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Young Audiences Charter School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

593^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Young Audiences Charter School in Gretna, LA, serves 1,077 students from Pre-K through 8th grade within the Jefferson Parish school district, where nearly 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. While the school's overall academic performance ranks in the bottom third of Louisiana elementary schools, it shows remarkable strengths in specific areas that set it apart from nearby schools.

One of the school's most impressive achievements is its performance on high school-level End-of-Course exams, where 100% of students taking English I and 92% taking Algebra I scored proficient or better—far exceeding district and state averages. This suggests the school excels at preparing its top students for advanced coursework. Additionally, Young Audiences has developed a notably effective program for English Language Learners, ranking in the 47th percentile for this subgroup, a dramatic improvement from the previous year. The school also boasts a low chronic absenteeism rate of just 9.8%, significantly better than nearby McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School (29.9%) and Terrytown Elementary School (20.2%).

However, the school faces challenges. Its overall performance has declined sharply over the past two years, dropping from the 30th percentile to the 14th percentile. While upper-grade English Language Arts proficiency (69% in 6th grade) surpasses the district average, early literacy and math scores lag behind. The contrast with nearby Ruppel Academie Francaise—a top-performing school with a lower poverty rate—highlights significant achievement gaps tied to socioeconomic factors. Parents should consider Young Audiences for its strong advanced programs and supportive environment for English learners, while being aware of the school's overall academic struggles and recent decline.

1,077

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,171

Per pupil spending ?

90%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1407 Virgil Street
Gretna, LA 70113-1060

(504) 717-1200

District: Jefferson Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.2%

Hispanic:

18.1%

White:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (45% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg62%

Elementary school

593^rd of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

334^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^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	20.1	593 of 690	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	593 of 666	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	473 of 675	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	529 of 730	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	582 of 727	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	558 of 729	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	557 of 731	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	556 of 728	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.2	511 of 739	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.8	543 of 742	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.6	636 of 792	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.2	541 of 764	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.1	705 of 766	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.3	685 of 736	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.8	641 of 738	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.4	552 of 743	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.8	672 of 725	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	459 of 548	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	435 of 501	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	317 of 509	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	356 of 570	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	416 of 562	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	413 of 564	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	403 of 559	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	364 of 547	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	59.9	95 of 281	66.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	61 of 115	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.9	67 of 82	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	597 of 679	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	569 of 633	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	448 of 635	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	511 of 705	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	571 of 701	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	547 of 705	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	579 of 684	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	215 of 266	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	143 of 207	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	81 of 189	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	123 of 233	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	126 of 220	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	121 of 202	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.4	80 of 190	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	71 of 168	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	584 of 685	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	586 of 661	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	454 of 674	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	513 of 723	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	585 of 724	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	541 of 719	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	527 of 697	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	479 of 682	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	562 of 682	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	543 of 641	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	437 of 651	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	511 of 713	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	520 of 712	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	519 of 704	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	513 of 696	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	341 of 361	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	223 of 241	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	182 of 208	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	279 of 296	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	200 of 307	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	144 of 306	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	184 of 333	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	358 of 496	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	354 of 431	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.9	258 of 434	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	350 of 518	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	444 of 517	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	454 of 522	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	439 of 517	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	464 of 516	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	334 of 452	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	332 of 447	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	320 of 449	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	347 of 465	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	345 of 460	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	359 of 459	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	325 of 449	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	200 of 344	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	201 of 344	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	203 of 333	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	222 of 360	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	224 of 360	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	219 of 352	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	191 of 338	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	169 of 313	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	46.8	22 of 48	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	99.0	1 of 56	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	330 of 434	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.3	287 of 415	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	276 of 415	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	317 of 444	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	340 of 441	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	357 of 441	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	301 of 418	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	124 of 178	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	94 of 155	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	73 of 152	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	95 of 163	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	81 of 163	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	93 of 153	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	69 of 128	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	309 of 450	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.1	301 of 437	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	285 of 444	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	310 of 459	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	333 of 458	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	346 of 455	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	293 of 430	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	266 of 403	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	303 of 435	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.1	324 of 414	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	318 of 426	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	335 of 443	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	312 of 442	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	329 of 442	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	321 of 418	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	178 of 225	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	135 of 168	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	146 of 175	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	97 of 206	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	125 of 206	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.3	63 of 210	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	29.2	147 of 202	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	275 of 338	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.9	200 of 316	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	256 of 320	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	289 of 352	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	327 of 362	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	326 of 358	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	283 of 350	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	277 of 338	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2018)66th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)47th percentile+33 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts56%-14 vs state

