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Enrollment
731
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON PARISH·NCES 220084002486
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
1108 Shrewsbury, Jefferson, LA 70121 · (504) 233-4720 · Jefferson Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
395 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (78).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
52.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
44.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 41.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy this school | 731 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| Ridge Elementary School Duson | 592 | 59.3% | 44.2% |
| Arabi Elementary School Arabi | 567 | 57.3% | 38.7% |
| Lacoste Elementary School Chalmette | 621 | 55.2% | 43.5% |
| Covington Elementary School Covington | 551 | 56.8% | 38.2% |
| Apollo Elementary School Bossier City | 756 | 61.1% | 36.3% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Jefferson Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #197 of 583 | #7 of 50 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #180 of 582 ▲ 21 | #6 of 48 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #160 of 587 ▼ 33 | #6 of 50 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #228 of 540 | #18 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #66 of 714 | #6 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #247 of 655 | #21 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #20 of 655 | #5 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #587 of 705 | #47 of 51 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
731
+344 (+89%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 20.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 731 | 57.4 | 12.7:1 | 54% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 776 | 43 | 18.1:1 | 56% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 693 | 31.8 | 21.8:1 | 50% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 19 | 20.4:1 | 35% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy.
About Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy sits in Jefferson, Louisiana, and is classified as an elementary school. The school's enrollment of 731 students covers pre-K through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Louisiana average about 453 students each.
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy is one of 74 schools in Jefferson Parish, which enrolls 46,790 students in total.
At Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy, the largest share of students is White, at 43%. The next largest groups are 24% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 57.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.7:1. This ratio sits 1.2 below the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 54%. That is 14 points below the 68% average for public schools in Jefferson Parish.
The allk12 Grade for Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy is B-. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Louisiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy's results are 3.5 points below predicted: 42.0% against 45.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Jefferson Parish show that the median household income is $65,252, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy is one of 86 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to JCFA-East. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy ranks 1st in a group of 4 nearby schools.
Federal data place Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
The school counted 387 students in 2020-21 and 731 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The ratio was 20.4:1 in 2020-21 and 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jefferson Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
430,920
Census ACS
Median income
$65,252
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
47,983 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Parish
- Bonnabel Magnet Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,376 students
- Kenner Discovery Health Sciences AcademyCombined · 2,263 students
- John Ehret High SchoolHigh · 1,850 students
- West Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,438 students
- East Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,381 students
- Riverdale High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
Other schools in Jefferson
- Riverdale High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Jefferson SchoolElementary · 619 students
- JCFA-EastHigh · 154 students
- Jefferson Virtual High SchoolHigh · 67 students
Nearby schools
- JCFA-East0.3 mi · 154
- Jefferson School0.5 mi · 619
- Riverdale High School0.6 mi · 1,259
- Joseph C Moscona School0.6 mi · 521
- Jefferson Virtual High School0.9 mi · 67
- East Jefferson High School1.4 mi · 1,381
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences AcademyHow many students attend Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy?
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy enrolls approximately 731 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy serve?
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy.
How diverse is Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy?
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy reports a student body of 43% White, 24% Hispanic, 22% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy in?
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy is part of Jefferson Parish.
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