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Young Audiences Charter School

Serves grades PK - 9

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1407 Virgil Street
Gretna, LA 70113
Phone
(504) 717-1200
District
Jefferson Parish
County
JEFFERSON PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
1073
Classroom Teachers
65

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

3

(10 is best)

Better than 28.2% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Young Audiences Charter School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
40%
35%
44%
13%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
42%
45%
45%
18%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
38%
28%
42%
14%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
36%
21%
39%
22%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
36%
27%
43%
7%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
36%
29%
47%
16%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
17
20
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 20 1.9%
Kindergarten 62 5.8%
Grade 1 110 10.3%
Grade 2 88 8.2%
Grade 3 81 7.5%
Grade 4 116 10.8%
Grade 5 115 10.7%
Grade 6 160 14.9%
Grade 7 154 14.4%
Grade 8 167 15.6%
Grade 9 0 0.0%
Total 1073 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 15.2% 22.0% 43.7%
Black 66.5% 34.3% 42.9%
Hispanic 16.8% 38.6% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 4.7% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.4% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 84.6% 59.7% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 81.5% 58.9% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.1% 0.8% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 436,171 4,590,241
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,449.7 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.8% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.3% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.8% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 17.8% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 176,165 1,765,264
Single Parent Households With Children 10.3% 10.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.2% 86.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.8% 26.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.4% 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.3% 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.3% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.2% 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.6% 14.8%
$15,000 or less 10.5% 13.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,007 $354,746,000 53.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $925 $46,842,000 7.0%
Staff $605 $30,623,000 4.6%
General Administration $574 $29,051,000 4.4%
School Administration $831 $42,047,000 6.3%
Operation $1,126 $57,027,000 8.6%
Transportation $505 $25,559,000 3.8%
Other $404 $20,463,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,970 $251,612,000 37.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,167 $59,061,000 8.9%
Total Expenditures $13,143 $665,419,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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