East St. John Preparatory Academy

Summary:

East St. John Preparatory Academy is a public middle school in La Place, Louisiana, serving grades 5-8 with a student population of 392. The school is part of the St. John the Baptist Parish District, which is ranked 78 out of 122 districts in Louisiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East St. John Preparatory Academy consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Louisiana middle schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in LEAP Mathematics and English Language Arts are significantly lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, is particularly concerning, as these subgroups rank in the bottom quartile of Louisiana middle schools. East St. John Preparatory Academy has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 62.76% to 67% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

In comparison, the nearby schools, such as John Q. Adams Middle School, J.B. Martin Middle School, and Harry M. Hurst Middle School, which are part of the Jefferson Parish and St. Charles Parish districts, consistently outperform East St. John Preparatory Academy across various academic measures, indicating that factors beyond just the student population may be contributing to the school's underperformance.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 400 Ory Drive
       La Place, LA  70068


(985) 536-8450

District: St. John the Baptist Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
422nd of 449 Louisiana Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,943 Help


Students who attend East St. John Preparatory Academy usually attend:

High:    East St. John High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.0 Help
Number of students:  392

Racial breakdown:

African American:
79.3%
Hispanic:
10.7%
White:
5.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.8% Help


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Compare Details East St. John Preparatory Academy is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2018 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.13. (See more...)
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Compare Details East St. John Preparatory Academy ranks worse than 94% of middle schools in Louisiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.33. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (79.3%), Hispanic (10.7%), White (5.4%). (See more...)
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Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East St. John Preparatory Academy is 18. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at East St. John Preparatory Academy is $20,943.
Schooldigger 2018 Rankings:

East St. John Preparatory Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks East St. John Preparatory Academy 422nd of 449 Louisiana public middle schools. (See East St. John Preparatory Academy in the ranking list.)

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St. John the Baptist Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks St. John the Baptist Parish 78th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for East St. John Preparatory Academy

