Alice Birney Elementary School

4829 Hastings Street, Metairie LA, 70006 | Jefferson Parish School District | 504-885-1054
  • grades PK-5
  • students 671
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 65% 2% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 44 in Metairie
  • Ranked #0 of 1754 in Louisiana
Proficiency Averages
69%Metairie
66%Louisiana

Alice Birney Elementary School is a school servicing grades PK to 5 and is located in the district of "Jefferson Parish School District" in Metairie, LA. There are a total of 671 students and 32 teachers at Alice Birney Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 21 to 1.

Alice Birney Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 64.5%, which is 2% lower than the Louisiana average.

Alice Birney Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students671
Teachers32
Student/Teacher ratio21:1

 

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 Alice Birney Elementary School, 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
All68%
365-69%
475-79%
560-64%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All61%
355-59%
460-64%
560-64%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

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.

Alice Birney Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictLouisianaNational
White 18.1% 28.3% 49.4% 51.1%
Black 22.0% 43.5% 41.4% 15.9%
Asian 7.0% 5.0% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 50.2% 19.9% 4.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.6% 0.8% 0.9% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.1% 2.4% 1.7% 3.1%

Metairie demographics profile

StatisticMetairieLouisianaNational
Population138,5114,648,794328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)5,95510891
Median age41.936.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)55%52%55%
Speak English82%92%79%
Speak Spanish12%4%13%

Education level achieved in Metairie

IndexMetairieLouisianaNational
Completed 8th grade87.3%80.2%84.3%
Completed high school86.4%78.5%83.0%
Completed some college63.1%49.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree40.1%28.6%38.5%
Completed bachelors34.6%23.0%30.3%
Completed masters12.3%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.9%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.4%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Alice Birney Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.