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Joseph J. Davies Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
4101 Mistrot Drive
Meraux, LA 70075
Phone
(504) 267-7890
District
St. Bernard Parish
County
ST. BERNARD PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
650
Classroom Teachers
41

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.3% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Joseph J. Davies Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
41%
52%
46%
46%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
62%
41%
63%
43%
61%
40%
62%
41%
63%
43%
61%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
39%
60%
44%
45%
34%
53%
39%
60%
44%
45%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
16
14
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 70 10.8%
Kindergarten 92 14.2%
Grade 1 96 14.8%
Grade 2 99 15.2%
Grade 3 88 13.5%
Grade 4 94 14.5%
Grade 5 111 17.1%
Total 650 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 65.7% 44.3% 43.1%
Black 21.0% 32.5% 42.8%
Hispanic 10.9% 20.6% 11.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.4% 2.2% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 55.4% 60.5% 61.8%
Free lunch eligible 55.4% 60.5% 56.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 4.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 44,172 4,573,749
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 117.0 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 6.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.0% 19.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.9% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.6% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 12.7% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 15,803 1,783,168
Single Parent Households With Children 16.6% 10.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.3% 86.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.2% 26.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.7% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.8% 14.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.6% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.7% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.9% 14.0%
$15,000 or less 14.3% 13.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,600 $61,917,000 55.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $667 $5,430,000 4.9%
Staff $658 $5,358,000 4.8%
General Administration $368 $2,996,000 2.7%
School Administration $551 $4,492,000 4.0%
Operation $2,205 $17,965,000 16.2%
Transportation $492 $4,007,000 3.6%
Other $130 $1,058,000 1.0%
Total Support $5,070 $41,306,000 37.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $963 $7,842,000 7.1%
Total Expenditures $13,633 $111,065,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,579 $5,366,971,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $850 $601,919,000 5.4%
Staff $755 $534,657,000 4.8%
General Administration $362 $256,471,000 2.3%
School Administration $878 $621,583,000 5.5%
Operation $2,002 $1,417,924,000 12.7%
Transportation $749 $530,277,000 4.7%
Other $425 $301,210,000 2.7%
Total Support $6,022 $4,264,041,000 38.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,222 $1,573,442,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $15,823 $11,204,454,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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