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J.C. Ellis School

Q: Is J.C. Ellis School a good school?

J.C. Ellis School ranks 287 th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

J.C. Ellis School is a public elementary and middle school in Metairie, LA, serving 587 students in grades PK-8 within the Jefferson Parish school district, and it stands out for its exceptional middle school program and strong support for English Language Learners.

The school's most notable strength is its upper elementary and middle school grades (6th-8th), where students dramatically outperform district and state averages. For example, 6th graders achieved 91% proficiency in math and 89% in ELA, compared to state averages of 65% and 74%, respectively. This suggests a highly effective teaching team and curriculum that accelerates learning during these critical years. Additionally, J.C. Ellis excels with its English Language Learner students, ranking in the 88th percentile statewide for this subgroup. The school also offers advanced coursework like Algebra I and English I, with near-perfect proficiency rates (95% and 82%), giving students a strong head start for high school. Chronic absenteeism is lower here (15.5%) than the district (21.5%) and state (22.5%) averages, indicating good student engagement.

Compared to nearby PK-8 options, J.C. Ellis is a solid choice. It significantly outperforms Joseph C. Moscona School (30th percentile) but trails Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy (66th percentile), which has lower poverty rates and even lower absenteeism. While the school's early elementary grades (3rd-5th) perform at or slightly below state averages, the middle school years are a clear differentiator. For families seeking a traditional public school that serves a diverse student body (70.7% qualify for free/reduced lunch) and offers a strong PK-8 pathway, J.C. Ellis provides a compelling option, especially for students who can stay through 8th grade.

587

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,822

Per pupil spending ?

70.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Brockenbraugh Court
Metairie, LA 70005-2051

(504) 833-7254

District: Jefferson Parish

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.7%

White:

25.9%

African American:

25.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 62nd percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (77% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson Parish

✓Above the Louisiana median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg57%

Louisiana avg64%

Elementary school

287^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

58^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 48Elementary Schools in the Jefferson Parish

66^th 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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	287 of 690	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.5	323 of 666	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	331 of 675	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	308 of 730	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	241 of 727	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.2	219 of 729	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	179 of 731	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	46.9	366 of 728	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.6	369 of 739	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.0	281 of 742	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.6	226 of 792	71.5%	★★★★☆
2014	79.9	126 of 777	83.8%	★★★★☆
2013	72.7	199 of 772	74.2%	★★★★☆
2012	78.9	137 of 764	82.1%	★★★★☆
2011	72.9	224 of 766	70.8%	★★★★☆
2010	61.1	338 of 736	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.7	317 of 738	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.0	336 of 743	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.3	324 of 725	55.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	171 of 548	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.9	244 of 501	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.6	99 of 509	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	43.3	321 of 570	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	84.2	59 of 562	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	122 of 564	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	53 of 559	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	52.2	274 of 547	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	48.5	143 of 281	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	14 of 115	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	65.8	15 of 82	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	23 of 86	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	21 of 97	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	55.2	29 of 75	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	31 of 91	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	49 of 89	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	243 of 679	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	228 of 633	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	323 of 635	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	331 of 705	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	231 of 701	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	256 of 705	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.9	113 of 684	83.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	103 of 266	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.7	60 of 207	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	50.9	88 of 189	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	94 of 233	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	80 of 220	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.7	56 of 202	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	42 of 190	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	48.4	88 of 168	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	316 of 685	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.0	320 of 661	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	424 of 674	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	360 of 723	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	348 of 724	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	252 of 719	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.0	139 of 697	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	329 of 682	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	308 of 682	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.5	380 of 641	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	333 of 651	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.7	273 of 713	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	241 of 712	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	191 of 704	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	210 of 696	69.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	53.1	130 of 306	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	115 of 333	65.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	251 of 496	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.1	277 of 431	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	332 of 434	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.6	221 of 518	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	239 of 517	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	272 of 522	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	175 of 517	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	187 of 516	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	85.8	58 of 452	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	120 of 447	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	76 of 449	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	61 of 465	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	49 of 460	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	88.2	36 of 459	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	80.4	86 of 449	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	111 of 411	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	77.0	93 of 437	78.7%	★★★★☆
2016	87.7	31 of 435	92.9%	★★★★★
2015	85.6	46 of 482	90.5%	★★★★★
2014	85.1	41 of 470	91.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	94.6	13 of 360	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	15 of 360	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	16 of 352	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.3	44 of 338	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	64 of 313	79.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	1 of 56	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	71 of 434	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	97 of 415	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	80 of 415	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	60 of 444	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	41 of 441	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	31 of 441	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	31 of 418	92.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	16 of 178	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	79.8	24 of 155	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	7 of 152	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	11 of 163	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	21 of 163	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	15 of 153	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.8	17 of 128	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	26 of 118	78.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	45 of 450	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	69.8	125 of 437	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	64 of 444	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	44 of 459	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	51 of 458	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	92.0	26 of 455	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	30 of 430	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	72.1	100 of 403	75.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	54 of 435	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	124 of 414	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	41 of 426	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.5	81 of 443	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	59 of 442	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	63 of 442	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	65 of 418	84.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	62.5	56 of 210	73.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	104 of 338	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.1	231 of 316	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	67.2	98 of 320	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	87 of 352	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	103 of 362	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	137 of 358	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.5	41 of 350	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	54 of 338	84.0%	★★★★☆

