Fifth Ward Junior High School

Regular School · Bush, LA

Fifth Ward Junior High School is a regular school school in Bush, Louisiana, serving grades PK–08 with 440 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

440

Teachers (FTE)

43.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	405	92%
Hispanic/Latino	17	4%
Black or African American	8	2%
Two or more races	8	2%
Asian	2	0%
Total enrollment	440	222M / 218F

English Language Learners: 6 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	49.0% +19.5pp	29.5%	249
Reading Proficiency	50.0% +9.3pp	40.7%	249
Science Proficiency	36.0%	—	245

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)

-0.11 grade levels

Math

+0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

9 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

171

38.9% 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.)	440	100%

Contact & Location

81419 Highway 21

Bush, LA 70431

Phone: (985)886-3273

District

St. Tammany Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,375

District enrollment: 39,559

Other Schools in District

Abita Springs Elementary School Elementary
Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center Elementary
Alton Elementary School Elementary
Bayou Woods Elementary School Elementary
Bonne Ecole Elementary School Elementary
Chahta-Ima Elementary School Elementary
Covington Elementary School Elementary
Cypress Cove Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70431) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220165001277

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