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Bissonet Plaza Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

6818 Kawanee Ave

Metairie LA, 70003, Jefferson County

Phone: 504-887-0470

Ranking:

(313 out of 947, top 33%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Jefferson Parish School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	43		44		38		37		39		35		35
Total Students:	658		663		560		541		539		510		581
Prekindergarten:	38	5.8%	37	5.6%	35	6.3%	39	7.2%	40	7.4%	37	7.3%	18	3.1%
Kindergarten:	91	13.8%	113	17.0%	99	17.7%	76	14.0%	75	13.9%	75	14.7%	92	15.8%
Grade 1:	117	17.8%	124	18.7%	89	15.9%	85	15.7%	93	17.3%	72	14.1%	97	16.7%
Grade 2:	115	17.5%	88	13.3%	90	16.1%	92	17.0%	79	14.7%	78	15.3%	98	16.9%
Grade 3:	95	14.4%	116	17.5%	90	16.1%	82	15.2%	83	15.4%	87	17.1%	89	15.3%
Grade 4:	115	17.5%	98	14.8%	83	14.8%	81	15.0%	98	18.2%	77	15.1%	101	17.4%
Grade 5:	87	13.2%	87	13.1%	74	13.2%	86	15.9%	71	13.2%	84	16.5%	86	14.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	330	50.2%	338	51.0%	290	51.8%	283	52.3%	270	50.1%	245	48.0%	322	55.4%
Female:	328	49.8%	325	49.0%	270	48.2%	258	47.7%	261	48.4%	257	50.4%	255	43.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	26	4.8%	3	0.6%	6	1.2%	2	0.3%
Asian:	28	4.3%	38	5.7%	39	7.0%	35	6.5%	30	5.6%	32	6.3%	37	6.4%
Hispanic:	247	37.5%	218	32.9%	159	28.4%	86	15.9%	137	25.4%	117	22.9%	95	16.4%
Black:	164	24.9%	191	28.8%	189	33.8%	173	32.0%	192	35.6%	174	34.1%	231	39.8%
White:	199	30.2%	195	29.4%	153	27.3%	195	36.0%	177	32.8%	181	35.5%	216	37.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	3	0.5%	2	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	19	2.9%	18	2.7%	16	2.9%	24	4.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	475	72.2%	493	74.4%	393	70.2%	383	70.8%	383	71.1%	321	62.9%	359	61.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	55	8.4%	62	9.4%	72	12.9%	68	12.6%	65	12.1%	76	14.9%	72	12.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.30		15.07		14.74		14.62		13.82		14.60		16.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
iLEAP
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	57%	65%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	57%	64%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	57%	66%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	62%	67%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	63%	69%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	65%	69%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	70%	72%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	59%	65%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	57%	63%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	62%	68%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	64%	67%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	66%	69%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	72%	71%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	74%	72%
2007	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	48%	58%
2008	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	46%	55%
2009	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	53%	62%
2010	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	54%	63%
2011	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	55%	63%
2012	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	63%	67%
2013	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	66%	68%
2007	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	55%	63%
2008	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	55%	64%
2009	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	57%	67%
2010	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	57%	66%
2011	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	57%	64%
2012	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	59%	65%
2013	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	62%	65%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	63%	64%	69%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	74%	65%	69%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	76%	64%	72%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	85%	74%	75%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	82%	77%	77%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	66%	56%	64%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	62%	67%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67%	57%	65%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	71%	73%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	71%	71%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	65%	53%	62%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	67%	51%	60%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	71%	57%	65%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	70%	66%	68%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	76%	66%	67%
2007	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	75%	63%	68%
2008	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	88%	59%	62%
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	81%	62%	66%
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	69%	67%	68%
2013	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	72%	70%	70%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	83%	54%	60%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	67%	60%	65%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	83%	64%	66%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	77%	64%	68%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	79%	66%	68%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	73%	71%	70%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	83%	75%	72%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67%	52%	59%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67%	55%	65%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71%	60%	66%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71%	63%	70%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80%	64%	67%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83%	69%	70%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69%	73%	72%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65%	47%	53%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65%	51%	58%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81%	57%	62%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75%	58%	63%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68%	55%	62%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73%	60%	64%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	66%	66%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	75%	54%	60%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	75%	65%	66%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	82%	65%	67%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	70%	61%	66%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	73%	63%	65%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	81%	65%	67%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	71%	61%	67%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	62.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	37.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	23.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	8.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	91.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,338.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,194.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,289.0

* Bissonet Plaza Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.