Summary:
The two public schools in zip code 70080 (Paradis, LA) serve grades 3 through 8 and are part of the highly-rated St. Charles Parish school district, which ranks in the top 10% of districts in Louisiana.
J.B. Martin Middle School (grades 6-8) is the standout school in this area, ranking 68th out of 452 middle schools statewide and showing a strong upward trend in its ranking over the past three years. It excels particularly in mathematics, with a 91% proficiency rate in 7th grade, and outperforms the district average in all core subjects. R.J. Vial Elementary School (grades 3-5) is also a strong performer, ranking in the 83rd percentile among elementary schools. While both schools have significant percentages of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds (40-54% free/reduced lunch), they achieve results far above state averages, indicating effective teaching and strong community support. The elementary school shows a potential area for improvement in 3rd-grade social studies, where its 50% proficiency rate is only slightly above the state average of 49%.
Student well-being metrics are excellent across both schools. Chronic absenteeism rates are 6.9% at the middle school and 7.6% at the elementary school, both roughly three times lower than the state average of 22.5%. The middle school's dropout rate of 1.2% is also significantly lower than the district (1.8%) and state (3.1%) averages. With small class sizes (student-to-teacher ratios of 8.9:1 at the elementary school and 11.5:1 at the middle school), families in Paradis have access to a cohesive educational pathway that consistently delivers high academic performance and strong student engagement from elementary through middle school.
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