Mathematics42%-20 vs state

Social Studies38%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)							LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
Young Audiences Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1407 Virgil Street	Gretna	70113	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 717-1200	1,077	67	15.9	90.0%	101 (9.4%)	756 (70.2%)	195 (18.1%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.5%)	20.1	593^rd of 690 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.8	593^rd of 666 public elementary schools	11.0%		34.0	52.0	39.0	47.0	46.0	38.0	42.0	26.0	44.0	60.0	69.0	60.0	60.0	56.0		32.0	38.0	36.0	47.0	47.0	38.0	$15,171
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Jefferson Street	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 362-9929	342	27	12.8	72.5%	22 (6.4%)	119 (34.8%)	183 (53.5%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	16	627^th of 690 public elementary schools	9.1%		18.2	581^st of 666 public elementary schools	12.8%	46	36.0	56.0	52.0				47.0	24.0	46.0	42.0				38.0	24.0	44.0	26.0				31.0	$16,767
William Hart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Hancock Street	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 366-4346	320	29	10.9	67.8%	13 (4.1%)	80 (25.0%)	218 (68.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	24.5	557^th of 690 public elementary schools	19.3%		18.8	576^th of 666 public elementary schools	13.5%	19	50.0	50.0	35.0				46.0	31.0	54.0	70.0				51.0	29.0	34.0	52.0				37.0	$17,252
Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	701 Amelia Street	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(504) 366-3582	355	19	18.6	41.1%	100 (28.2%)	125 (35.2%)	27 (7.6%)	93 (26.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	98.3	5^th of 690 public elementary schools	99.3%					(n/a)	100.0								99.0							100.0					99.0	$14,359
Harriet Tubman Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2013 General Meyer Ave	New Orleans	70114	Orleans Parish	Harriet Tubman Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 227-3800	901	80	11.2	76.9%	21 (2.3%)	653 (72.5%)	181 (20.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.4%)								(n/a)
Dorothy Height Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3501 Seine Street	New Orleans	70114	Orleans Parish	Dorothy Height Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 941-1810	878	59	14.7	79.8%	9 (1.0%)	666 (75.9%)	176 (20.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.3%)								(n/a)
Martin Behrman Charter Academy of Creative Arts & Sci	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	715 Opelousas Ave	New Orleans	70114	Orleans Parish	Martin Behrman Elementary School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 302-7090	756	87	8.6	95.9%	2 (0.3%)	688 (91.0%)	65 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ruppel Academie Francaise	Public	PK, KG-8	815 Huey P Long Ave	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 361-8905	362	26	13.7	60.5%	102 (28.2%)	154 (42.5%)	45 (12.4%)	49 (13.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	96.1	15^th of 690 public elementary schools	97.8%		95.1	17^th of 666 public elementary schools	97.4%	2	88.0	100.0		100.0	99.0		93.0	87.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	100.0			86.0	84.0	100.0	100.0		92.0	$15,280
Terrytown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 East Forest Lawn Drive	Terrytown	70056	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 376-8928	611	50	12.1	60.1%	28 (4.6%)	86 (14.1%)	490 (80.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21.5	581^st of 690 public elementary schools	15.8%		16.1	599^th of 666 public elementary schools	10.1%	18	50.0	45.0	61.0				53.0	37.0	47.0	60.0				49.0	20.0	33.0	40.0				31.0	$16,806
International School of Louisiana	Public, Charter	K-8	1400 Camp Street	New Orleans	70130	Orleans Parish	International School of Louisiana	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 654-1088	1,074	74	14.5	46.8%	220 (20.5%)	385 (35.8%)	367 (34.2%)	13 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (7.8%)	78	153^rd of 690 public elementary schools	77.8%		80.9	118^th of 666 public elementary schools	82.3%	35	78.0	84.0		83.0	90.0	92.0	83.0	75.0	87.0			91.0	100.0	87.0	51.0	81.0	67.0	52.0	85.0	94.0	70.0	$15,779

Frequently Asked Questions about Young Audiences Charter School

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Young Audiences Charter School ranks in the bottom 14.1% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Young Audiences Charter School?

Students at Young Audiences Charter School are 70% African American, 18% Hispanic, 9% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Young Audiences Charter School in?

Jefferson Parish

How many students attend Young Audiences Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,077 students attended Young Audiences Charter School.

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