Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School

Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School is a cozy primary school in River Ridge, Louisiana, overseen by Jefferson Parish. The school teaches 384 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 74 schools in Jefferson Parish (46,790 students total), Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School logs that the largest single group is Black at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 34% White, 26% Hispanic. By comparison, Jefferson Parish as a whole is about 26% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School logs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.0%; this one delivers 24.0%.

In the broader community, Jefferson Parish reports that median household income runs about $65,252, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School is one of 86 public schools in Jefferson Parish (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students).

The closest other public school is Harahan School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 19.8%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 385 (now 384). Hispanic enrollment moved from 19% to 26% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

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