T.H. Harris Middle School

T.H. Harris Middle School is a moderately sized junior high in Metairie, Louisiana, operated by Jefferson Parish. The school serves 563 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 28% larger than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 440 students.

T.H. Harris Middle School is one of 74 schools operated by Jefferson Parish, a district that serves 46,790 students overall.

Demographically, T.H. Harris Middle School shows that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 28% Black, 14% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, T.H. Harris Middle School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 41.0:1 average. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, T.H. Harris Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 36.3%; actual is 16.0%, a gap of -20.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Jefferson Parish put the typical household earns roughly $65,252 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. T.H. Harris Middle School is one of 86 public schools in Jefferson Parish (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students).

The closest other public school is Rudolph Matas School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts T.H. Harris Middle School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 14%: 653 students in 2018 compared to 563 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 35% to 56% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 26.1:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

On the community side, members of the T.H. Harris Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.