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)88th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2026)69th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2021)58th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2018)49th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2023)96th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)84th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2021)73rd percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I95%+30 vs state

English I82%+16 vs state

English Language Arts75%+5 vs state

Mathematics69%+7 vs state

Social Studies65%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, February 20, 2010

This is our first year (2009-2010) at J.C. Ellis and are very pleased. Our child is in the Spanish Immersion program and is speaking Spanish very well. She is in kindergarten and reading 1st and 2nd step reader books. She is doing great! The teachers have been awesome. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, August 29, 2009

love the spanish and french immersion programs Close Quote

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J.C. Ellis School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 Brockenbraugh Court	Metairie	70005	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 833-7254	587	54	10.8	70.7%	152 (25.9%)	147 (25.0%)	245 (41.7%)	34 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	61.4	287^th of 690 public elementary schools	58.4%		56.5	323^rd of 666 public elementary schools	51.5%	36	56.0	63.0	51.0	91.0	84.0		69.0	53.0	77.0		89.0	81.0	79.0	75.0	41.0	66.0	61.0	80.0	77.0	74.0	65.0	95.0	82.0	$17,822
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1564 Lake Avenue	Metairie	70005	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 835-8439	526	54	9.7	62.4%	83 (15.8%)	55 (10.5%)	363 (69.0%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	65.4	258^th of 690 public elementary schools	62.6%		61.4	285^th of 666 public elementary schools	57.2%	27	60.0	82.0	88.0				75.0	45.0	77.0	79.0				64.0	43.0	75.0	68.0				59.0			$17,623
Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	201 Metairie Road	Metairie	70005	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(504) 833-5539	356	27	12.9	41.6%	210 (59.0%)	21 (5.9%)	30 (8.4%)	89 (25.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)															100.0	100.0					100.0			$16,703
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Joseph C Moscona School	Public	PK, KG-8	219 Severn Avenue	Metairie	70001	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 837-5370	521	40	13.0	67.2%	195 (37.4%)	73 (14.0%)	233 (44.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	33.5	482^nd of 690 public elementary schools	30.1%		49.3	360^th of 666 public elementary schools	45.9%	122	71.0	53.0		36.0	60.0	33.0	52.0	51.0	62.0	60.0	72.0	75.0	50.0	62.0	39.0	47.0	40.0	35.0	50.0	48.0	43.0	100.0	100.0	$15,901
Success @ Thurgood Marshall	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4621 Canal Street	New Orleans	70119	Orleans Parish	Success Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 909-6275	490	39	12.4	79.0%	6 (1.2%)	295 (60.2%)	182 (37.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)								(n/a)
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Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1108 Shrewsbury	Jefferson	70121	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(504) 233-4720	731	57	12.7	54.0%	314 (43.0%)	160 (21.9%)	179 (24.5%)	36 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.6%)	69.8	233^rd of 690 public elementary schools	66.2%		71.1	209^th of 666 public elementary schools	68.6%	24	76.0	80.0	73.0	64.0	77.0	60.0	72.0	69.0	85.0	72.0		80.0	83.0	78.0	54.0	84.0	58.0	48.0	75.0	75.0	65.0		100.0	$13,836
Bridgedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	808 Zinnia Street	Metairie	70001	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 888-6807	491	36	13.7	70.5%	67 (13.6%)	90 (18.3%)	318 (64.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	45.2	398^th of 690 public elementary schools	42.3%		39.5	420^th of 666 public elementary schools	36.9%	22	49.0	57.0	63.0				57.0	50.0	65.0	67.0				61.0	53.0	56.0	57.0				54.0			$15,515
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Frequently Asked Questions about J.C. Ellis School

Is J.C. Ellis School a good school?

J.C. Ellis School ranks 287^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of J.C. Ellis School attend?

Students who attend J.C. Ellis School usually go on to attend:

Middle : J.D. Meisler Middle School

How many students attend J.C. Ellis School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 587 students attended J.C. Ellis School.

What district is J.C. Ellis School in?

Jefferson Parish

What is the racial makeup of J.C. Ellis School?

Students at J.C. Ellis School are 42% Hispanic, 26% White, 25% African American, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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