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Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies is a public magnet elementary school in Westwego, Louisiana, serving 359 students in grades PK-5. Despite being part of the Jefferson Parish school district, which is ranked 73 out of 118 districts in the state, Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies has consistently been ranked among the top 15 elementary schools in Louisiana, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 school years.

The school's academic performance is exceptional, with 95% of students proficient or better in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 52% in Jefferson Parish and 60% statewide. This high level of achievement extends across different student subgroups, with the school ranking 11th out of 501 Louisiana elementary schools for African American students and 15th out of 431 for White students in Mathematics proficiency. Even the school's low-socioeconomic status students perform at a high level, with Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies ranking 3rd out of 724 Louisiana elementary schools for this subgroup in the 2021-2022 school year.

While the school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, reaching 24.8% in 2023-2024, this is still lower than the rates at the nearby schools, which range from 24.6% to 24.8%. Additionally, Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17:1 to 24:1 in the past three school years, which is lower than the nearby schools. This consistent high performance, commitment to equity, and favorable student-teacher ratio make Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies an exceptional choice for families in the Westwego area.

354

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,063

Per pupil spending ?

45.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

537 Avenue D
Westwego, LA 70094

(504) 347-4739

District: Jefferson Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:

33.1%

White:

30.8%

Asian:

23.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (96% vs 66% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Louisiana elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson Parish

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school96%

District avg57%

Louisiana avg66%

13^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	13 of 666	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	11 of 675	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	7 of 730	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	11 of 727	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	10 of 729	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	7 of 731	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	12 of 728	98.4%	★★★★★
2017	94.9	14 of 739	98.1%	★★★★★
2016	96.0	7 of 742	99.1%	★★★★★
2015	95.6	14 of 792	98.2%	★★★★★
2014	94.4	14 of 777	98.2%	★★★★★
2013	92.1	23 of 772	97.0%	★★★★★
2012	94.3	16 of 764	97.9%	★★★★★
2011	95.7	10 of 766	98.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	11 of 501	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	11 of 509	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	5 of 570	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	7 of 562	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	8 of 564	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	15 of 559	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	8 of 547	98.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	80.6	3 of 16	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	90.5	1 of 12	91.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	18 of 633	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	6 of 635	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	9 of 705	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	7 of 701	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	10 of 705	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	9 of 684	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	98.3	7 of 674	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	10 of 723	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	3 of 724	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	5 of 719	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	11 of 697	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	7 of 682	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	8 of 641	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	19 of 713	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	14 of 712	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	17 of 704	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	10 of 696	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	15 of 431	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	2 of 434	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	18 of 518	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	16 of 517	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	18 of 522	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	2 of 517	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	9 of 516	98.3%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2019)81st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts96%+28 vs state

Mathematics95%+35 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, April 16, 2021

former student here, this school is not for kids that cry for everything. The teachers... are mostly toxic and are the reason I don't really talk today. The principal is very sweet and efficient. You will have long-lasting education and long-lasting friends if you go here. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

I think the teachers need to focus more on actually teaching the students to understand the techniques of the curriculum before moving onto new material and STOP teaching them to only memorize things, that's not teaching. They will learn something on Monday, quizzed on Tuesday and on to something new on Wednesday, that's not effective and I'd like to see this changed. The principal needs to be replaced as well she is the most cold, non passionate, non-engaging person that I have ever met for an elementary principal. She is not engaged with her students, they don't know her well at all, the only time they are engaged is if they are sent to her office for being in trouble, I've seen and heard her being a bully towards her teachers which explains the extremely high turnover rate which in my opinion causes some of the teachers to carry the same mentality towards students, some of them are just down right mean!! The homework load is extreme and necessary. I HATE IT!! Close Quote