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 22.45 604th 725 16.7%
2008 28.95 561st 743 24.5%
2009 28.92 564th 738 23.6%
2010 31.03 553rd 736 24.9%
2011 24.49 616th 766 19.6%
2012 25.54 621st 764 18.7%
2013 27.81 622nd 772 19.4%
2014 39.67 508th 777 34.6%
2015 37.98 526th 792 33.6%
2016 40.25 488th 742 34.2%
2017 49.33 418th 739 43.4%
2018 12.13 661st 728 9.2%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for East St. John Preparatory Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at East St. John Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 26.37 316th 396 20.2%
2008 30.02 314th 413 24.0%
2009 38.32 291st 425 31.5%
2010 54.69 217th 408 46.8%
2011 28.77 342nd 412 17.0%
2012 26.99 345th 442 21.9%
2013 43.87 273rd 457 40.3%
2014 39.33 311th 470 33.8%
2015 36.84 338th 482 29.9%
2016 44.99 278th 435 36.1%
2017 55.80 213th 437 51.3%
2018 21.44 332nd 411 19.2%
2019 27.49 341st 449 24.1%
2021 7.74 424th 459 7.6%
2022 7.09 429th 460 6.7%
2023 9.44 427th 465 8.2%
2024 7.33 422nd 449 6.0%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at East St. John Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.31 170th 202 15.8%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at East St. John Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.03 302nd 403 25.1%
2019 31.46 319th 430 25.8%
2021 9.80 418th 455 8.1%
2022 7.63 430th 458 6.1%
2023 12.85 411th 459 10.5%
2024 6.98 427th 444 3.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at East St. John Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 32.42 307th 418 26.6%
2021 6.23 421st 441 4.5%
2022 9.17 409th 441 7.3%
2023 11.00 409th 444 7.9%
2024 1.94 412th 415 0.7%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at East St. John Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.13 162nd 170 4.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at East St. John Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 28.78 315th 418 24.6%
2021 8.53 409th 442 7.5%
2022 8.86 408th 442 7.7%
2023 10.47 407th 443 8.1%
2024 11.94 388th 426 8.9%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at East St. John Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.30 188th 313 39.9%
2019 38.28 211th 338 37.6%
2021 19.89 297th 352 15.6%
2022 16.63 321st 360 10.8%
2023 18.32 314th 360 12.8%
2024 14.03 306th 333 8.1%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at East St. John Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.69 80th 118 32.2%
2019 50.16 72nd 128 43.8%
2022 10.78 155th 163 4.9%
2023 14.74 144th 163 11.7%
2024 41.70 92nd 152 39.5%
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Rank History for middle school White students at East St. John Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 10.96 332nd 350 5.1%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for East St. John Preparatory Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 550 550
1990 301 266 0 29 0 n/a n/a 0 596
1991 344 380 0 23 0 n/a n/a 0 747
1992 328 476 0 19 0 n/a n/a 0 823
1993 264 490 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 761
1994 193 520 1 6 4 n/a n/a 0 724
1995 163 588 3 13 3 n/a n/a 0 770
1996 163 588 3 13 3 n/a n/a 0 770
1997 173 589 2 13 1 n/a n/a 0 778
1998 139 529 1 11 1 n/a n/a 0 681
1999 127 550 1 8 1 n/a n/a 0 687
2000 115 613 5 14 1 n/a n/a 0 748
2001 131 611 3 22 1 n/a n/a 0 768
2002 130 689 2 19 1 n/a n/a 0 841
2003 130 689 2 19 1 n/a n/a 0 841
2004 134 790 2 18 1 n/a n/a 0 945
2005 104 674 2 17 1 n/a n/a 0 798
2006 95 699 8 16 1 n/a n/a 0 819
2007 92 647 4 27 1 n/a n/a 0 771
2008 63 524 4 22 2 n/a n/a 0 615
2009 87 596 5 18 1 n/a n/a 0 707
2010 52 484 4 31 1 n/a n/a 0 572
2011 57 559 4 27 0 0 6 0 653
2012 54 580 5 27 0 0 12 0 678
2013 44 524 2 21 0 0 9 0 600
2014 41 545 3 34 0 0 8 0 631
2015 41 531 2 33 0 0 13 0 620
2016 31 567 2 31 0 0 12 0 643
2017 24 544 5 38 0 0 18 0 629
2018 29 355 5 28 0 0 9 0 426
2019 25 375 3 36 0 0 10 0 449
2020 21 394 2 31 0 0 11 0 459
2021 23 378 2 28 0 0 11 0 442
2022 14 331 3 39 0 1 12 0 400
2023 21 311 3 42 2 0 13 0 392

