Young Audiences Charter School

1407 Virgil Street, Gretna LA, 70113 | Jefferson Parish School District | 504-717-1200
  • grades KG-7
  • students 764
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 54% 19% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 20 in Gretna
  • Ranked #0 of 1754 in Louisiana
Proficiency Averages
65%Gretna
66%Louisiana

Young Audiences Charter School is a school servicing grades KG to 7 and is located in the district of "Jefferson Parish School District" in Gretna, LA. There are a total of 764 students and 41 teachers at Young Audiences Charter School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Young Audiences Charter School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 53.5%, which is 19% lower than the Louisiana average.

Young Audiences Charter School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students764
Teachers41
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 Young Audiences Charter 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
All52%
345-49%
465-69%
560-64%
645-49%
750-54%
830-34%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All55%
345-49%
450-54%
560-64%
650-54%
755-59%
860-64%
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.

Young Audiences Charter School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictLouisianaNational
White 22.4% 28.3% 49.4% 51.1%
Black 60.0% 43.5% 41.4% 15.9%
Asian 1.0% 5.0% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 12.0% 19.9% 4.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.2% 2.4% 1.7% 3.1%

Gretna demographics profile

StatisticGretnaLouisianaNational
Population17,7464,648,794328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,39710891
Median age41.436.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)41%52%55%
Speak English80%92%79%
Speak Spanish16%4%13%

Education level achieved in Gretna

IndexGretnaLouisianaNational
Completed 8th grade75.1%80.2%84.3%
Completed high school72.6%78.5%83.0%
Completed some college43.6%49.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree21.5%28.6%38.5%
Completed bachelors16.8%23.0%30.3%
Completed masters5.8%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.0%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.8%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Young Audiences Charter School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.