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Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy

Charter

Regular School · Jefferson, LA

Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy is a charter regular school school in Jefferson, Louisiana, serving grades PK–08 with 731 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
731
Teachers (FTE)
57.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 314 43%
Hispanic/Latino 179 24%
Black or African American 160 22%
Two or more races 41 6%
Asian 36 5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 731 385M / 346F

English Language Learners: 17 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 25-29% 29.5% 155
Reading Proficiency 35-39% 40.7% 155
Science Proficiency 25-29% — 154

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

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
10 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
32
4.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 731 100%

Contact & Location

1108 Shrewsbury

Jefferson, LA 70121

Phone: (504)233-4720

District

Jefferson Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,908

District enrollment: 50,628

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

220084002486

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