Harahan Elementary School

6723 Jefferson Highway, River Ridge LA, 70123 | Jefferson Parish School District | 504-737-3918
  • grades PK-5
  • students 493
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 80% 22% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 4 in River Ridge
  • Ranked #0 of 1754 in Louisiana
Proficiency Averages
80%River Ridge
66%Louisiana

Harahan Elementary School is a school servicing grades PK to 5 and is located in the district of "Jefferson Parish School District" in River Ridge, LA. There are a total of 493 students and 22 teachers at Harahan Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 23 to 1.

Harahan Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 80.0%, which is 22% higher than the Louisiana average.

Harahan Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students493
Teachers22
Student/Teacher ratio23:1

 

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 Harahan 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
All78%
3>= 90%
480-84%
565-69%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All82%
3>= 90%
470-74%
580-84%
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.

Harahan Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictLouisianaNational
White 61.1% 28.3% 49.4% 51.1%
Black 23.7% 43.5% 41.4% 15.9%
Asian 1.8% 5.0% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 9.3% 19.9% 4.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.4% 2.4% 1.7% 3.1%

River Ridge demographics profile

StatisticRiver RidgeLouisianaNational
Population9,2934,648,794328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,60510891
Median age44.136.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)62%52%55%
Speak English94%92%79%
Speak Spanish4%4%13%

Education level achieved in River Ridge

IndexRiver RidgeLouisianaNational
Completed 8th grade85.7%80.2%84.3%
Completed high school85.2%78.5%83.0%
Completed some college59.3%49.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree35.4%28.6%38.5%
Completed bachelors29.2%23.0%30.3%
Completed masters10.2%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.1%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.4%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Harahan Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.