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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 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 Algebra I End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	Total
Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	537 Avenue D	Westwego	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(504) 347-4739	354	21	16.7	45.8%	109 (30.8%)	117 (33.1%)	29 (8.2%)	84 (23.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	95.9	13^th of 666 public elementary schools	98.0%		96.3	11^th of 675 public elementary schools	98.4%	2	100.0	99.0	86.0				95.0	100.0		93.0							$14,063
Isaac G Joseph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1525 Spruce Street	Westwego	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 341-6517	439	36	12.2	83.4%	108 (24.6%)	215 (49.0%)	82 (18.7%)	18 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	16.7	594^th of 666 public elementary schools	10.8%		16.8	588^th of 675 public elementary schools	12.9%	6	55.0	32.0	32.0				41.0	43.0	46.0	57.0				49.0			$17,333
Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Pine Street	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 347-0254	414	30	13.7	85.0%	53 (12.8%)	246 (59.4%)	87 (21.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	24.3	534^th of 666 public elementary schools	19.8%		19.5	567^th of 675 public elementary schools	16.0%	33	34.0	56.0	55.0				48.0	45.0	52.0					51.0			$15,847
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Math and Science	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1116 Jefferson Ave	New Orleans	70115	Orleans Parish	Orleans Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 304-3932	739	56	13.1	97.2%	13 (1.8%)	688 (93.1%)	21 (2.8%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	35.5	453^rd of 666 public elementary schools	32.0%		36.1	460^th of 675 public elementary schools	31.9%	7	57.0	52.0	38.0	47.0	51.0	21.0	45.0	48.0	77.0		68.0	64.0	77.0	67.0	100.0	100.0	$50,151
Audubon Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	428 Broadway Avenue	New Orleans	70118	Orleans Parish	Audubon Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7100	937	67	13.9	32.6%	422 (45.0%)	332 (35.4%)	81 (8.6%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	84 (9.0%)	86.5	79^th of 666 public elementary schools	88.1%		80.8	126^th of 675 public elementary schools	81.3%	47	81.0	83.0	69.0	83.0	83.0		79.0	82.0	92.0	90.0	93.0	93.0	92.0	89.0	85.0	95.0	$13,912
Lincoln School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	1429 Ames Blvd.	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 340-8489	467	30	15.3	88.4%	29 (6.2%)	368 (78.8%)	62 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	14.3	609^th of 666 public elementary schools	8.6%		21.6	555^th of 675 public elementary schools	17.8%	54		47.0		31.0	37.0		32.0	36.0	40.0	40.0	66.0	66.0	61.0	52.0	90.0	99.0	$15,853
Samuel J. Green Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2319 Valence Street	New Orleans	70115	Orleans Parish	Samuel J Green Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 304-3532	507	49	10.3	83.2%	4 (0.8%)	389 (76.7%)	87 (17.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)								(n/a)
Noble Minds	Public, Charter	K-8	1333 S. Carrollton Avenue	New Orleans	70114	Orleans Parish	Noble Minds	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 919-0451	153	9	17.0	90.2%	8 (5.2%)	128 (83.7%)	16 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.6	657^th of 666 public elementary schools	1.4%		5.2	659^th of 675 public elementary schools	2.4%	2		7.0	13.0	6.0	42.0	22.0		32.0	42.0	40.0	48.0	53.0	61.0	46.0			$16,492
Young Audiences at Crocker Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2301 Marengo Street	New Orleans	70115	Orleans Parish	Young Audiences at Crocker Elementary	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(504) 302-7149	510	36	14.1	96.5%	8 (1.6%)	344 (67.5%)	149 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)								(n/a)
Ella C. Pittman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Thirteenth Street	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 340-4937	471	37	12.8	80.3%	124 (26.3%)	230 (48.8%)	90 (19.1%)	15 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	26.6	515^th of 666 public elementary schools	22.7%		16.9	587^th of 675 public elementary schools	13.0%	72	57.0	45.0	31.0				44.0	66.0	52.0	52.0				56.0			$18,348

Frequently Asked Questions about Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies

How many students attend Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies.

What district is Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies in?

Jefferson Parish

Is Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies a good school?

Yes! Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 13^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies?

Students at Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies are 33% African American, 31% White, 24% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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