St. John the Baptist Parish School Board

Last updated December 16, 2024

St. John the Baptist Parish School Board is a school district headquartered in unincorporated St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States.^[1]

School uniforms

All schools in the district require school uniforms.^[3]

Schools

All schools are located in unincorporated areas.

High schools

K-8 schools

Zoned

Garyville-Mt. Airy Math and Science Magnet School (Zoned and magnet)
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School
- It was originally named the Glade School. The initial 22-acre (8.9 ha) facility first began operations in 1989 and had a cost of $6 million. Of all of the school district's schools, it had the highest number of students at the time, which exceeded 1,300. In 2005 the school received its next name and had changes in its mascot and school colors. In 2012 Hurricane Isaac damaged the facility. The planned replacement facility is a smaller size than the previous one.^[4] In 2014 the estimated cost of the next facility was $22,500,000, and the projected opening year was 2017. Yeates & Yeates Architects was chosen as the architectural firm.^[5]
LaPlace Elementary School
Emily C. Watkins Elementary School - groundbreaking in 2007^[6]
- It opened in 2009.^[7] It was originally supposed to open in 2008, but its opening was delayed.^[8] By 2011, the school had perennial issues with its HVAC system.^[9] In that period, the school had to have colder than planned temperatures to avoid mold and mildew issues.^[10]
West St. John Elementary School

Magnet

John L. Ory Communication Arts Magnet School

5-8 schools

East St. John Preparatory Academy (formerly East St. John Elementary School) (Reserve CDP,^[11] LaPlace postal address^[12]) - The Times-Picayune describes the school as being in LaPlace. It had a fire in 2015, and its 65,000-square-foot (6,000 m²) replacement facility opened in 2018.^[13] In 2025 East St. John Preparatory School is to be renamed Fifth Ward Preparatory School, as the former Fifth Ward Elementary School will close that year.^[14]

K-4 schools

Fifth Ward Elementary School
- Historically the institution was a segregated school for African-American students. Previously the facility was a junior high school. In 2024, most of the students were African-American. It is adjacent to a chemical plant owned by Denka Performance Elastomer. It is scheduled to close in 2025, and East St. John Preparatory School in turn is to be renamed Fifth Ward Preparatory School.^[14]

Alternative schools

Leon Godchaux Accelerated Program

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References

↑ "School Board Archived 2007-08-06 at the Wayback Machine ." St. John the Baptist Parish .
↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: St. John the Baptist Parish, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 14, 2024. - Text list
↑ "District Dress Policy Archived 2008-05-23 at the Wayback Machine ." St. John the Baptist Parish School Board.
↑ Bacon-Blood, Littice (June 5, 2015). "Lake Pontchartrain Elementary's predecessor was huge, flawed". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved December 14, 2024.
↑ Bacon-Blood, Littice (November 12, 2014). "Architectural design approved for storm-damaged Lake Pontchartrain Elementary". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved December 14, 2024.
↑ "PROCEEDINGS OF THE ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH SCHOOL BOARD RESERVE, LA - Meeting of September 20, 2007 ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}." St. John the Baptist Parish School Board.
↑ Barbier, Sandra (May 22, 2009). "New St. John Parish school deemed first-class". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved December 15, 2024.
↑ Barbier, Sandra (June 2, 2008). "New St. John elementary may not open until 2009". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved December 15, 2024.
↑ Boquet, Jennifer (August 4, 2011). "St. John School Board will tackle climate control problems at Emily C. Watkins Elementary". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved December 15, 2024.
↑ Boquet, Jennifer (October 14, 2010). "HVAC problems lead to chilly temps at Emily C. Watkins Elementary". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved December 15, 2024.
↑ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Reserve CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/3). Retrieved December 14, 2024. - East St. John ES is on Ory Drive, shown here as in Reserve CDP. Index of 2010 maps, Index of 2000 maps. For the 1990 census, parish index map and pages 11, 12, 15, and 16.
↑ "Home". East St. John Preparatory Academy. Retrieved December 14, 2024. 400 Ory Drive, LaPlace, LA 70068
↑ "East St. John Prep rebounds from fire". The Advocate . August 15, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
1 2 "School next to controversial Louisiana plant to close". Times Picayune . November 7, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

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[1] "School Board Archived 2007-08-06 at the Wayback Machine ." St. John the Baptist Parish .

[2] "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: St. John the Baptist Parish, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 14, 2024. - Text list

[3] "District Dress Policy Archived 2008-05-23 at the Wayback Machine ." St. John the Baptist Parish School Board.

[4] Bacon-Blood, Littice (June 5, 2015). "Lake Pontchartrain Elementary's predecessor was huge, flawed". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved December 14, 2024.

[5] Bacon-Blood, Littice (November 12, 2014). "Architectural design approved for storm-damaged Lake Pontchartrain Elementary". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved December 14, 2024.

[6] "PROCEEDINGS OF THE ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH SCHOOL BOARD RESERVE, LA - Meeting of September 20, 2007 ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}." St. John the Baptist Parish School Board.

[7] Barbier, Sandra (May 22, 2009). "New St. John Parish school deemed first-class". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[8] Barbier, Sandra (June 2, 2008). "New St. John elementary may not open until 2009". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[9] Boquet, Jennifer (August 4, 2011). "St. John School Board will tackle climate control problems at Emily C. Watkins Elementary". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[10] Boquet, Jennifer (October 14, 2010). "HVAC problems lead to chilly temps at Emily C. Watkins Elementary". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[ReserveCDPMap-11] "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Reserve CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/3). Retrieved December 14, 2024. - East St. John ES is on Ory Drive, shown here as in Reserve CDP. Index of 2010 maps, Index of 2000 maps. For the 1990 census, parish index map and pages 11, 12, 15, and 16.

[12] "Home". East St. John Preparatory Academy. Retrieved December 14, 2024. 400 Ory Drive, LaPlace, LA 70068

[13] "East St. John Prep rebounds from fire". The Advocate . August 15, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[Nexttoconv-14] 1 2 "School next to controversial Louisiana plant to close". Times Picayune . November 7, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

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