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Rudolph Matas School

Q: Is Rudolph Matas School a good school?

Rudolph Matas School ranks 248 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

248^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Rudolph Matas School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Metairie, Louisiana, part of the Jefferson Parish school district. With 622 students, Rudolph Matas consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, particularly for its Hispanic and English Language Learner populations. However, the school faces challenges with its White and African American student groups, ranking in the bottom half of the state for these subgroups.

Rudolph Matas School's academic performance is a bright spot, with 69% of students proficient or better in Math and 73% in English Language Arts, compared to 52% and 62% for Jefferson Parish, and 60% and 70% for Louisiana, respectively. The school also maintains relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 2.2% to 8.4% in recent years. Yet, Rudolph Matas struggles with higher chronic absenteeism, at 21.4% to 24.8%, above district and state averages.

While Rudolph Matas outperforms nearby Ralph J Bunche Elementary, Alice Birney Elementary, and John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary, it still falls short of the high-performing Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies, a magnet school less than a mile away. The school's challenges may be linked to its relatively high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, around 50%, which research has shown can create additional barriers to academic success.

600

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,966

Per pupil spending ?

63.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 Elise Street
Metairie, LA 70003-3799

(504) 733-6200

District: Jefferson Parish

Students who attend Rudolph Matas School usually attend:

Middle:	T.H. Harris Middle School
High:	East Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.8%

White:

40.3%

African American:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (82% vs 66% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson Parish

✓Above the Louisiana median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg58%

Louisiana avg66%

Elementary school

248^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

203^rd of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 48Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	248 of 666	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	303 of 675	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	348 of 730	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	286 of 727	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	242 of 729	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	193 of 731	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	185 of 728	74.6%	★★★★☆
2017	69.2	250 of 739	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.5	241 of 742	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.8	170 of 792	78.5%	★★★★☆
2014	75.7	164 of 777	78.9%	★★★★☆
2013	79.3	125 of 772	83.8%	★★★★☆
2012	80.3	124 of 764	83.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.0	200 of 766	73.9%	★★★★☆
2010	80.2	134 of 736	81.8%	★★★★☆
2009	77.8	147 of 738	80.1%	★★★★☆
2008	78.8	143 of 743	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	72.2	209 of 725	71.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	42.3	354 of 559	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	330 of 547	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	26.2	230 of 281	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	36 of 82	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	30 of 86	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.0	78 of 97	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.8	31 of 90	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	23 of 75	69.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	252 of 633	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	279 of 635	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	421 of 705	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.9	272 of 701	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	292 of 705	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	232 of 684	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	37 of 207	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	64 of 189	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	103 of 233	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	121 of 220	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.4	78 of 202	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	41 of 190	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	39 of 168	76.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	216 of 661	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	331 of 674	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	334 of 723	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	298 of 724	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.6	177 of 719	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	153 of 697	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	98 of 682	85.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	203 of 641	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	316 of 651	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	351 of 713	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	341 of 712	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	270 of 704	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	199 of 696	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	65.5	64 of 208	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	124 of 296	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	187 of 307	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	190 of 306	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	170 of 333	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	290 of 431	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	324 of 434	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	390 of 518	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.3	266 of 517	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	244 of 522	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	187 of 517	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	175 of 516	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	203 of 447	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	182 of 449	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	107 of 465	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	168 of 460	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	198 of 459	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	138 of 449	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	153 of 411	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	78.3	84 of 437	80.8%	★★★★☆
2016	77.6	87 of 435	80.0%	★★★★☆
2015	87.5	34 of 482	92.9%	★★★★★
2014	73.9	111 of 470	76.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	36.7	215 of 313	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	166 of 415	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	150 of 415	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	135 of 444	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	180 of 441	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	193 of 441	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	187 of 418	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	38 of 155	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	52 of 152	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.1	29 of 163	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	67 of 163	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	72 of 153	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	34 of 128	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	21 of 118	82.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	169 of 437	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	185 of 444	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.6	112 of 459	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	124 of 458	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	148 of 455	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	98 of 430	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	106 of 403	73.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	154 of 414	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	196 of 426	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	139 of 443	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	229 of 442	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	194 of 442	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	115 of 418	72.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	62.6	50 of 175	71.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	202 of 316	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	163 of 320	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.0	137 of 352	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	175 of 362	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	201 of 358	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	194 of 350	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	172 of 338	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2024)69th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2019)37th percentile-37 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2018)18th percentile-56 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2024)71st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-19 vs school

African American (2018)31st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English I100%+31 vs state

