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J.D. Meisler Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

J.D. Meisler Middle School is a public middle school located in Metairie, Louisiana, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 761 students. The school is part of the Jefferson Parish school district, which is ranked 73 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, J.D. Meisler Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Louisiana middle schools, with proficiency rates below the Jefferson Parish and Louisiana state averages across all grades and subjects. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 32-46% across grade levels, compared to 47-60% for the state. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, with lower rankings compared to other Louisiana middle schools for Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students.

Compared to other middle schools in the Jefferson Parish district, J.D. Meisler Middle School generally performs worse academically. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring St. Charles Parish district, which is ranked higher overall, J.D. Meisler Middle School performs significantly worse, with R.K. Smith Middle School and Harry M. Hurst Middle School in St. Charles Parish having much higher proficiency rates, often exceeding 70% in both Math and English Language Arts.

679

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,167

Per pupil spending ?

51.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3700 Cleary Avenue
Metairie, LA 70002-4599

(504) 888-5832

District: Jefferson Parish

Feeder schools for J.D. Meisler Middle School:

Elementary:	Alice Birney Elementary School
	J.C. Ellis School
	Marie B. Riviere Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.2%

African American:

18.0%

White:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson Parish

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg57%

Louisiana avg64%

366^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	366 of 447	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	385 of 449	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	392 of 465	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	340 of 460	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	349 of 459	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	374 of 449	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	337 of 411	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.3	346 of 437	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.9	340 of 435	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.1	348 of 482	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.2	302 of 470	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.4	276 of 457	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.4	258 of 442	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.6	270 of 412	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.8	232 of 408	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.6	238 of 425	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.3	246 of 413	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.1	256 of 396	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	199 of 344	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	143 of 333	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	152 of 360	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	89 of 360	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	51.6	151 of 352	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	208 of 338	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	150 of 313	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	50.9	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	59.5	48 of 170	71.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	23.8	41 of 48	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	50 of 56	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	31 of 48	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	46 of 55	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	33 of 38	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	19 of 26	26.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	320 of 415	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	353 of 415	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	372 of 444	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	322 of 441	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	335 of 441	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	361 of 418	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	130 of 155	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	133 of 152	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	149 of 163	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	137 of 163	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	134 of 153	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	122 of 128	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	103 of 118	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	357 of 437	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	374 of 444	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	387 of 459	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	326 of 458	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	343 of 455	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	354 of 430	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	292 of 403	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	338 of 414	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	363 of 426	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	373 of 443	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	325 of 442	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	331 of 442	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	353 of 418	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	89 of 168	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	77 of 175	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	98 of 206	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	59 of 206	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	51.1	87 of 210	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.8	158 of 202	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	215 of 316	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	261 of 320	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	322 of 352	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	293 of 362	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	297 of 358	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	246 of 350	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	245 of 338	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)72nd percentile+54 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+24 vs school

Asian (2018)35th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+37 vs state

English Language Arts50%-20 vs state

Mathematics45%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)				LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	Total
J.D. Meisler Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 Cleary Avenue	Metairie	70002	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 888-5832	679	35	19.4	51.4%	60 (8.8%)	122 (18.0%)	463 (68.2%)	23 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	22.1	366^th of 447 public middle schools	18.1%		18.2	385^th of 449 public middle schools	14.3%	19	46.0	45.0	44.0	45.0	48.0	48.0	55.0	50.0	100.0		$14,167
T.H. Harris Middle School	Public	6-8	911 Elise Avenue	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 733-0867	563	40	13.9	66.8%	79 (14.0%)	155 (27.5%)	318 (56.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	21.8	370^th of 447 public middle schools	17.2%		14.3	399^th of 449 public middle schools	11.1%	29	40.0	42.0	32.0	37.0	63.0	43.0	61.0	56.0	90.0	93.0	$14,280
John Q. Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	5525 Henican Place	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 887-5240	658	40	16.2	55.9%	66 (10.0%)	79 (12.0%)	463 (70.4%)	37 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.5%)	10.7	409^th of 447 public middle schools	8.5%		17.3	387^th of 449 public middle schools	13.8%	22	38.0	38.0	18.0	32.0	48.0	49.0	43.0	47.0	99.0		$13,498
Stella Worley Middle School	Public	6-8	801 Spartan Drive	Westwego	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 348-4964	235	23	10.2	85.1%	34 (14.5%)	128 (54.5%)	55 (23.4%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	10.3	413^th of 447 public middle schools	7.6%		18.3	384^th of 449 public middle schools	14.5%	29	17.0	26.0	12.0		56.0	50.0	53.0	53.0		94.0	$19,879
Albert Cammon Middle School	Public	6-8	234 Pirate Drive	Saint Rose	70087	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 467-4536	282	35	7.9	66.7%	66 (23.4%)	130 (46.1%)	68 (24.1%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	64.5	161^st of 447 public middle schools	64.0%		63.2	169^th of 449 public middle schools	62.4%	8	75.0	53.0	65.0	64.0	72.0	76.0	77.0	75.0			$28,511
L.H. Marrero Middle School	Public	6-8	4100 Seventh Street	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 341-5842	619	39	15.8	70.0%	81 (13.1%)	245 (39.6%)	252 (40.7%)	28 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	14.7	394^th of 447 public middle schools	11.9%		26	342^nd of 449 public middle schools	23.8%	52	37.0	44.0	24.0	37.0	47.0	48.0	55.0	50.0	99.0	89.0	$14,296
Frederick Douglass Community School	Public	3-8	1400 Huey P Long Ave	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 371-4651	40	13	3.0	87.5%	6 (15.0%)	29 (72.5%)	4 (10.0%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.1	435^th of 447 public middle schools	2.7%		2.8	442^nd of 449 public middle schools	1.6%	7	12.0		7.0	14.0	24.0	46.0	37.0	36.0			$36,712
Livaudais Middle School	Public	6-8	925 Lamar Avenue	Terrytown	70056	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 393-7544	743	43	17.4	58.3%	55 (7.4%)	221 (29.7%)	415 (55.9%)	32 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	7.9	424^th of 447 public middle schools	5.1%		7.8	420^th of 449 public middle schools	6.5%	4	23.0	32.0		25.0	46.0	45.0	48.0	46.0	95.0	100.0	$13,643
Andrew Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	201 8th Street	Chalmette	70043	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 301-1500	546	40	13.6	67.8%	160 (29.3%)	204 (37.4%)	147 (26.9%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	44.3	261^st of 447 public middle schools	41.6%		49.8	240^th of 449 public middle schools	46.5%	21	55.0	53.0	46.0	52.0	70.0	64.0	69.0	68.0			$14,034
Harry M. Hurst Middle School	Public	6-8	170 Road Runner Lane	Destrehan	70047	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 764-6367	685	63	10.8	41.3%	405 (59.1%)	144 (21.0%)	88 (12.8%)	14 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	81.2	81^st of 447 public middle schools	81.9%		81.4	71^st of 449 public middle schools	84.2%	10	86.0	77.0	73.0	79.0	86.0	73.0	84.0	80.0			$22,076

Frequently Asked Questions about J.D. Meisler Middle School

What district is J.D. Meisler Middle School in?

Jefferson Parish

What is the racial makeup of J.D. Meisler Middle School?

Students at J.D. Meisler Middle School are 68% Hispanic, 18% African American, 9% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend J.D. Meisler Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended J.D. Meisler Middle School.

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J.D. Meisler Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Louisiana middle schools.

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