Photo: Dieter Karner · CC BY 2.0Jeanerette’s public schools outscore 74% of Louisiana districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Jeanerette, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Louisiana, not nationally.
From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Jeanerette’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 150 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Jeanerette’s, its schools beat 56%, lower than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 47% and math 35% in spring 2022, against 42% and 32% statewide; 80% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,435 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then six middle schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Jeanerette’s grade
B+: better than 74% of Louisiana school districts, #92 of 162 Louisiana towns. Test scores are above the Louisiana average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Jeanerette, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Jeanerette
St. Charles Street Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 328 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Jeanerette
St. Charles Street Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 328 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Jeanerette
St. Charles Street Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 328 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Jeanerette
St. Charles Street Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 328 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Jeanerette
St. Charles Street Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 328 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Jeanerette
St. Charles Street Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 328 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Jeanerette
St. Charles Street Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 328 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Jeanerette
St. Charles Street Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 328 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Jeanerette’s public schools are run by Iberia Parish School District, which also serves Delcambre, Loreauville and New Iberia. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Jeanerette vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Jeanerette’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Jeanerette | B+ | Iberia Parish |
Every school in Jeanerette
7 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 Jeanerette’s schools
Are Jeanerette’s schools good?
By Louisiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Jeanerette children attend outscore 74% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #92 of 162 Louisiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 56%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Jeanerette in?
Iberia Parish School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 10,768 students in 22 schools (2024–25).
What is Jeanerette’s graduation rate?
80% of the class of 2023 in Iberia Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.
How much does Jeanerette spend per student?
$14,435 in Iberia Parish School District (FY2024), against $15,623 across Louisiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Jeanerette families are saying about school.
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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.