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Terrytown Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

550 East Forest Lawn Drive, Terrytown, LA 70056 · (504) 376-8928 · Part of Jefferson Parish School District

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

Directions
Students
611
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Terrytown Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Terrytown kids: 12 high schools

On the path

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

PK–5Terrytown Elementary SchoolYou are here
9–1212 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency16%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts21%
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 ↗

550 East Forest Lawn Drive, Terrytown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K48
Kindergarten95
Grade 1103
Grade 294
Grade 397
Grade 4102
Grade 572
Enrollment over time
524’20
557’21
625’22
642’23
611’24

Up 16.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 80%Black 14%White 5%Asian <1%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 Terrytown Elementary School from Terrytown 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; Terrytown’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.