Overview of Fifth Ward Junior High School:Fifth Ward Junior High School is a public school located in Bush, LA, which is in a distant rural setting. The student population of Fifth Ward Junior High School is 470, and the school serves PK-8. At Fifth Ward Junior High School, 76% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 82% scored at or above that level for reading.

The school’s minority student enrollment is 6%. The student-teacher ratio is 14:1, which is better than that of the district.

The student population is made up of 48% female students and 52% male students. The school enrolls 59% economically disadvantaged students. There are 33 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Fifth Ward Junior High School:

At Fifth Ward Junior High School, 76% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 82% scored at or above that level for reading.

Compared with the district, the school did better in math and better in reading, according to this metric. In St. Tammany Parish, 81% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 75% tested at or above that level for math.

Fifth Ward Junior High School did better in math and better in reading in this metric compared with students across the state. In Louisiana, 68% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 62% tested at or above that level for math.