Algebra I88%+25 vs state

English Language Arts73%+3 vs state

Mathematics69%+9 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, November 22, 2019

Rudolph Matas used to be a very good school under old administration. The new principal, Mr. Deemer, has ruined this school and taken it to an all time low. It’s goes down every year. Close Quote

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Rudolph Matas School	Public	PK, KG-8	1201 Elise Street	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 733-6200	600	47	12.6	63.7%	242 (40.3%)	57 (9.5%)	257 (42.8%)	24 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	66.7	248^th of 666 public elementary schools	62.8%		58.5	303^rd of 675 public elementary schools	55.1%	55	74.0	74.0	67.0	68.0		30.0	69.0	71.0	74.0	70.0	76.0	72.0	78.0	73.0	88.0	100.0	$18,966
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6201 Camphor Street	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(504) 888-0969	434	32	13.5	21.4%	227 (52.3%)	45 (10.4%)	54 (12.4%)	90 (20.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	98.2	1^st of 666 public elementary schools	99.8%					(n/a)	100.0		100.0				100.0	99.0									$15,462
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%)	39.5	420^th of 666 public elementary schools	36.9%		39.9	431^st of 675 public elementary schools	36.1%	11	56.0	77.0	49.0				61.0	50.0	62.0	59.0				57.0			$15,515
Phoebe Hearst School	Public	PK, KG-5	5208 Wabash Street	Metairie	70001	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 887-8814	602	49	12.1	59.3%	70 (11.6%)	112 (18.6%)	404 (67.1%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	37	442^nd of 666 public elementary schools	33.6%		29.7	499^th of 675 public elementary schools	26.1%	57	56.0	60.0	48.0				56.0	49.0	58.0	71.0				58.0			$17,456
Green Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1409 North Upland Street	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 466-0205	433	42	10.2	67.7%	67 (15.5%)	38 (8.8%)	309 (71.4%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	38.7	429^th of 666 public elementary schools	35.6%		35.5	465^th of 675 public elementary schools	31.1%	36	52.0	72.0	59.0				60.0	39.0	59.0	65.0				54.0			$18,726
Ralph J Bunche Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8101 Simon Street	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 934-4875	470	39	11.9	72.6%	39 (8.3%)	206 (43.8%)	212 (45.1%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	52	346^th of 666 public elementary schools	48.0%		45.9	391^st of 675 public elementary schools	42.1%	45	61.0	71.0	55.0				62.0	63.0	68.0	68.0				67.0			$16,861
Alice Birney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4829 Hastings Street	Metairie	70006	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 885-1054	579	50	11.6	63.9%	74 (12.8%)	73 (12.6%)	393 (67.9%)	27 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	38.8	427^th of 666 public elementary schools	35.9%		36.2	459^th of 675 public elementary schools	32.0%	32	63.0	55.0	46.0				56.0	59.0	69.0	55.0				61.0			$17,507
John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Maine Street	Kenner	70062	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 469-3664	545	46	11.9	58.2%	52 (9.5%)	115 (21.1%)	352 (64.6%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	32.9	476^th of 666 public elementary schools	28.5%		37.3	453^rd of 675 public elementary schools	32.9%	23	63.0	58.0	46.0				56.0	51.0	49.0	62.0				54.0			$16,915
Bissonet Plaza School	Public	PK, KG-8	6818 Kawanee Avenue	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 887-0470	624	47	13.3	63.0%	113 (18.1%)	110 (17.6%)	367 (58.8%)	26 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	26.4	516^th of 666 public elementary schools	22.5%		23.8	537^th of 675 public elementary schools	20.4%	21	53.0	45.0	46.0	49.0	55.0	52.0	49.0	47.0	63.0	56.0	57.0	55.0	71.0	59.0	87.0	100.0	$16,525
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%)	49.3	360^th of 666 public elementary schools	45.9%		39.3	435^th of 675 public elementary schools	35.6%	75	60.0	55.0	58.0	53.0	38.0	30.0	49.0	58.0	64.0	82.0	76.0	50.0	52.0	63.0			$15,901

Frequently Asked Questions about Rudolph Matas School

How many students attend Rudolph Matas School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Rudolph Matas School.

What district is Rudolph Matas School in?

Jefferson Parish

Is Rudolph Matas School a good school?

Rudolph Matas School ranks 248^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Rudolph Matas School attend?

Students who attend Rudolph Matas School usually go on to attend:

Middle : T.H. Harris Middle School
High : East Jefferson High School

What is the racial makeup of Rudolph Matas School?

Students at Rudolph Matas School are 43% Hispanic, 40% White, 10% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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