Summary:
In zip code 70043, there is one middle school, Andrew Jackson Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 in Chalmette, Louisiana, as part of the St. Bernard Parish school district, which holds a 3-star rating.
Andrew Jackson Middle School has a total enrollment of 546 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. The school shows a clear academic split: it is a strength in Social Studies, where its 57% proficiency rate beats both the district (56%) and state (55%) averages, but it struggles in Mathematics, with a 55% proficiency rate that trails the district (63%) and state (62%). A particular concern is an 8th-grade math proficiency rate of just 47%, a sharp drop from 7th grade. The school’s overall state ranking has been stable for three years, sitting at the 47th percentile (2-star rating) for the 2025-2026 school year.
A major red flag is the school’s chronic absenteeism rate of 27.8%, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages of 22.5%. This is especially notable given that 67.77% of students are economically disadvantaged. On a positive note, the school’s dropout rate of 1.0% is excellent—just one-third of the state average—indicating the school is effective at keeping students enrolled. Overall, Andrew Jackson Middle School is a solid, average performer with clear areas for targeted improvement, particularly in math and addressing chronic absenteeism.
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