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Ruppel Academie Francaise

Public Grades PK, KG-8

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Ruppel Academie Francaise is a public elementary school located in Gretna, Louisiana, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 283 students. This 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.

Ruppel Academie Francaise consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Louisiana, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 17th out of 666 Louisiana elementary schools, significantly outperforming the district and state averages across various subject areas and grade levels. The school also excels in serving different student subgroups, ranking highly for female students, male students, and students from diverse backgrounds, including African American, white, and low socioeconomic status students.

Ruppel Academie Francaise's students consistently demonstrate exceptional academic performance on the LEAP (Louisiana Educational Assessment Program) tests, with proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts that are significantly higher than the Jefferson Parish and Louisiana state averages, often reaching 100% proficiency in certain grade levels. The school also has relatively low dropout rates compared to the district and state averages. While the school's chronic absenteeism rates have been higher than the district and state averages in recent years, they still remain within a reasonable range. Interestingly, Ruppel Academie Francaise significantly outperforms nearby schools in the Jefferson Parish district, as well as the public magnet school Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies, which also demonstrates exceptional academic performance.

362

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,280

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

815 Huey P Long Ave
Gretna, LA 70053

(504) 361-8905

District: Jefferson Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.5%

White:

28.2%

Asian:

13.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2021 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (97% vs 66% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Louisiana elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson Parish

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school97%

District avg57%

Louisiana avg66%

17^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	95.1	17 of 666	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	6 of 675	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	17 of 730	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	19 of 727	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	12 of 729	98.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	15 of 501	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	8 of 509	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	32 of 633	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	5 of 635	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	21 of 705	97.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	10 of 661	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	5 of 674	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	20 of 723	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	8 of 724	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	6 of 641	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	11 of 651	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	24 of 713	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	25 of 712	96.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	8 of 431	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	7 of 434	98.4%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English I100%+31 vs state

Mathematics98%+38 vs state

English Language Arts96%+27 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 3, 2022

This school is Horrible the principal is racist. My daughter is black and is a straight A student she had to test to get in Ruppel and she got in with flying colors. It’s a-lot of bullying that takes place at Ruppel and all the principal do is talk down to you and tell you your child is not getting bullied. I had to take my daughter out of the school and put her in a C school because I couldn’t take it anymore. I reported her to Jefferson Parish for being racist and calling my daughter the black girl and nothing was done about it. Her boss is her friend and all the teachers at Ruppel is under the principal spell and you can tell they’re afraid of her. It’s so sad I had to remove my daughter from a school she worked so hard to get into. Me and my daughter was discriminated against at this school and it’s a hurting feeling that in this day and age racism is still going on and still black people have to go through this and that an adult will treat a child and her mother bad because the color of their skin. Jefferson Parish have to do better I have reached out to the superintendent and multiple other people and no reply to my email. Do better Jefferson Parish 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
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%)	95.1	17^th of 666 public elementary schools	97.4%		97.4	6^th of 675 public elementary schools	99.1%	11			100.0	93.0	100.0			88.0	93.0		100.0	100.0	100.0			100.0	$15,280
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%)								(n/a)	100.0																$14,359
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%)	18.8	576^th of 666 public elementary schools	13.5%		15	600^th of 675 public elementary schools	11.1%	24	36.0	44.0	31.0				37.0	50.0	55.0	60.0				53.0			$17,252
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%)	18.2	581^st of 666 public elementary schools	12.8%		9.2	636^th of 675 public elementary schools	5.8%	55	21.0	64.0	26.0				35.0	36.0	43.0	61.0				46.0			$16,767
ReNEW Laurel Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	820 Jackson Ave	New Orleans	70130	Orleans Parish	ReNEW SciTech Academy at Laurel	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 267-4574	641	54	11.8	92.5%	3 (0.5%)	562 (87.7%)	52 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)								(n/a)
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%)	20.6	567^th of 666 public elementary schools	14.9%		33.9	476^th of 675 public elementary schools	29.5%	91	50.0	53.0	49.0				50.0	41.0	41.0	51.0				44.0			$14,758
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%)	16.8	593^rd of 666 public elementary schools	11.0%		34.9	473^rd of 675 public elementary schools	29.9%	120	42.0	31.0	38.0	39.0	50.0	32.0	39.0	37.0	52.0	62.0	57.0	63.0	66.0	57.0	92.0	100.0	$15,171
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%)	80.9	118^th of 666 public elementary schools	82.3%		85.2	92^nd of 675 public elementary schools	86.4%	26	86.0		77.0	70.0	88.0	62.0	78.0	70.0	84.0		94.0	90.0	83.0	84.0			$15,779
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%)	16.1	599^th of 666 public elementary schools	10.1%		9.5	632^nd of 675 public elementary schools	6.4%	33	43.0	53.0	38.0				46.0	28.0	44.0	55.0				42.0			$16,806
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 Ruppel Academie Francaise

What district is Ruppel Academie Francaise in?

Jefferson Parish

How many students attend Ruppel Academie Francaise?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Ruppel Academie Francaise.

Is Ruppel Academie Francaise a good school?

Yes! Ruppel Academie Francaise is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 17^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ruppel Academie Francaise?

Students at Ruppel Academie Francaise are 43% African American, 28% White, 14% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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