John Q. Adams Middle School

Regular School · Metairie, LA

John Q. Adams Middle School is a regular school school in Metairie, Louisiana, serving grades 06–08 with 658 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.3:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

658

Teachers (FTE)

40.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	463	70%
Black or African American	79	12%
White	66	10%
Asian	37	6%
Two or more races	10	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	658	359M / 299F

English Language Learners: 269 (41% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	22.0% -7.5pp	29.5%	809
Reading Proficiency	36.0% -4.7pp	40.7%	811
Science Proficiency	21.0%	—	805

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.40 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

40 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

181

27.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

6.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	658	100%

Contact & Location

5525 Henican Place

Metairie, LA 70003

Phone: (504)887-5240

District

Jefferson Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,908

District enrollment: 50,628

Other Schools in District

A.C. Alexander School Elementary
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies Elementary
Alice Birney Elementary School Elementary
Allen Ellender School Elementary
Bissonet Plaza School Elementary
Bridgedale Elementary School Elementary
Chateau Estates School Elementary
Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70003) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220084000576

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD