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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON PARISH·NCES 220084000643
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School
1564 Lake Avenue, Metairie, LA 70005 · (504) 835-8439 · Jefferson Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
9.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
328 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 49 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
40.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +11.0pp since 2022
Math
47.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +20.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 20 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Marie B. Riviere Elementary School
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie B. Riviere Elementary School this school | 526 | 62.4% | 31.7% |
| Harold Keller Elementary School Metairie | 550 | 64.2% | 28.5% |
| John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary School Kenner | 545 | 58.2% | 26.8% |
| Phoebe Hearst School Metairie | 602 | 59.3% | 24.2% |
| Green Park Elementary School Metairie | 433 | 67.7% | 26.0% |
| Tom Benson School Kenner | 631 | 62.9% | 14.5% |
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 Marie B. Riviere Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Jefferson Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #304 of 583 | #13 of 50 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #155 of 582 ▲ 56 | #4 of 48 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #286 of 587 ▲ 34 | #12 of 50 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #13 of 540 | #1 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #224 of 714 | #28 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #34 of 655 | #1 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #345 of 655 | #43 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #511 of 705 | #42 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #236 of 436 | #7 of 22 |
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
526
-33 (-6%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 526 | 54.1 | 9.7:1 | 62% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 43.8 | 13.4:1 | 49% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 35.9 | 17.1:1 | 51% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 45% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 31 | 20.0:1 | 37% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 84% (451) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 67% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 58% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 19 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marie B. Riviere Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (619 to 526); teachers up 75% (31 to 54.1).
About Marie B. Riviere Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in Metairie, Louisiana, Marie B. Riviere Elementary School is part of Jefferson Parish. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 526 students.
Besides Marie B. Riviere Elementary School, Jefferson Parish runs 73 other schools. The district enrolls 46,790 students.
More than half of enrollment at Marie B. Riviere Elementary School is Hispanic: 69%. Other groups include 16% White, 10% Black, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 19% Hispanic. The diversity index for Marie B. Riviere Elementary School is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marie B. Riviere Elementary School is 9.7:1, based on 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 14.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Marie B. Riviere Elementary School counts 62% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 42% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 39.4%.
In Jefferson Parish, the median household earns about $65,252 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Jefferson Parish has 86 public schools with about 47,983 students, including Marie B. Riviere Elementary School.
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is J.C. Ellis School, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Marie B. Riviere Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A 6% decrease took enrollment from 559 in 2020-21 to 526 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.4:1 to 9.7:1.
The Marie B. Riviere Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jefferson Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
430,920
Census ACS
Median income
$65,252
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
47,983 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Parish
- Bonnabel Magnet Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,376 students
- Kenner Discovery Health Sciences AcademyCombined · 2,263 students
- John Ehret High SchoolHigh · 1,850 students
- West Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,438 students
- East Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,381 students
- Riverdale High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
Other schools in Metairie
- East Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,381 students
- Haynes Academy School for Advanced StudiesHigh · 872 students
- J.D. Meisler Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- John Q. Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 658 students
- Bissonet Plaza SchoolElementary · 624 students
- Phoebe Hearst SchoolElementary · 602 students
Nearby schools
- J.C. Ellis School1.1 mi · 587
- Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview1.5 mi · 690
- Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies2.4 mi · 356
- Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies2.5 mi · 872
- Success @ Thurgood Marshall2.8 mi · 490
- McDonogh 35 Senior High School2.8 mi · 851
Frequently asked questions
About Marie B. Riviere Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Marie B. Riviere Elementary School?
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School enrolls approximately 526 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Marie B. Riviere Elementary School serve?
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marie B. Riviere Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marie B. Riviere Elementary School is approximately 9.7:1 (54 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Marie B. Riviere Elementary School?
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School reports a student body of 16% White, 69% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Marie B. Riviere Elementary School?
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School is overseen by Jefferson Parish in Jefferson Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.