Terrytown Elementary School

Terrytown Elementary School, an average-sized elementary campus in Terrytown, Louisiana, part of Jefferson Parish, works with 611 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so Terrytown Elementary School sits 35% larger than that benchmark.

Jefferson Parish runs 74 schools in total, collectively educating 46,790 students. Terrytown Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Terrytown Elementary School lists that nearly all students (80%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 14% Black, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Terrytown Elementary School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Terrytown Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Terrytown Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 41.1%; actual is 13.7%, a gap of -27.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Jefferson Parish put median household earnings sit near $65,252, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Jefferson Parish's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students), Terrytown Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Livaudais Middle School, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Terrytown Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Terrytown Elementary School has edged up 10%, going from 557 students in 2018 to 611 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 57% to 80% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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