Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy

Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy, a high-enrollment elementary school in Jefferson, Louisiana, operated by Jefferson Parish, teaches 731 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 61% larger than the state mean of about 453.

Jefferson Parish comprises 74 schools with combined enrollment of 46,790 students; Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy is among them.

Looking at the student body, Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy logs that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 24% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Jefferson Parish's rate of about 68%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Jefferson Parish) logs that median household income runs about $65,252, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Jefferson Parish's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students), Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy is one campus in the mix.

JCFA-East is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 24.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area. As a public charter, Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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