Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy

Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy is an unified-grade school of heavily attended scale in Kenner, Louisiana, overseen by Jefferson Parish, hosting 2,263 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 527 students each, so Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy sits 329% above that benchmark.

Across the 74 schools in Jefferson Parish (46,790 students total), Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 35% White, 16% Black, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson Parish as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy has 158 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages around 52.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 69% of students at Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Jefferson Parish) reports that median household earnings sit near $65,252, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson Parish's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students), Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 23.4%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting. As a public charter, Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy's enrollment has expanded 88% since 2018, when it stood at 1,205 (now 2,263). Over the same period, the White share declined from 51% to 35%. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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