentile+28 vs school
African American (2026)90th percentile+23 vs school
Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+7 vs school
Male (2026)70th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile~ school
Female (2026)57th percentile-9 vs school
Disabled (2018)39th percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)29th percentile-38 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics71%+9 vs state
English Language Arts69%~ state avg
Social Studies59%+4 vs state

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Allen Ellender School ranks 299th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Allen Ellender School are 40% White, 30% African American, 24% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 727 students attended Allen Ellender School.

Students who attend Allen Ellender School usually go on to attend:

High : John Ehret High School


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