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Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

1108 Shrewsbury, Jefferson, LA 70121 · (504) 233-4720

Jefferson’s School Grade B better than 57% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
731
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 51% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 88.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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1108 Shrewsbury, Jefferson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K28
Kindergarten78
Grade 178
Grade 278
Grade 378
Grade 478
Grade 578
Grade 679
Grade 778
Grade 878
Enrollment over time
387’20
420’21
693’22
776’23
731’24

Up 88.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 43%Hispanic 24%Black 22%Two or more races 6%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy from Jefferson families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Jefferson’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.