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Rudolph Matas School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

1201 Elise Street, Metairie, LA 70003 · (504) 733-6200 · Part of Jefferson Parish School District

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

Directions
Students
600
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Rudolph Matas School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Next stop for Metairie kids: 8 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–8Rudolph Matas SchoolYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts45%
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

Directions ↗

1201 Elise Street, Metairie

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten57
Grade 172
Grade 269
Grade 381
Grade 473
Grade 576
Grade 647
Grade 761
Grade 846
Enrollment over time
584’20
587’21
609’22
622’23
600’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 43%White 40%Black 10%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rudolph Matas 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.