Alice Birney Elementary School

Summary:

Alice Birney Elementary School is a public elementary school in Metairie, Louisiana, serving 605 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Jefferson Parish school district. While the school has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students compared to nearby schools, it has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools, performing below district and state averages.

Alice Birney's student subgroups show mixed performance, with African American students and English Language Learners performing relatively well, but Hispanic and White students performing in the bottom half of the state. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics, English Language Arts, and social studies are all below the Jefferson Parish and Louisiana state averages. Additionally, Alice Birney has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 38.61% to 54.55% in recent years.

Nearby schools, such as Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies and Rudolph Matas School, consistently outperform Alice Birney and the district/state averages across all subject areas and grade levels, highlighting the need for improvement at Alice Birney to better serve its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4829 Hastings Street
       Metairie, LA  70006-2676


(504) 885-1054

District: Jefferson Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
459th of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,675 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  12.7 Help
Number of students:  616

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
67.4%
African American:
13.3%
White:
11.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  51.9% Help


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Compare Details Alice Birney Elementary School ranks worse than 68% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 21st among 47 ranked elementary schools in the Jefferson Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.2. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (67.4%), African American (13.3%), White (11.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 51.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alice Birney Elementary School is 12.7, which is the 11th best among 47 elementary schools in the Jefferson Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Alice Birney Elementary School employs 48.3 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Alice Birney Elementary School is $16,675. 32 elementary schools in the Jefferson Parish School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Alice Birney Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Alice Birney Elementary School 459th of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Alice Birney Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Jefferson Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Parish 72nd of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Alice Birney Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Alice Birney Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 73.36 198th 725 72.7%
2008 60.05 334th 743 55.0%
2009 51.61 407th 738 44.9%
2010 53.88 386th 736 47.6%
2011 54.35 398th 766 48.0%
2012 61.74 325th 764 57.5%
2013 58.17 350th 772 54.7%
2014 48.50 430th 777 44.7%
2015 46.00 462nd 792 41.7%
2016 48.93 422nd 742 43.1%
2017 37.20 509th 739 31.1%
2018 29.67 504th 728 30.8%
2019 47.03 407th 731 44.3%
2021 28.05 527th 729 27.7%
2022 41.96 438th 727 39.8%
2023 31.86 517th 730 29.2%
2024 36.20 459th 675 32.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Alice Birney Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.30 74th 89 16.9%
2019 61.87 29th 91 68.1%
2021 26.45 62nd 75 17.3%
2022 29.45 76th 90 15.6%
2023 40.15 63rd 97 35.1%
2024 60.38 26th 86 69.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Alice Birney Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 49.05 161st 333 51.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Alice Birney Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.62 466th 682 31.7%
2019 48.90 387th 697 44.5%
2021 27.12 534th 719 25.7%
2022 41.81 437th 724 39.6%
2023 32.75 511th 723 29.3%
2024 34.99 469th 674 30.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Alice Birney Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.75 393rd 684 42.5%
2021 26.98 527th 705 25.2%
2022 36.75 474th 701 32.4%
2023 30.56 519th 705 26.4%
2024 40.03 413th 635 35.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Alice Birney Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.64 135th 281 52.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Alice Birney Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.99 431st 696 38.1%
2021 31.56 488th 704 30.7%
2022 46.17 400th 712 43.8%
2023 31.54 500th 713 29.9%
2024 35.39 453rd 651 30.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Alice Birney Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.72 250th 547 54.3%
2019 68.09 151st 559 73.0%
2021 33.34 385th 564 31.7%
2022 56.95 210th 562 62.6%
2023 24.81 471st 570 17.4%
2024 57.95 195th 509 61.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Alice Birney Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.34 137th 168 18.5%
2019 41.88 116th 190 38.9%
2021 26.48 163rd 202 19.3%
2022 33.72 162nd 220 26.4%
2023 36.94 161st 233 30.9%
2024 36.54 126th 189 33.3%
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Rank History for White students at Alice Birney Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.13 370th 516 28.3%
2019 30.46 419th 517 19.0%
2021 58.80 218th 522 58.2%
2022 64.76 177th 517 65.8%
2023 43.19 337th 518 34.9%
2024 33.58 352nd 434 18.9%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

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Enrollment information for Alice Birney Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 586 586
1990 288 92 36 49 3 n/a n/a 0 468
1991 338 109 38 51 2 n/a n/a 0 538
1992 339 97 29 54 4 n/a n/a 0 523
1993 378 108 29 50 0 n/a n/a 0 565
1994 330 95 37 45 0 n/a n/a 0 507
1995 355 87 43 57 0 n/a n/a 0 542
1996 355 87 43 57 0 n/a n/a 0 542
1997 354 96 60 54 0 n/a n/a 0 564
1998 350 87 52 53 0 n/a n/a 0 542
1999 353 102 51 56 0 n/a n/a 0 562
2000 323 106 64 56 0 n/a n/a 0 549
2001 321 109 67 52 0 n/a n/a 0 549
2002 329 111 56 48 2 n/a n/a 0 546
2003 329 111 56 48 2 n/a n/a 0 546
2004 317 140 61 58 3 n/a n/a 0 579
2005 304 151 57 58 1 n/a n/a 0 571
2006 219 87 45 33 1 n/a n/a 0 385
2007 233 105 45 56 2 n/a n/a 0 441
2008 253 124 46 82 1 n/a n/a 0 506
2009 250 158 60 141 1 n/a n/a 0 610
2010 251 139 51 162 1 n/a n/a 0 604
2011 316 142 50 58 32 0 27 0 625
2012 226 133 47 233 3 1 21 0 664
2013 135 147 42 240 4 4 10 0 582
2014 108 131 43 315 2 2 14 0 615
2015 121 116 34 349 2 2 15 0 639
2016 117 123 22 380 1 1 11 0 655
2017 98 114 36 385 1 1 13 0 648
2018 100 113 33 412 2 0 11 0 671
2019 74 98 34 312 1 0 7 0 526
2020 73 97 38 361 1 1 9 0 580
2021 66 83 33 339 1 1 11 0 534
2022 68 74 30 343 1 1 14 0 531
2023 75 80 30 408 0 1 11 0 605
2024 73 82 35 415 0 0 11 0 616

