Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies

Set in Metairie, Louisiana, Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies is a moderately sized senior high, one of the schools within Jefferson Parish. It educates 872 students across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 711 students each, so Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies sits 23% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 74 schools in Jefferson Parish (46,790 students total), Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies lists that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 20% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jefferson Parish runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies ranks in the top 10% of Louisiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 62.2%; Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies posts 94.0%, +31.8 points above that line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Jefferson Parish put median household earnings sit near $65,252, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson Parish's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students), Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is J.D. Meisler Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.4%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies has ticked up 6%, going from 823 students in 2018 to 872 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 27.4:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

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