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Terrytown Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

581^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Terrytown Elementary School is a public school in Terrytown, LA, serving 611 students in grades PK-5 within the Jefferson Parish school district. While the school has faced challenges in overall academic performance, it has developed notable strengths that set it apart from nearby schools.

The school's most impressive achievement is its exceptional work with English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the 63rd percentile statewide for this group—a dramatic improvement from the 21st percentile just two years ago. This is a clear area of expertise that benefits many families in the community. Additionally, Terrytown's 5th graders are a standout group, with 61% proficient in math—matching the state average and outperforming the district average of 53%. This "5th grade peak" extends to other subjects too, suggesting a particularly effective teaching team at that grade level. The school also boasts a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1, which is lower than nearby schools like Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School (15.1:1) and Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish (22.3:1).

However, the school faces significant challenges in English Language Arts (ELA) and Social Studies, where proficiency rates lag behind the district by 14 and 19 points respectively. Chronic absenteeism has been a persistent issue, though it has improved to 20.2%—now below both the district (21.5%) and state (22.5%) averages. When comparing to nearby peers, George Cox Elementary School and Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School outperform Terrytown in most subjects, while McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School ranks lower. The school's strengths in ELL support and 5th-grade instruction, combined with its improving attendance and small class sizes, provide a solid foundation for continued growth.

611

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,806

Per pupil spending ?

60.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 East Forest Lawn Drive
Terrytown, LA 70056-4048

(504) 376-8928

District: Jefferson Parish

Students who attend Terrytown Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Livaudais Middle School
High:	West Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.2%

African American:

14.1%

White:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (44% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 24 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg62%

581^st of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	581 of 690	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	599 of 666	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	632 of 675	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	665 of 730	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	627 of 727	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	560 of 729	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	588 of 731	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	643 of 728	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.9	595 of 739	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.6	591 of 742	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.1	543 of 792	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	16.0	702 of 777	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.6	689 of 772	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.9	585 of 764	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.3	486 of 766	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.0	596 of 736	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.6	545 of 738	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.0	560 of 743	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.0	485 of 725	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	330 of 548	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	300 of 501	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.8	476 of 509	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	506 of 570	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	402 of 562	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	429 of 564	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	423 of 559	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	513 of 547	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	42 of 115	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.4	53 of 82	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	68 of 86	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	85 of 97	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	73 of 90	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	61 of 75	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	68 of 91	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	71 of 89	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	583 of 679	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	560 of 633	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	586 of 635	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	679 of 705	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	633 of 701	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	554 of 705	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	585 of 684	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	213 of 266	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	179 of 207	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	172 of 189	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	218 of 233	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	204 of 220	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	162 of 202	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	142 of 190	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	128 of 168	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	588 of 685	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	598 of 661	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	643 of 674	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	672 of 723	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	651 of 724	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	547 of 719	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	548 of 697	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	585 of 682	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	536 of 682	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	574 of 641	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	616 of 651	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	592 of 713	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	587 of 712	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	532 of 704	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	540 of 696	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	21.7	455 of 516	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)63rd percentile+48 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

White (2018)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics53%-9 vs state

English Language Arts49%-21 vs state

Social Studies31%-24 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)							LEAP Algebra I (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	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	Total
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
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
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)
Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	950 Behrman Highway	Terrytown	70056	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 393-8732	615	50	12.3	72.5%	43 (7.0%)	193 (31.4%)	345 (56.1%)	20 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	50.8	355^th of 690 public elementary schools	48.6%		27.5	505^th of 666 public elementary schools	24.2%	150	53.0	71.0	44.0	95.0	89.0		59.0	50.0	67.0	52.0	95.0	83.0	100.0	61.0	44.0	58.0	39.0	72.0	65.0	80.0	51.0	90.0	$16,021
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1130 Gretna Boulevard	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 366-1660	671	44	15.1	72.1%	40 (6.0%)	228 (34.0%)	370 (55.1%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	39.3	451^st of 690 public elementary schools	34.6%		20.6	567^th of 666 public elementary schools	14.9%	116	48.0	73.0	50.0				57.0	36.0	68.0	64.0				56.0	45.0	58.0	43.0				49.0		$14,758
Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish	Public, Charter	K-8	979 Behrman Hwy	Terrytown	70056	Jefferson Parish	Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 290-2510	1,012	45	22.3	80.8%	62 (6.1%)	606 (59.9%)	293 (29.0%)	15 (1.5%)	13 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.1%)	19.6	599^th of 690 public elementary schools	13.2%		15.2	606^th of 666 public elementary schools	9.0%	7	30.0	30.0	28.0	42.0	30.0	29.0	32.0	46.0	49.0	71.0	66.0	40.0	53.0	55.0	32.0	37.0	37.0	34.0	34.0	45.0	36.0		$13,647
George Cox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2630 Belle Chasse Highway	Gretna	70056	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 394-5890	402	30	13.4	67.9%	47 (11.7%)	127 (31.6%)	208 (51.7%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	40	439^th of 690 public elementary schools	36.4%		27.8	504^th of 666 public elementary schools	24.3%	65	60.0	61.0	48.0				57.0	38.0	72.0	60.0				54.0	31.0	57.0	60.0				46.0		$15,230
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Terrytown Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Terrytown Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Terrytown Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Livaudais Middle School
High : West Jefferson High School

How many students attend Terrytown Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 611 students attended Terrytown Elementary School.

Is Terrytown Elementary School a good school?

Terrytown Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.8% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What district is Terrytown Elementary School in?

Jefferson Parish

What is the racial makeup of Terrytown Elementary School?

Students at Terrytown Elementary School are 80% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% White.

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