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Schools in Jennings · Jefferson Davis Parish School District

Jennings’s public schools outscore 85% of Louisiana districts

On the state math tests, 38% of Jennings’s students scored proficient, above the Louisiana average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Jennings, 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.

#22of 162 Louisiana townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.

Reading proficiency
43%
▲ 1 pts vs LA 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 6 pts vs LA 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
▲ 15 pts vs LA 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 7% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
LA 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
1,751 students on the public path
In brief

Jennings’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 43% and math 38% in spring 2022, against 42% and 32% statewide; 98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,500 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Jennings High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Our Lady Immaculate School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Jennings’s grade

A− Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 85% of Louisiana school districts, #22 of 162 Louisiana towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Louisiana average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Louisiana school districts we grade (197)Better than 85%
Lower resultsHigher results
Louisiana towns with similar household incomes (168)Better than 86%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,762 test results and a graduating class of 352 could put Jennings anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Jennings’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,749 in math, 2,775 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Jennings, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Jennings Elementary SchoolJefferson Davis Parish School DistrictC+
7–12Jennings High SchoolJefferson Davis Parish School DistrictB−

Jennings’s public schools are run by Jefferson Davis Parish School District, which also serves Elton, Fenton, Lake Arthur and Welsh. 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.

Jefferson Davis Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 5,210 students · 14.6 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$14,500LA $15,623 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 42.4% · 2775 students tested
Math38%
State average 31.8% · 2749 students tested

Jennings vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Jennings’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
JenningsAJefferson Davis Parish

Every school in Jennings

3 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).

District schools in Jenningsby address
Jennings Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
976 students15:1Rate it →
Jennings High School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
775 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Our Lady Immaculate School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
207 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Jennings’s schools

Are Jennings’s schools good?

By Louisiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Jennings children attend outscore 85% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #22 of 162 Louisiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Jennings in?

Jefferson Davis Parish School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,210 students in 12 schools (2024–25).

What is Jennings’s graduation rate?

98% of the class of 2023 in Jefferson Davis Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.

How much does Jennings spend per student?

$14,500 in Jefferson Davis Parish School District (FY2024), against $15,623 across Louisiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Jennings?

Yes: Our Lady Immaculate School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 207 students).

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What Jennings 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.