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West St. John Elementary School (k-7)
2555 La Hwy 18
Edgard LA, 70049, St John The Baptist County
Phone: 985-497-3347
Ranking:
(551 out of 947, bottom 42%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 7
School District: St. John the Baptist 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: | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 297 | 305 | 305 | 271 | 286 | 278 | 347 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 28 | 9.4% | 31 | 10.2% | 32 | 10.5% | 34 | 12.5% | 33 | 11.5% | 32 | 11.5% | 33 | 9.5% |
Kindergarten: | 39 | 13.1% | 33 | 10.8% | 39 | 12.8% | 21 | 7.7% | 34 | 11.9% | 24 | 8.6% | 46 | 13.3% |
Grade 1: | 35 | 11.8% | 35 | 11.5% | 25 | 8.2% | 38 | 14.0% | 27 | 9.4% | 40 | 14.4% | 30 | 8.6% |
Grade 2: | 31 | 10.4% | 26 | 8.5% | 45 | 14.8% | 22 | 8.1% | 35 | 12.2% | 21 | 7.6% | 42 | 12.1% |
Grade 3: | 25 | 8.4% | 42 | 13.8% | 27 | 8.9% | 39 | 14.4% | 28 | 9.8% | 39 | 14.0% | 48 | 13.8% |
Grade 4: | 40 | 13.5% | 32 | 10.5% | 41 | 13.4% | 25 | 9.2% | 39 | 13.6% | 39 | 14.0% | 45 | 13.0% |
Grade 5: | 30 | 10.1% | 38 | 12.5% | 26 | 8.5% | 31 | 11.4% | 35 | 12.2% | 23 | 8.3% | 30 | 8.6% |
Grade 6: | 38 | 12.8% | 35 | 11.5% | 32 | 10.5% | 34 | 12.5% | 25 | 8.7% | 30 | 10.8% | 36 | 10.4% |
Grade 7: | 31 | 10.4% | 33 | 10.8% | 38 | 12.5% | 27 | 10.0% | 30 | 10.5% | 30 | 10.8% | 37 | 10.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 133 | 44.8% | 136 | 44.6% | 151 | 49.5% | 143 | 52.8% | 139 | 48.6% | 139 | 50.0% | 175 | 50.4% |
Female: | 164 | 55.2% | 169 | 55.4% | 154 | 50.5% | 128 | 47.2% | 139 | 48.6% | 131 | 47.1% | 168 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% |
Black: | 291 | 98.0% | 299 | 98.0% | 298 | 97.7% | 265 | 97.8% | 283 | 99.0% | 276 | 99.3% | 345 | 99.4% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 284 | 95.6% | 296 | 97.0% | 292 | 95.7% | 258 | 95.2% | 274 | 95.8% | 261 | 93.9% | 329 | 94.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 2.0% | 6 | 2.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.7% | 6 | 2.2% | 11 | 3.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.65 | 13.01 | 14.02 | 12.67 | 11.49 | 10.70 | 12.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
iLEAP | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 57% | 65% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 60% | 64% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 59% | 67% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 63% | 69% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 64% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 60% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 65% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 60% | 63% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 67% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 59% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 69% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 73% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 60% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 43% | 58% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 38% | 55% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 52% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 47% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 52% | 63% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 63% | 67% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 50% | 68% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 51% | 63% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 57% | 64% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 63% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 53% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 64% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 61% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 52% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 65% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 64% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 72% | 72% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 75% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 82% | 77% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55% | 64% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 67% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 65% | 65% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 73% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 75% | 71% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 50% | 62% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 52% | 60% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 61% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 64% | 68% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 62% | 67% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 57% | 68% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 52% | 62% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 65% | 66% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 66% | 68% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 67% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 55% | 60% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 55% | 65% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 57% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 58% | 68% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 55% | 70% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 59% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 51% | 59% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 50% | 65% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 61% | 66% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 58% | 70% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 54% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 53% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 63% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 42% | 53% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 38% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 52% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 45% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 44% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 40% | 64% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 51% | 66% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 51% | 60% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 50% | 66% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 52% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 51% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 50% | 65% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 42% | 67% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 53% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 62% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 57% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 56% | 68% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 70% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 69% | 71% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 65% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 67% | 70% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 51% | 62% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 57% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 63% | 70% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 71% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 71% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 69% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 55% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 48% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49% | 61% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 57% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 63% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 53% | 65% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 55% | 65% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 41% | 57% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 47% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 61% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 58% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 54% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 52% | 68% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 53% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 59% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 62% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 64% | 68% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 65% | 69% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 63% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 69% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 56% | 59% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 46% | 55% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 64% | 63% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 69% | 68% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 62% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 68% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 71% | 69% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 42% | 53% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 38% | 53% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 59% | 59% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 52% | 61% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 55% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% | 64% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 57% | 62% |
2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 49% | 59% |
2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 50% | 60% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 67% | 65% |
2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 66% | 67% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 60% | 65% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 57% | 66% |
2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 61% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 73.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 26.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 15.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,867.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $42,577.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,829.0 |
* West St. John Elementary School (k-7) was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.