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Lucille Cherbonnier School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

700 Dandelion Drive, Waggaman, LA 70094 · (504) 431-9740 · Part of Jefferson Parish School District

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

Directions
Students
466
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Lucille Cherbonnier School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 34.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Waggaman kids: 12 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Lucille Cherbonnier SchoolYou are here
9–1212 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 40.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

700 Dandelion Drive, Waggaman

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten47
Grade 146
Grade 255
Grade 347
Grade 455
Grade 553
Grade 658
Grade 743
Grade 845
Enrollment over time
347’20
290’21
294’22
575’23
466’24

Up 34.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 68%Hispanic 18%White 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 Lucille Cherbonnier School from Waggaman 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; Waggaman’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.