Summary:
The 70067 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Leo E. Kerner Junior Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 398 students. The school is part of the Jefferson Parish school district, which is ranked 73 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
Despite the school's strong academic performance, outpacing the district and state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) in recent years, its statewide ranking among Louisiana elementary schools has been declining, dropping from 223 out of 730 in 2022-2023 to 275 out of 666 in 2024-2025. This could be due to factors beyond just academic achievement, such as changes in the overall performance of other schools in the state. The school also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6%, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.
With half of the school's students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school may need to consider the impact of socioeconomic factors on student learning and provide additional support or resources to address any challenges faced by these students. The school's student-teacher ratio of 14.6 in the 2023-2024 school year suggests a relatively small class size, which could be a strength in supporting student learning.
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