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Ruppel Academie Francaise

Public Grades PK, KG-8

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Ruppel Academie Francaise is a public elementary school in Gretna, LA, serving 362 students in grades PK-8 within the Jefferson Parish school district, and it consistently earns a 5-star rating, ranking 15th out of 690 elementary schools in Louisiana (98th percentile) for the 2025-2026 school year.

This school stands out dramatically from its neighbors. While nearby schools like Terrytown Elementary School (16th percentile) and William Hart Elementary School (19th percentile) struggle to meet state averages, Ruppel achieves exceptional academic proficiency. For the 2025-2026 school year, the school posted a 93% proficiency rate in Mathematics and a 92% proficiency rate in Social Studies—scores that are roughly 40 percentage points higher than the district average. Even more impressive, Ruppel achieved 100% proficiency in 4th, 6th, and 7th Grade Math, as well as 4th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade English Language Arts. The school also has a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.5%, compared to the district average of 21.5% and rates of nearly 30% at nearby schools like McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School.

Ruppel’s success is not limited to a specific group of students; it excels across all subgroups, ranking in the 95th percentile or higher for low socio-economic status students, African American students, and White students. This is particularly noteworthy given that the percentage of students eligible for free/reduced lunch has nearly doubled in two years, from 29% to 60.5%, yet the school has maintained its elite performance. The only nearby school that rivals Ruppel is Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies, ranked 5th in the state, but Ruppel serves a wider grade range and a more economically diverse student body. Even compared to the International School of Louisiana (78th percentile), another language-focused school, Ruppel outperforms it in every core subject, demonstrating that its French-language program is paired with outstanding overall instruction.

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 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (96% vs 67% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Louisiana elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson Parish

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school96%

District avg59%

Louisiana avg67%

Elementary school

15^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

3^rd of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 1%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	96.1	15 of 690	97.8%	★★★★★
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
2026	95.5	25 of 548	95.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	93.1	28 of 679	95.9%	★★★★★
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
2026	96.3	17 of 685	97.5%	★★★★★
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
2026	94.9	20 of 682	97.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	92.8	14 of 496	97.2%	★★★★★
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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

African American (2026)95th percentile~ school

Middle school

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts97%+27 vs state

Mathematics93%+31 vs state

Social Studies92%+37 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 (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
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
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
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
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
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%)	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
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
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
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
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%)	39.1	452^nd of 690 public elementary schools	34.5%		26.6	515^th of 666 public elementary schools	22.7%	63	55.0	71.0	31.0				48.0	57.0	69.0	61.0				61.0	47.0	52.0	39.0				45.0	$18,348

Frequently Asked Questions about Ruppel Academie Francaise

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.

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 15^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools.

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