J.F. Gauthier School

J.F. Gauthier School is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in St. Bernard, Louisiana, one of the schools within St. Bernard Parish, works with 500 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within St. Bernard Parish, which oversees 12 schools and 7,592 students, J.F. Gauthier School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, J.F. Gauthier School shows that White students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder looks like 20% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with St. Bernard Parish as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at J.F. Gauthier School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, J.F. Gauthier School 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 36.0%; J.F. Gauthier School posts 51.0%, +15.0 points above that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for St. Bernard Parish put median household income runs about $58,651, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. In all, St. Bernard Parish runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,592 students), of which J.F. Gauthier School is one.

St. Bernard Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J.F. Gauthier School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 41.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. J.F. Gauthier School's enrollment has shrank 7% since 2018, when it stood at 540 (now 500). Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 20% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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