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Enrollment
976
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH·NCES 220081000569
Jennings Elementary School
1603 South Lake Arthur Ave., Jennings, LA 70546 · (337) 824-4972 · Jefferson Davis Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL976 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
15.5:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
710 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 76 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 135 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 140 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 139 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 121 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (135) is 12% larger than its 6th grade class (121).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
36.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
37.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 36.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Jennings Elementary School
Jennings Elementary School's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Elementary School this school | 976 | 72.7% | 32.8% |
| Loranger Elementary School Loranger | 800 | 74.3% | 29.0% |
| Champ Cooper Elementary School Ponchatoula | 1,163 | 65.7% | 23.8% |
| D.C. Reeves Elementary School Ponchatoula | 688 | 72.5% | 28.3% |
| Many Elementary School Many | 613 | 73.4% | 31.0% |
| Hammond Eastside Magnet Hammond | 1,340 | 74.3% | 22.0% |
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 Jennings Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #294 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #259 of 582 ▼ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #337 of 587 ▲ 40 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #212 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 976 | #15 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #526 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #128 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.7% | #375 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +72.7% | #11 of 197 |
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
976
+471 (+93%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 976 | 63.1 | 15.5:1 | 73% (710) |
| 2023-24 | 1,033 | 64.7 | 16.0:1 | 71% (729) |
| 2022-23 | 1,029 | 55.8 | 18.4:1 | 79% (812) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 25 | 20.2:1 | 66% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 25.5 | 22.2:1 | 54% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 61% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 76% (446) |
| 2000-01 | 462 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 74% (342) |
| 1990-91 | 648 | 38 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jennings Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 73% (565 to 976); teachers up 147% (25.5 to 63.1).
About Jennings Elementary School
Jennings Elementary School is an elementary school located in Jennings, Louisiana, in Jefferson Davis Parish. School enrollment was 976 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 6. The average among elementary schools in Louisiana is roughly 453 students; this school is 115% bigger than that.
Jefferson Davis Parish has 12 schools and 5,210 students, and Jennings Elementary School is one of those schools.
Jennings Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 49%. It is also 35% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Jefferson Davis Parish's residents are about 77% White, 28 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Jennings Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
The school reports 63.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.5 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 73% of students. The average for public schools in Jefferson Davis Parish is 58%.
The allk12 Grade for Jennings Elementary School is B-. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Jennings Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.8%; the prediction is 31.9%.
Jefferson Davis Parish census figures show that median household income is about $57,341, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Jennings Elementary School is among the 12 public schools in Jefferson Davis Parish.
The closest public school to Jennings Elementary School is Jennings High School, about 2.8 miles away. Within five miles of Jennings Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Jennings Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Jennings Elementary School had 505 students in 2020-21 and 976 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 20.2:1 to 15.5:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jefferson Davis Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,924
Census ACS
Median income
$57,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jennings High SchoolHigh · 775 students
- Lacassine High SchoolCombined · 587 students
- Hathaway High SchoolCombined · 566 students
- Welsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Lake Arthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Lake Arthur High SchoolHigh · 365 students
Other schools in Jennings
- Jennings High SchoolHigh · 775 students
- Hathaway High SchoolCombined · 566 students
Other Jennings Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Jennings Elementary. Jennings Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Jennings Elementary SchoolQUINCY, MI · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Jennings High School2.8 mi · 775
- Mermentau Elementary School4.9 mi · 142
- Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School5.2 mi · 199
- Evangeline Elementary School7.0 mi · 159
- Lake Arthur High School7.4 mi · 365
- Lake Arthur Elementary School8.3 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About Jennings Elementary SchoolHow large is Jennings Elementary School?
Jennings Elementary School enrolls approximately 976 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Jennings Elementary School serve?
Jennings Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Jennings Elementary School have?
Jennings Elementary School employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Jennings Elementary School?
Student demographics at Jennings Elementary School are roughly 49% White, 7% Hispanic, 35% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Jennings Elementary School in?
Jennings Elementary School is part of Jefferson Davis Parish.
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