W. Smith Jr. Elementary School
6701 St Bernard Hwy
Violet LA, 70092, Saint Bernard County
Phone: 504-272-0300
Ranking: 
(524 out of 947, bottom 45%)*
(524 out of 947, bottom 45%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: St. Bernard 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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 26 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 384 | 382 | 384 | 391 | 360 | 305 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 39 | 10.2% | 50 | 13.1% | 63 | 16.4% | 59 | 15.1% | 58 | 16.1% | 61 | 20.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 56 | 14.6% | 57 | 14.9% | 45 | 11.7% | 51 | 13.0% | 64 | 17.8% | 41 | 13.4% |
| Grade 1: | 63 | 16.4% | 47 | 12.3% | 54 | 14.1% | 76 | 19.4% | 47 | 13.1% | 49 | 16.1% |
| Grade 2: | 45 | 11.7% | 48 | 12.6% | 75 | 19.5% | 45 | 11.5% | 50 | 13.9% | 41 | 13.4% |
| Grade 3: | 54 | 14.1% | 83 | 21.7% | 43 | 11.2% | 54 | 13.8% | 49 | 13.6% | 48 | 15.7% |
| Grade 4: | 81 | 21.1% | 48 | 12.6% | 56 | 14.6% | 58 | 14.8% | 56 | 15.6% | 42 | 13.8% |
| Grade 5: | 46 | 12.0% | 49 | 12.8% | 48 | 12.5% | 48 | 12.3% | 36 | 10.0% | 23 | 7.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 212 | 55.2% | 203 | 53.1% | 202 | 52.6% | 204 | 52.2% | 180 | 50.0% | 155 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 172 | 44.8% | 179 | 46.9% | 182 | 47.4% | 187 | 47.8% | 172 | 47.8% | 142 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 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% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 4.2% | 19 | 5.0% | 19 | 4.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 2.0% |
| Black: | 322 | 83.9% | 312 | 81.7% | 319 | 83.1% | 318 | 81.3% | 325 | 90.3% | 261 | 85.6% |
| White: | 20 | 5.2% | 28 | 7.3% | 30 | 7.8% | 55 | 14.1% | 31 | 8.6% | 38 | 12.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 6.5% | 23 | 6.0% | 16 | 4.2% | 15 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 372 | 96.9% | 357 | 93.5% | 357 | 93.0% | 363 | 92.8% | 341 | 94.7% | 264 | 86.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.6% | 13 | 3.4% | 16 | 4.1% | 8 | 2.2% | 12 | 3.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.57 | 12.52 | 12.80 | 12.61 | 12.86 | 11.90 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 72% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 70% | 67% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 78% | 69% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 75% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 77% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 85% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 80% | 67% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 80% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 80% | 71% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 86% | 72% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 73% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 65% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 69% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 70% | 67% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 75% | 68% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 74% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 69% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 68% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 65% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 70% | 65% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 73% | 72% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | 75% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 82% | 77% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 78% | 65% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | 73% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 71% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 71% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 73% | 68% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 75% | 67% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 67% | 66% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 79% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 74% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 72% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79% | 68% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 78% | 68% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 76% | 70% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 82% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 80% | 66% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 70% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 79% | 67% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 79% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 90% | 72% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 74% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 64% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 73% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 78% | 64% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 78% | 66% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 77% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 70% | 65% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 72% | 67% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 82% | 67% |
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* W. Smith Jr. Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.