John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary

Set in LaPlace, Louisiana, John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary is a reasonably sized K-5 school, overseen by St. John the Baptist Parish. It educates 428 students across grades K through 8.

St. John the Baptist Parish runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 5,039 students. John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black, at 59% of enrollment; the rest looks like 27% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to St. John the Baptist Parish overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary logs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. The state averages about 14.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 64% of students at John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of St. John the Baptist Parish's rate of about 80%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.6%; this one delivers 38.7%.

Around the school, St. John the Baptist Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $66,630, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, St. John the Baptist Parish runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,039 students), of which John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Emily C. Watkins Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 16.7%.

John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary's enrollment has declined 6% since 2018, when it stood at 457 (now 428). White enrollment moved from 45% to 27% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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