Best Public Schools in Zip Code 70051

Summary:

The 70051 zip code in Louisiana has only one school, Garyville/Mt. Airy Math & Science Magnet School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 326 students. The school faces significant challenges, as indicated by its low 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking of 468 out of 666 Louisiana elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Garyville/Mt. Airy Math & Science Magnet School has a high dropout rate of 3.3% and a chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% in the 2023-2024 school year. Its proficiency rates in LEAP Math and English Language Arts were below the St. John the Baptist Parish and state averages across most grade levels in the 2024-2025 school year. The school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 81.29% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite the school's low student-teacher ratio of 9.8, which could be a potential strength, the overall academic performance of Garyville/Mt. Airy Math & Science Magnet School suggests a need for improvement in educational programs and strategies to better support student learning and achievement. The data highlights the challenges faced by this school and the importance of targeted interventions and support to help address the declining performance and socioeconomic factors impacting the students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (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 All Grades	Total
Garyville/Mt. Airy Math & Science Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Hwy 54	Garyville	70051	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 535-5400	305	32	9.6	84.3%	7 (2.3%)	243 (79.7%)	36 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	34	468^th of 666 public elementary schools	29.7%		33.5	479^th of 675 public elementary schools	29.0%	11	45.0	41.0	54.0	80.0	42.0	46.0	51.0	48.0	53.0	62.0	65.0	60.0	$22,974

Cities Near Zip Code 70051

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Garyville	5.58 mi	1	183^rd
Reserve	5.62 mi	2	241^st
Edgard	6.12 mi	2	189^th
La Place	6.47 mi	5	157^th
Gramercy	6.92 mi	1	153^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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