J.F. Gauthier School

Regular School · St. Bernard, LA

J.F. Gauthier School is a regular school school in St. Bernard, Louisiana, serving grades PK–05 with 500 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

500

Teachers (FTE)

31.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	304	61%
Hispanic/Latino	100	20%
Black or African American	69	14%
Two or more races	25	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	500	259M / 241F

English Language Learners: 37 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	50.0% +20.5pp	29.5%	250
Reading Proficiency	49.0% +8.3pp	40.7%	250
Science Proficiency	29.0%	—	246

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)

+0.18 grade levels

Math

+0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

4 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11.4% 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.)	500	100%

Contact & Location

1200 East LA Highway 46

St. Bernard, LA 70085

Phone: (504)272-0700

District

St. Bernard Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,176

District enrollment: 8,277

Other Schools in District

Arabi Elementary School Elementary
Arlene Meraux Elementary School Elementary
Chalmette Elementary School Elementary
Joseph J. Davies Elementary School Elementary
Lacoste Elementary School Elementary
W. Smith Jr. Elementary School Elementary
C.F. Rowley Alternative School High
Chalmette High School High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70085) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220141001127

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