Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy

2504 Maine Avenue, Kenner LA, 70062 | Jefferson Parish School District | 504-233-4720
  • grades PK-10
  • students 1205
  • type Other
PROFICIENCY 81% 23% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 14 in Kenner
  • Ranked #0 of 1754 in Louisiana
Proficiency Averages
65%Kenner
66%Louisiana

Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy is a school servicing grades PK to 10 and is located in the district of "Jefferson Parish School District" in Kenner, LA. There are a total of 1,205 students and 65 teachers at Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 81.0%, which is 23% higher than the Louisiana average.

Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1205
Teachers65
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All81%
385-89%
485-89%
590-94%
685-89%
780-84%
860-64%
High School70-74%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All81%
390-94%
490-94%
585-89%
665-69%
780-84%
870-74%
High School80-84%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictLouisianaNational
White 63.4% 28.3% 49.4% 51.1%
Black 11.0% 43.5% 41.4% 15.9%
Asian 4.5% 5.0% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 18.2% 19.9% 4.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.8% 0.9% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.4% 2.4% 1.7% 3.1%

Kenner demographics profile

StatisticKennerLouisianaNational
Population66,7594,648,794328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,48610891
Median age36.536.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)52%52%55%
Speak English72%92%79%
Speak Spanish21%4%13%

Education level achieved in Kenner

IndexKennerLouisianaNational
Completed 8th grade82.0%80.2%84.3%
Completed high school80.8%78.5%83.0%
Completed some college52.6%49.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree30.1%28.6%38.5%
Completed bachelors24.3%23.0%30.3%
Completed masters7.0%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.2%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.5%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.