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Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON PARISH·NCES 220084000613
Harahan School
6723 Jefferson Highway, Harahan, LA 70123 · (504) 737-3918 · Jefferson Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C+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.
- CThree-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
11.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
276 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 70%
Community
1
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 | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (42).
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
39.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
26.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Harahan School
Harahan School's state test result (26.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harahan School this school | 390 | 70.8% | 26.7% |
| Baton Rouge Ochsner Discovery Baton Rouge | 316 | 69.9% | N/A |
| Riverside Elementary School Shreveport | 404 | 68.1% | 27.5% |
| J.B. Nachman Elementary School Alexandria | 546 | 75.8% | 49.7% |
| Oakshire Elementary School Houma | 576 | 72.9% | 41.7% |
| Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School Lafayette | 484 | 63.2% | 40.2% |
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 Harahan School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Jefferson Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #359 of 583 | #22 of 50 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #367 of 582 ▲ 28 | #22 of 48 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #298 of 587 ▲ 54 | #13 of 50 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #144 of 540 | #10 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #413 of 714 | #41 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #89 of 655 | #8 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #18 of 655 | #4 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #400 of 705 | #23 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #147 of 436 | #5 of 22 |
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
390
-110 (-22%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 390 | 35.5 | 11.0:1 | 71% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 37 | 12.1:1 | 55% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 25.1 | 18.8:1 | 60% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 25 | 20.0:1 | 57% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 22 | 22.4:1 | 32% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 41 | 12.2:1 | 57% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 62% (353) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 53% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 29 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harahan School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (493 to 390); teachers up 61% (22 to 35.5).
About Harahan School
Harahan School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Harahan, Louisiana. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 390 students.
Across its 74 schools, Jefferson Parish enrolls 46,790 students. Harahan School is one of those schools.
No group is above 50% at Harahan School; the largest is White, at 38%. After that, the student body is 34% Black, 17% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Jefferson Parish, the White share is about 50%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
Based on 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Harahan School has a ratio of 11.0:1. Compared with the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 71%.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Harahan School outscored 24%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Harahan School would be expected to post about 33.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.7%.
In Jefferson Parish, home to about 430,920 people, median household income comes to about $65,252, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jefferson Parish's 86 public schools enroll about 47,983 students and include Harahan School.
Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School is about 1.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Harahan School at 1st of 5.
For locale, NCES codes Harahan School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased 22% over 4 years, reaching 390 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 20.0:1 in 2020-21 to 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Harahan School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Nearby schools
- Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School1.1 mi · 384
- Riverside Alternative High School1.7 mi · 27
- Jefferson Virtual High School2.0 mi · 67
- Riverdale High School2.3 mi · 1,259
- Strehle Community School2.4 mi · 145
- Jefferson School2.4 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About Harahan SchoolHow many students attend Harahan School?
Harahan School enrolls approximately 390 students in grades PK-08.
Is Harahan School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harahan School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Harahan School have?
Harahan School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Harahan School?
Student demographics at Harahan School are roughly 38% White, 17% Hispanic, 34% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Harahan School?
Harahan School is overseen by Jefferson Parish in Jefferson Parish.
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