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L. W. Ruppel Academy For Advanced Studies Middle School
815 Huey P. Long Ave
Gretna LA, 70053, Jefferson County
Phone: 504-349-7768
Ranking:
(9 out of 947, top 1%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 7 | |||||||
Total Students: | 334 | 328 | 331 | 350 | 332 | 219 | 138 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 117 | 35.0% | 112 | 34.1% | 97 | 29.3% | 114 | 32.6% | 120 | 36.1% | 88 | 40.2% | 108 | 78.3% |
Grade 7: | 111 | 33.2% | 102 | 31.1% | 115 | 34.7% | 125 | 35.7% | 100 | 30.1% | 104 | 47.5% | NA | NA |
Grade 8: | 106 | 31.7% | 114 | 34.8% | 119 | 36.0% | 111 | 31.7% | 112 | 33.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 160 | 47.9% | 152 | 46.3% | 155 | 46.8% | 162 | 46.3% | 133 | 40.1% | 78 | 35.6% | 55 | 39.9% |
Female: | 174 | 52.1% | 176 | 53.7% | 176 | 53.2% | 188 | 53.7% | 191 | 57.5% | 133 | 60.7% | 79 | 57.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 2.3% | 1 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 38 | 11.4% | 30 | 9.1% | 35 | 10.6% | 37 | 10.6% | 46 | 13.9% | 27 | 12.3% | 16 | 11.6% |
Hispanic: | 33 | 9.9% | 29 | 8.8% | 22 | 6.6% | 16 | 4.6% | 15 | 4.5% | 13 | 5.9% | 11 | 8.0% |
Black: | 107 | 32.0% | 107 | 32.6% | 118 | 35.6% | 124 | 35.4% | 125 | 37.7% | 86 | 39.3% | 50 | 36.2% |
White: | 149 | 44.6% | 146 | 44.5% | 141 | 42.6% | 154 | 44.0% | 142 | 42.8% | 88 | 40.2% | 60 | 43.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.9% | 12 | 3.7% | 12 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 130 | 38.9% | 111 | 33.8% | 122 | 36.9% | 133 | 38.0% | 111 | 33.4% | 73 | 33.3% | 43 | 31.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 10.8% | 30 | 9.1% | 33 | 10.0% | 37 | 10.6% | 56 | 16.9% | 42 | 19.2% | 29 | 21.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.58 | 17.26 | 19.47 | 18.42 | 16.60 | 14.60 | 18.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
iLEAP | ||||||
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 60% | 65% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 64% | 66% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 55% | 65% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 60% | 66% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 51% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 57% | 62% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | 66% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 65% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 50% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 54% | 68% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 64% | 70% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 60% | 71% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 61% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 62% | 70% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 51% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 57% | 70% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 62% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 61% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 64% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 62% | 69% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 49% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 49% | 61% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 58% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 60% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 58% | 65% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 59% | 65% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 46% | 57% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 50% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 57% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 54% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 56% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 61% | 68% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 99% | 57% | 62% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 62% | 68% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 67% | 69% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 63% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 99% | 62% | 69% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 60% | 63% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 101% | 64% | 68% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 99% | 65% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 99% | 65% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 64% | 69% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 56% | 59% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 98% | 60% | 61% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 101% | 61% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 60% | 64% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 61% | 62% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 61% | 65% |
2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 99% | 64% | 67% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 67% | 65% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 98% | 60% | 66% |
2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 99% | 60% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 99% | 66% | 67% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 99% | 66% | 69% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 60% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 98% | 64% | 66% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 99% | 60% | 61% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 60% | 64% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 99% | 68% | 67% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 66% | 67% |
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* L. W. Ruppel Academy For Advanced Studies Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.