Enrollment
327
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON PARISH·NCES 220084000647
Walter Schneckenburger Elem School
26 Earnest Street, Kenner, LA 70065 · (504) 443-1236 · Jefferson Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
10.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
220 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 | 36 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
69%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
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
32.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
26.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -16.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 16 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 42.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 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 Walter Schneckenburger Elem School
Walter Schneckenburger Elem School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Schneckenburger Elem School this school | 327 | 67.3% | 33.7% |
| J.C. Ellis School Metairie | 587 | 70.7% | 42.5% |
| Chateau Estates School Kenner | 610 | 63.4% | 27.5% |
| Twin Oaks Elementary School Baton Rouge | 417 | 68.1% | 32.3% |
| Wildwood Elementary School Baton Rouge | 433 | 65.6% | 39.0% |
| Audubon Elementary School Baton Rouge | 495 | 71.9% | 26.7% |
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 Walter Schneckenburger Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Jefferson Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #286 of 583 | #11 of 50 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #369 of 582 ▼ 31 | #24 of 48 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #392 of 587 ▼ 51 | #26 of 50 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.5pp | #52 of 540 | #1 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #504 of 714 | #50 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #82 of 655 | #6 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #29 of 655 | #6 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #442 of 705 | #33 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #123 of 436 | #3 of 22 |
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
327
-45 (-12%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 327 | 30.1 | 10.9:1 | 67% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 29.9 | 11.8:1 | 49% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 18.4 | 18.9:1 | 55% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 18 | 20.7:1 | 47% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 20.6 | 20.7:1 | 37% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 40 | 11.4:1 | 72% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 353 | 28 | 12.6:1 | 73% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 48% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 26 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walter Schneckenburger Elem School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (427 to 327); teachers up 46% (20.6 to 30.1).
About Walter Schneckenburger Elem School
Walter Schneckenburger Elem School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Kenner, Louisiana. Federal data show 327 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 453 students for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Jefferson Parish is the local district for Walter Schneckenburger Elem School. It runs 74 schools with 46,790 students.
At Walter Schneckenburger Elem School, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 44%. Other students are 26% Black, 20% White, 8% Asian, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson Parish residents are about 19% Hispanic. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Walter Schneckenburger Elem School are from different groups.
Based on 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Walter Schneckenburger Elem School has a ratio of 10.9:1. Across elementary schools in Louisiana, the average ratio is 14.0:1. Income data for the school show 67% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 68% average for public schools in Jefferson Parish.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Walter Schneckenburger Elem School outscored 38%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 35.9% at Walter Schneckenburger Elem School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.7%.
Jefferson Parish is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $65,252 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Jefferson Parish number 86, with about 47,983 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Tom Benson School, is about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 24.1%; Walter Schneckenburger Elem School's is 33.7%, ranking 2nd of 8.
Walter Schneckenburger Elem School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 12%. By 2024-25, the school had 10.9 students per teacher, compared with 20.7 in 2020-21.
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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 Kenner
- Bonnabel Magnet Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,376 students
- Kenner Discovery Health Sciences AcademyCombined · 2,263 students
- Tom Benson SchoolElementary · 631 students
- Chateau Estates SchoolElementary · 610 students
- John James Audubon SchoolElementary · 572 students
- A.C. Alexander SchoolElementary · 567 students
Nearby schools
- Tom Benson School0.6 mi · 631
- Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School0.7 mi · 542
- Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School1.1 mi · 2,376
- Bissonet Plaza School1.2 mi · 624
- John Q. Adams Middle School1.3 mi · 658
- Chateau Estates School1.5 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About Walter Schneckenburger Elem SchoolHow large is Walter Schneckenburger Elem School?
Walter Schneckenburger Elem School enrolls approximately 327 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Walter Schneckenburger Elem School serve?
Walter Schneckenburger Elem School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Walter Schneckenburger Elem School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Walter Schneckenburger Elem School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walter Schneckenburger Elem School?
At Walter Schneckenburger Elem School, the student body is approximately 20% White, 44% Hispanic, 26% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Walter Schneckenburger Elem School?
Walter Schneckenburger Elem School is overseen by Jefferson Parish in Jefferson Parish.
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