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Alice Birney Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 586 35.0 16.7 27.6
1990 468 29.0 16.1 32.3
1991 538 31.0 17.3 32.2
1992 523 30.0 17.4 36.9
1993 565 32.0 17.7 36.6
1994 507 32.0 15.8 43.2
1995 542 30.0 18.1 32.1
1996 542 30.0 18.1 32.1
1997 564 30.0 18.8 35.1
1998 542 30.0 18.1 38.7
1999 562 30.0 18.7 47.3
2000 549 31.0 17.7 40.8
2001 549 30.0 18.3 38.6
2002 546 32.0 17.1 52.9
2003 546 32.0 17.1 52.9
2004 579 33.0 17.5 52.8
2005 571 34.0 16.8 50.8
2006 385 29.8 12.9 54
2007 441 30.0 14.7 73.2
2008 506 33.6 15.1 59.9
2009 610 39.0 15.6 70.8
2010 604 39.0 15.4 76
2011 625 36.0 17.3 75.4
2012 664 38.0 17.4 77.4
2013 582 36.0 16.1 80.4
2014 615 39.0 15.7 81.8
2015 639 38.0 16.8 79.7
2016 655 46.0 14.2 80.6
2017 648 36.0 18.0 54.5
2018 671 32.0 20.9 42.5
2019 526 27.0 19.4 54.4
2020 580 30.0 19.3 49
2021 534 30.0 17.8 53.4
2022 531 29.0 18.3 38.6
2023 605 34.3 17.6 54.5
2024 616 48.3 12.7 51.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Alice Birney Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 586 35.0 16.7 27.6
1990 468 29.0 16.1 32.3
1991 538 31.0 17.3 32.2
1992 523 30.0 17.4 36.9
1993 565 32.0 17.7 36.6
1994 507 32.0 15.8 43.2
1995 542 30.0 18.1 32.1
1996 542 30.0 18.1 32.1
1997 564 30.0 18.8 35.1
1998 542 30.0 18.1 38.7
1999 562 30.0 18.7 47.3
2000 549 31.0 17.7 40.8
2001 549 30.0 18.3 38.6
2002 546 32.0 17.1 52.9
2003 546 32.0 17.1 52.9
2004 579 33.0 17.5 52.8
2005 571 34.0 16.8 50.8
2006 385 29.8 12.9 54
2007 441 30.0 14.7 73.2
2008 506 33.6 15.1 59.9
2009 610 39.0 15.6 70.8
2010 604 39.0 15.4 76
2011 625 36.0 17.3 75.4
2012 664 38.0 17.4 77.4
2013 582 36.0 16.1 80.4
2014 615 39.0 15.7 81.8
2015 639 38.0 16.8 79.7
2016 655 46.0 14.2 80.6
2017 648 36.0 18.0 54.5
2018 671 32.0 20.9 42.5
2019 526 27.0 19.4 54.4
2020 580 30.0 19.3 49
2021 534 30.0 17.8 53.4
2022 531 29.0 18.3 38.6
2023 605 34.3 17.6 54.5
2024 616 48.3 12.7 51.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Alice Birney Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $10,174
2018 $10,797
2019 $11,566
2020 $12,118
2021 $12,580
2022 $16,675

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Alice Birney Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 407th of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 517th of 730 Elementary schools
 15.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Alice Birney Elementary School)6652
 14%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Parish)7058
 12%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6964
 5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Alice Birney Elementary School)5639
 17%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Parish)6552
 13%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7062
 8%
3rd Grade Social Studies (Alice Birney Elementary School)4537
 8%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Parish)4736
 11%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)4744
 3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Alice Birney Elementary School)7655
 21%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Parish)6757
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6965
 4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Alice Birney Elementary School)6659
 7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Parish)6758
 9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7268
 4%
4th Grade Social Studies (Alice Birney Elementary School)5350
 3%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Parish)5147
 4%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5153
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Alice Birney Elementary School)6148
 13%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Parish)6352
 11%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6361
 2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Alice Birney Elementary School)6155
 6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Parish)6761
 6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
5th Grade Social Studies (Alice Birney Elementary School)5335
 18%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Parish)5642
 14%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5448
 6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students526605
 15%
African American9880
 18.4%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian3430
 11.8%
Hispanic312408
 30.8%
Pacific Islander01
White7475
 1.4%
Two or More Races711
 57.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients54.4%54.5%
 0.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Alice Birney Elementary School

In the 2023-24 school year, 616 students attended Alice Birney Elementary School.

Students who attend Alice Birney Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : J.D. Meisler Middle School

Students at Alice Birney Elementary School are 67% Hispanic, 13% African American, 12% White, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Alice Birney Elementary School ranks 459th of 675 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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