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Bissonet Plaza School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

6818 Kawanee Avenue, Metairie, LA 70003 · (504) 887-0470 · Part of Jefferson Parish School District

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

Directions
Students
624
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Bissonet Plaza School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 15.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Metairie kids: 8 middle schools

On the path

Where Metairie kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Bissonet Plaza SchoolYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 40.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

6818 Kawanee Avenue, Metairie

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K38
Kindergarten61
Grade 167
Grade 258
Grade 366
Grade 468
Grade 570
Grade 666
Grade 760
Grade 870
Enrollment over time
539’20
558’21
658’22
660’23
624’24

Up 15.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 59%White 18%Black 18%Asian 4%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bissonet Plaza School from Metairie families.

Other schools in Jefferson Parish School District

The district →
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
Other · Grades PK–12 · Kenner
B+
2,263 students14:1
Young Audiences Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Gretna
C−
1,077 students16:1
Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Marrero
B
868 students15:1
Paul J. Solis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gretna
B
777 students17:1
Emmett C.Gilbert School of Excellence at Ford
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Avondale
C
769 students14:1
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jefferson
B−
731 students13:1

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; Metairie’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.