Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy

Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy, an average-sized 9-12 campus in Avondale, Louisiana, operated by Jefferson Parish, teaches 871 students, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts it 23% larger than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 711 students.

Within Jefferson Parish, which oversees 74 schools and 46,790 students, Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy lists that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Asian, 21% Black, 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson Parish as a whole is about 50% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jefferson Parish runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy 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 52.8%; Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy posts 89.0%, +36.2 points above that line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Jefferson Parish) logs that the typical household earns roughly $65,252 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy is one of 86 public schools in Jefferson Parish (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students).

Nearest neighbor: Emmett C.Gilbert School of Excellence at Ford, around 1.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 31.3%.

Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy has climbed 28%, going from 678 students in 2018 to 871 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 50% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 26.1:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.

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