East St. John Preparatory Academy

Regular School · LaPlace, LA

East St. John Preparatory Academy is a regular school school in LaPlace, Louisiana, serving grades 05–08 with 318 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 08

Enrollment

318

Teachers (FTE)

20.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	260	82%
Hispanic/Latino	42	13%
White	8	3%
Two or more races	7	2%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	318	171M / 147F

English Language Learners: 24 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6.0% -23.5pp	29.5%	430
Reading Proficiency	16.0% -24.7pp	40.7%	429
Science Proficiency	7.0%	—	420

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)

-0.54 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

6 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

23.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

9.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) 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.)	318	100%

Contact & Location

400 Ory Drive

LaPlace, LA 70068

Phone: (985)536-8450

District

St. John the Baptist Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,281

District enrollment: 5,382

Other Schools in District

Emily C. Watkins Elementary Elementary
Fifth Ward Elementary School Elementary
Garyville/Mt. Airy Math & Science Magnet Schl. Elementary
John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary Elementary
LaPlace Elementary School Elementary
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School Elementary
West St. John Elementary School (K-7) Elementary
East St. John High School High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70068) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220153001495

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