Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies, Metairie LA

Original Research by School Decision on Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies

Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies serves grades six through twelve in Metairie, part of the Jefferson Parish public school system. The school is a regular public school with an academic focus signaled by its name, though the available data does not specify whether it operates with magnet admissions criteria or is a neighborhood-option school. Families considering Haynes will want to clarify the enrollment process directly with the district.

Academic performance on Louisiana’s state assessments is reported only for grades six through eight, the grades covered by the LEAP 2025 tests in the data. In those middle-school grades, the proficiency rates across all four tested subjects—math, English language arts, science, and social studies—are very high, well above what is typical statewide. Participation in testing was full. Because the school also includes high school grades, a parent may want to ask the school for its high school assessment results and graduation rate; neither was available in the data we reviewed, so the full picture of academic outcomes for the upper grades is not complete from this source.

The student body reflects a mix of backgrounds. A substantial majority of enrolled students are white, and the next largest groups are Asian and Hispanic. Black students and students of two or more races make up smaller shares. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is relatively low compared to many public schools, suggesting the student body skews economically more advantaged, though not uniformly. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not present in the record, so those dimensions of student support are not accounted for here.

The school is situated in Metairie, a largely suburban community that blends older residential neighborhoods with dense commercial corridors. Veterans Memorial Boulevard and Causeway Boulevard are primary spines for retail and business activity. The area includes “Old Metairie,” which has upscale housing tracts from the 1920s, and more concentrated commercial zones like “Fat City.” Major employers include the training facilities and corporate headquarters of the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans, and two television stations have their main offices in Metairie. Civic anchors include the East Bank Regional Library and the Bucktown Marsh Boardwalk on Lake Pontchartrain. The population of Metairie peaked several decades ago, then declined and stabilized, so the community is built out rather than rapidly growing.

Home values in the immediate area are above the national median, and the estimated typical monthly mortgage and rent are both modest relative to national benchmarks. The local housing market has seen recent price growth, while rents have edged slightly downward. The overall affordability picture for a family depends on income, but the area is not among the most expensive in the region.

The parent district, Jefferson Parish Public School System, is in a period of reorganization. The school board approved a consolidation plan in 2023 that includes school closures and mergers across both the East Bank and West Bank, along with redrawn attendance zones. Budget cuts for the 2024-2025 school year have reduced central office staff and transportation services. The district has also adopted a new evidence-based reading curriculum and received a federal grant for STEM education, which may influence programs at schools like Haynes. Families should expect some ongoing flux in district operations and busing.

Haynes Academy, with its strong middle-school test results and relatively low poverty rate, looks like a solid academic fit for a family who can arrange the logistics of attending, particularly if the school’s “advanced studies” designation aligns with their academic expectations. The lack of high school outcome data is a gap worth investigating with the school directly. The broader district context of consolidation means that any family should stay informed about potential boundary changes, but as of the available information, this school’s profile is one of consistently high performance in the grades that are measured.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 119 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

355 schools plotted. 10 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grades 3-895%

School 95% · District 27% · ▲ 68 pts above district

▲ 67 pts above state median · ▲ 72 pts above county median

English language arts

Grades 3-898%

School 98% · District 37% · ▲ 61 pts above district

▲ 59 pts above state median · ▲ 67 pts above county median

Science

Grades 3-890%

School 90% · District 26% · ▲ 64 pts above district

▲ 67 pts above state median · ▲ 69 pts above county median

Social studies

Grades 3-894%

School 94% · District 28% · ▲ 66 pts above district

▲ 68 pts above state median · ▲ 72 pts above county median

This schoolJefferson Parish, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income96%Higher-income99%3 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income100%Higher-income97%3 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income96%Higher-income99%3 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income96%Higher-income98%2 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income93%Higher-income95%2 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income93%Higher-income98%5 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income93%Higher-income97%4 pp gap