Ruppel Academie Francaise

Ruppel Academie Francaise is a K-5 school of low-enrollment scale in Gretna, Louisiana, one of the schools within Jefferson Parish, educateing 362 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 20% below the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

Ruppel Academie Francaise is one of 74 schools operated by Jefferson Parish, a district that educates 46,790 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Ruppel Academie Francaise lists that the largest single group is Black at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% White, 14% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Ruppel Academie Francaise has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Ruppel Academie Francaise 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 40.8%; Ruppel Academie Francaise posts 74.7%, +33.9 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Jefferson Parish shows 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. In all, Jefferson Parish runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students), of which Ruppel Academie Francaise is one.

The closest other public school is Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ruppel Academie Francaise comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

On the community side, members of the Ruppel Academie Francaise community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.