Enrollment
318
Middle
DISTRICT 504 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH·NCES 220153001495
East St. John Preparatory Academy
400 Ory Drive, LaPlace, LA 70068 · (985) 536-8450 · St. John the Baptist Parish
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Louisiana public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
271 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 93 | 29% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
East St. John Preparatory Academy→East St. John High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within St. John the Baptist Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
22.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
15.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 22.0% | 15.0% |
| 2024-25 | 16.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 12.0% | 9.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
11.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 East St. John Preparatory Academy
East St. John Preparatory Academy's state test result (11.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East St. John Preparatory Academy this school | 318 | 85.2% | 11.5% |
| Capitol Middle School Baton Rouge | 413 | 88.4% | 10.5% |
| Greenville Park Leadership Academy Hammond | 384 | 88.5% | 9.4% |
| Lafayette Middle School Lafayette | 351 | 83.8% | 15.7% |
| Oak Park Middle School Lake Charles | 388 | 83.0% | 14.2% |
| Paul Breaux Middle School Lafayette | 314 | 91.1% | 21.8% |
Matched among Louisiana middle 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 East St. John Preparatory Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #198 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #171 of 210 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #189 of 213 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #47 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #149 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #159 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.3% | #163 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #41 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.4% | #43 of 162 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
318
-124 (-28%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 747
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 318 | 20.1 | 15.8:1 | 85% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 27.1 | 13.1:1 | 81% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 21.7 | 18.1:1 | 63% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 6% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 70% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 59 | 10.9:1 | 71% (454) |
| 2010-11 | 653 | 50 | 13.1:1 | 93% (605) |
| 2000-01 | 768 | 50 | 15.4:1 | 90% (689) |
| 1990-91 | 747 | 41 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East St. John Preparatory Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (426 to 318); teachers down 26% (27 to 20.1).
About East St. John Preparatory Academy
East St. John Preparatory Academy, a small middle school, is located in LaPlace, Louisiana. It serves 318 students in grades 5 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Louisiana average about 440 students.
East St. John Preparatory Academy is among 10 schools run by St. John the Baptist Parish, which serves 5,039 students.
East St. John Preparatory Academy enrolls a student body that is 82% Black. Other reported shares: 13% Hispanic, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 57% Black among all St. John the Baptist Parish residents. East St. John Preparatory Academy has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.8:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Louisiana is 41.0:1, higher than at this school. East St. John Preparatory Academy reports 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Louisiana public middle schools, East St. John Preparatory Academy receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Louisiana, East St. John Preparatory Academy is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 11.5% actual against a predicted 22.9%.
St. John the Baptist Parish census figures show that median household income is about $66,630, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. East St. John Preparatory Academy is among the 10 public schools in St. John the Baptist Parish.
The nearest other public school, East St. John High School, is about 0.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of East St. John Preparatory Academy. On state test proficiency, East St. John Preparatory Academy ranks 8th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
NCES assigns East St. John Preparatory Academy the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 28%, from 442 to 318. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.4:1 in 2020-21, and 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
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St. John the Baptist Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,743
Census ACS
Median income
$66,630
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
5,039 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. John the Baptist Parish
- East St. John High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Lake Pontchartrain Elementary SchoolElementary · 754 students
- LaPlace Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- Emily C. Watkins ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- John L. Ory Communications Magnet ElementaryElementary · 428 students
- Fifth Ward Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
Other schools in LaPlace
- Lake Pontchartrain Elementary SchoolElementary · 754 students
- LaPlace Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- Emily C. Watkins ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- John L. Ory Communications Magnet ElementaryElementary · 428 students
Nearby schools
- East St. John High School0.8 mi · 1,293
- Fifth Ward Elementary School1.6 mi · 306
- LaPlace Elementary School1.7 mi · 710
- John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary2.0 mi · 428
- Emily C. Watkins Elementary2.8 mi · 551
- Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School3.1 mi · 754
Frequently asked questions
About East St. John Preparatory AcademyHow many students attend East St. John Preparatory Academy?
East St. John Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 318 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does East St. John Preparatory Academy serve?
East St. John Preparatory Academy serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East St. John Preparatory Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East St. John Preparatory Academy is approximately 15.8:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at East St. John Preparatory Academy?
At East St. John Preparatory Academy, the student body is approximately 3% White, 13% Hispanic, 82% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is East St. John Preparatory Academy in?
East St. John Preparatory Academy is part of St. John the Baptist Parish.
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