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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. TAMMANY PARISH·NCES 220165001277
Fifth Ward Junior High School
81419 Highway 21, Bush, LA 70431 · (985) 886-3273 · St. Tammany Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A-Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
230 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 24 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
55.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
47.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Fifth Ward Junior High School
Fifth Ward Junior High School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth Ward Junior High School this school | 440 | 52.3% | 45.8% |
| Pierre Part Elementary School Pierre Part | 480 | 51.9% | 46.2% |
| Calhoun Elementary School Calhoun | 420 | 54.0% | N/A |
| Central Elementary School Calhoun | 430 | 49.8% | 36.2% |
| Richard Elementary School Church Point | 458 | 48.7% | 47.3% |
| East Beauregard Elementary School DeRidder | 425 | 56.9% | 38.5% |
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 Fifth Ward Junior High School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Tammany Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #143 of 583 | #8 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #160 of 582 ▲ 4 | #8 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #130 of 587 ▲ 30 | #7 of 23 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #275 of 540 | #7 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #329 of 714 | #17 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #47 of 655 | #3 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #583 of 655 | #28 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #598 of 705 | #14 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #374 of 436 | #11 of 15 |
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
440
+69 (+19%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 440 | 43.3 | 10.2:1 | 52% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 43.4 | 10.2:1 | 57% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 33.5 | 12.8:1 | 54% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 32 | 11.6:1 | 57% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 33.7 | 13.7:1 | 56% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 50 | 9.9:1 | 62% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 56% (321) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 44% (227) |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 31 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fifth Ward Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (461 to 440); teachers up 29% (33.7 to 43.3).
About Fifth Ward Junior High School
Fifth Ward Junior High School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Bush, Louisiana. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 440 students.
St. Tammany Parish operates 55 schools. Combined enrollment is 35,956 students.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at Fifth Ward Junior High School. Next come 4% Hispanic. That compares with about 74% White among all St. Tammany Parish residents. Fifth Ward Junior High School's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Fifth Ward Junior High School total 43.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.2:1. That is 3.8 students per teacher below the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 52%.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, Fifth Ward Junior High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Fifth Ward Junior High School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (45.8% actual, 46.7% predicted).
In the county around the school, St. Tammany Parish, the median household income is $81,202, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 56 public schools in St. Tammany Parish, enrolling about 36,212 students in all.
The closest other public school is Lee Road Junior High School, about 9.4 miles away. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Fifth Ward Junior High School at 3rd of 8.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 440, a 19% rise from 371 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.6:1 in 2020-21, and 10.2:1 in 2024-25.
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St. Tammany Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
272,421
Census ACS
Median income
$81,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
36,212 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Tammany Parish
- Mandeville High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Slidell High SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Covington High SchoolHigh · 1,600 students
- Northshore High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,480 students
- Fontainebleau High SchoolHigh · 1,451 students
Nearby schools
- Lee Road Junior High School9.4 mi · 727
- Byrd Avenue Primary School10.6 mi · 303
- Abita Springs Elementary School11.5 mi · 587
- Central Elementary School11.5 mi · 416
- Sixth Ward Elementary School11.5 mi · 335
- Abita Springs Middle School11.6 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Fifth Ward Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fifth Ward Junior High School?
Fifth Ward Junior High School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Fifth Ward Junior High School serve?
Fifth Ward Junior High School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Fifth Ward Junior High School have?
Fifth Ward Junior High School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
How diverse is Fifth Ward Junior High School?
Fifth Ward Junior High School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Fifth Ward Junior High School?
Fifth Ward Junior High School is overseen by St. Tammany Parish in St. Tammany Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.