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at East St. John Preparatory Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 550 25.0 22.0 72.5
1990 596 41.0 14.5 48.3
1991 747 41.0 18.2 54.9
1992 823 43.0 19.1 60.9
1993 761 45.0 16.9 65.7
1994 724 44.0 16.5 76.4
1995 770 40.0 19.3 69.1
1996 770 40.0 19.3 69.1
1997 778 45.0 17.3 78.3
1998 681 46.0 14.8 82.1
1999 687 44.0 15.6 88.4
2000 748 50.0 15.0 85.4
2001 768 50.0 15.4 89.7
2002 841 58.6 14.4 91.4
2003 841 58.6 14.4 91.4
2004 945 65.9 14.3 94.1
2005 798 62.0 12.9 93.9
2006 819 60.6 13.5 70.7
2007 771 54.4 14.2 81.7
2008 615 57.9 10.6 91.1
2009 707 62.0 11.4 91.7
2010 572 50.3 11.3 92.5
2011 653 50.0 13.0 92.6
2012 678 49.8 13.5 88.2
2013 600 46.8 12.8 99.5
2014 631 42.9 14.6 91.1
2015 620 48.0 12.9 89.5
2016 643 60.0 10.7 70.6
2017 629 42.3 14.8 71.7
2018 426 27.0 15.7 69.7
2019 449 31.0 14.4 71.3
2020 459 27.0 17.0 67.1
2021 442 33.0 13.3 5.7
2022 400 23.0 17.3 67
2023 392 21.7 18.0 62.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio East St. John Preparatory Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 550 25.0 22.0 72.5
1990 596 41.0 14.5 48.3
1991 747 41.0 18.2 54.9
1992 823 43.0 19.1 60.9
1993 761 45.0 16.9 65.7
1994 724 44.0 16.5 76.4
1995 770 40.0 19.3 69.1
1996 770 40.0 19.3 69.1
1997 778 45.0 17.3 78.3
1998 681 46.0 14.8 82.1
1999 687 44.0 15.6 88.4
2000 748 50.0 15.0 85.4
2001 768 50.0 15.4 89.7
2002 841 58.6 14.4 91.4
2003 841 58.6 14.4 91.4
2004 945 65.9 14.3 94.1
2005 798 62.0 12.9 93.9
2006 819 60.6 13.5 70.7
2007 771 54.4 14.2 81.7
2008 615 57.9 10.6 91.1
2009 707 62.0 11.4 91.7
2010 572 50.3 11.3 92.5
2011 653 50.0 13.0 92.6
2012 678 49.8 13.5 88.2
2013 600 46.8 12.8 99.5
2014 631 42.9 14.6 91.1
2015 620 48.0 12.9 89.5
2016 643 60.0 10.7 70.6
2017 629 42.3 14.8 71.7
2018 426 27.0 15.7 69.7
2019 449 31.0 14.4 71.3
2020 459 27.0 17.0 67.1
2021 442 33.0 13.3 5.7
2022 400 23.0 17.3 67
2023 392 21.7 18.0 62.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for East St. John Preparatory Academy

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $11,884
2018 $13,635
2019 $14,341
2020 $15,127
2021 $17,751
2022 $20,943

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on East St. John Preparatory Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 341st of 449 Middle schoolsRanks 427th of 465 Middle schools
 15.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade Mathematics (East St. John Preparatory Academy)2743
 16%
   5th Grade Mathematics (St. John the Baptist Parish)4648
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6361
 2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (East St. John Preparatory Academy)4543
 2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (St. John the Baptist Parish)6258
 4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
6th Grade Mathematics (East St. John Preparatory Academy)5328
 25%
   6th Grade Mathematics (St. John the Baptist Parish)5340
 13%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6157
 4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (East St. John Preparatory Academy)6033
 27%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (St. John the Baptist Parish)6351
 12%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)6768
 1%
7th Grade Mathematics (East St. John Preparatory Academy)4533
 12%
   7th Grade Mathematics (St. John the Baptist Parish)5344
 9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6158
 3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (East St. John Preparatory Academy)5850
 8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (St. John the Baptist Parish)6663
 3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7267
 5%
7th Grade Social Studies (East St. John Preparatory Academy)3318
 15%
   7th Grade Social Studies (St. John the Baptist Parish)4443
 1%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5552
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (East St. John Preparatory Academy)4123
 18%
   8th Grade Mathematics (St. John the Baptist Parish)3939
   8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)5347
 6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (East St. John Preparatory Academy)6335
 28%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (St. John the Baptist Parish)7555
 20%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
8th Grade Social Studies (East St. John Preparatory Academy)5530
 25%
   8th Grade Social Studies (St. John the Baptist Parish)6043
 17%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)6453
 11%
End of Course Algebra I (East St. John Preparatory Academy)6750
 17%
   End of Course Algebra I (St. John the Baptist Parish)6238
 24%
   End of Course Algebra I (Louisiana)6758
 9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students449392
 12.7%
African American375311
 17.1%
American Indian02
Asian33
Hispanic3642
 16.7%
Pacific Islander00
White2521
 16%
Two or More Races1013
 30%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients71.3%62.8%
 8.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about East St. John Preparatory Academy

Students who attend East St. John Preparatory Academy usually go on to attend East St. John High School

East St. John Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Louisiana middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 392 students attended East St. John Preparatory Academy.

Students at East St. John Preparatory Academy are 79% African American, 11% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.


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