John Q. Adams Middle School

John Q. Adams Middle School is one of the middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campuss in Metairie, Louisiana, operated by Jefferson Parish, with 658 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 50% bigger than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 440 students.

Within Jefferson Parish, which oversees 74 schools and 46,790 students, John Q. Adams Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, John Q. Adams Middle School reports that 70% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 12% Black, 10% White, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, John Q. Adams Middle School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 41.0:1, putting John Q. Adams Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jefferson Parish (around 68%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, John Q. Adams Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 44.0%; actual is 19.0%, a gap of -25.0 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Jefferson Parish) logs that median household earnings sit near $65,252, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Jefferson Parish runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students), of which John Q. Adams Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Harold Keller Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John Q. Adams Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John Q. Adams Middle School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 23.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 18%: 804 students in 2018 compared to 658 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 41% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 24.4:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

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