Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON PARISH·NCES 220084002464
Ruppel Academie Francaise
815 Huey P Long Ave, Gretna, LA 70053 · (504) 361-8905 · Jefferson Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
13.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
219 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 21 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 83% larger than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
70%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
75.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 75.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 69.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+31.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 32 points, placing it in Louisiana's top 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 Ruppel Academie Francaise
Ruppel Academie Francaise's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruppel Academie Francaise this school | 362 | 60.5% | 72.7% |
| A. A. Nelson Elementary School Lake Charles | 736 | 56.7% | 48.7% |
| Boothville-Venice Elementary School Boothville | 270 | 74.1% | 36.8% |
| Parkview Elementary School Baton Rouge | 499 | 67.7% | 48.8% |
| Shenandoah Elementary School Baton Rouge | 584 | 64.4% | 51.5% |
| Wildwood Elementary School Baton Rouge | 433 | 65.6% | 39.0% |
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 Ruppel Academie Francaise ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Jefferson Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #18 of 583 | #5 of 50 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #39 of 582 ▼ 11 | #3 of 48 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #23 of 587 ▼ 3 | #5 of 50 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #115 of 540 | #6 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #455 of 714 | #44 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #370 of 655 | #34 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #17 of 655 | #3 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.5% | #533 of 705 | #43 of 51 |
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
362
+204 (+129%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 362 | 26.4 | 13.7:1 | 60% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 23.4 | 12.1:1 | 34% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 14 | 16.4:1 | 29% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 158 | 10 | 15.8:1 | 28% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruppel Academie Francaise.
About Ruppel Academie Francaise
A small elementary school in Gretna, Louisiana, Ruppel Academie Francaise is part of Jefferson Parish. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 362 students. Enrollment is 20% lower than the average for elementary schools in Louisiana, which is about 453.
Jefferson Parish has 74 schools; together they serve 46,790 students.
Ruppel Academie Francaise's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 43%. Other students are 28% White, 14% Asian, 12% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson Parish residents are about 26% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Ruppel Academie Francaise belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
The count of teachers at Ruppel Academie Francaise is 26.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.7:1. Elementary schools in Louisiana average about 14.0:1, a similar figure. Around 60% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Ruppel Academie Francaise is A+. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 95% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Ruppel Academie Francaise scores 31.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 72.7% actual versus 40.8% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Louisiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Jefferson Parish this way: median household income is about $65,252, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 86 public schools in Jefferson Parish, with a combined enrollment of about 47,983.
The nearest other public school, Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ruppel Academie Francaise. Ruppel Academie Francaise places 3rd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school counted 158 students in 2020-21 and 362 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. By 2024-25, the school had 13.7 students per teacher, compared with 15.8 in 2020-21.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Gretna
- Young Audiences Charter SchoolElementary · 1,077 students
- Paul J. Solis Elementary SchoolElementary · 777 students
- Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Young Audiences Charter High SchoolHigh · 643 students
- Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced StudiesHigh · 527 students
- George Cox Elementary SchoolElementary · 402 students
Nearby schools
- Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies0.3 mi · 355
- Frederick Douglass Community School0.4 mi · 40
- JCFA0.5 mi · 127
- William Hart Elementary School0.9 mi · 320
- West Jefferson High School1.0 mi · 1,438
- McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School1.1 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Ruppel Academie FrancaiseWhat is the total enrollment at Ruppel Academie Francaise?
Ruppel Academie Francaise enrolls approximately 362 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Ruppel Academie Francaise serve?
Ruppel Academie Francaise serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Ruppel Academie Francaise have?
Ruppel Academie Francaise employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ruppel Academie Francaise?
At Ruppel Academie Francaise, the student body is approximately 28% White, 12% Hispanic, 43% Black, 14% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Ruppel Academie Francaise public or private?
Ruppel Academie Francaise is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson Parish.
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