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Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

6201 Camphor Street, Metairie, LA 70003 · (504) 888-0969 · Part of Jefferson Parish School District

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

Directions
Students
434
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 63 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 52 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 9.9% 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–5Airline Park Academy for Advanced StudiesYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency92%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts92%
State average 40.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

6201 Camphor Street, Metairie

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten56
Grade 156
Grade 278
Grade 378
Grade 465
Grade 566
Enrollment over time
395’20
404’21
418’22
429’23
434’24

Up 9.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Asian 21%Hispanic 12%Black 10%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies 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.