J.D. Meisler Middle School

Regular School · Metairie, LA

J.D. Meisler Middle School is a regular school school in Metairie, Louisiana, serving grades 06–08 with 679 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

679

Teachers (FTE)

35.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	463	68%
Black or African American	122	18%
White	60	9%
Asian	23	3%
Two or more races	9	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	679	368M / 311F

English Language Learners: 246 (36% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	13.0% -16.5pp	29.5%	742
Reading Proficiency	28.0% -12.7pp	40.7%	742
Science Proficiency	17.0%	—	727

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)

-0.44 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

20 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

120

17.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

115

16.9% 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.)	679	100%

Contact & Location

3700 Cleary Avenue

Metairie, LA 70002

Phone: (504)888-5832

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 70002) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220084000636

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