St. Patrick's Catholic Church · Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY-SA 3.0Empire’s public schools
Plaquemines Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Empire. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Louisiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Empire’s schools, in brief
School by school
1 of Empire’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools. Boothville-Venice Elementary School places highest (better than 78%); Phoenix High School lowest (30%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Empire, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: South Plaquemines High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Empire, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Empire
South Plaquemines High School
Grades 7–12 · 355 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Buras
8th grade in Empire
South Plaquemines High School
Grades 7–12 · 355 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Buras
9th grade in Empire
South Plaquemines High School
Grades 7–12 · 355 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Buras
10th grade in Empire
South Plaquemines High School
Grades 7–12 · 355 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Buras
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Plaquemines Parish School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Empire vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Empire’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Empire | — | Plaquemines Parish |
Every school in Empire
5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Empire’s schools
Are Empire’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Empire. Plaquemines Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Empire. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Empire in?
Plaquemines Parish School District.
Where do Empire kids go to high school?
South Plaquemines High School.
Parents talk
What Empire families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Empire → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.