Washington Montessori, Kenner LA

Original Research by School Decision on Washington Montessori

Washington Montessori is no longer in operation. It served Montessori-grade levels in Kenner, Louisiana, as a regular public school within the Jefferson Parish Public School System. The state testing data from the 2022-23 school year provides the most recent picture of its academic performance before closure. Because the school did not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate, and enrollment and demographic information is not available in the record.

On Louisiana’s LEAP 2025 assessments, the school’s results were mixed across subjects and grades. English language arts was the strongest area, with proficiency rates that ranged from roughly a third to approaching half of students across grades three through five. Math proficiency varied more widely and was generally lower; grade four was particularly weak. Science and social studies also showed low proficiency, with the share of students scoring proficient often below a third. The school’s overall pattern shows that many students were not reaching the state’s proficiency benchmark, especially in math and science. A parent looking at these results before the school closed might have wanted to ask the school about its instructional supports in those areas.

Kenner, where Washington Montessori was located, is the largest incorporated suburb of New Orleans and the most populous city in Jefferson Parish. It is a car-dependent suburban community shaped by Interstate 10, Williams Boulevard, and Airline Drive. Major features include Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, which is within city limits, the Pontchartrain Convention Center, and the Treasure Chest Casino. The Rivertown historic district offers a more walkable cluster of museums and a planetarium, but the broader city is built around automobile access, with strip development and residential subdivisions. The population has declined modestly in recent years. Housing values in the area are below the national typical level, and rental costs consume a moderate share of household income.

The Jefferson Parish district, which included Washington Montessori, has been undergoing significant change. A school consolidation plan approved in 2023 shut down and merged several schools across the parish, and the district also approved budget cuts for the 2024-25 school year. The district adopted a new evidence-based reading curriculum and received a federal grant to enhance STEM education. These shifts are part of the context for the closure of this school. Families in Kenner now need to look to other elementary schools within Jefferson Parish, and the district’s attendance zones and school assignments may have shifted as a result of consolidation.

Because the school is closed, it is not an option for current or incoming families. Anyone navigating school choices in Kenner should check the district’s current school finder or contact the Jefferson Parish Public School System directly to learn which schools serve their address and what academic programs those schools offer.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 323%

School 23% · district not reported

▼ 2 pts below state median

Grade 48%

School 8% · district not reported

▼ 20 pts below state median

Grade 533%

School 33% · district not reported

▲ 14 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 346%

School 46% · district not reported

▲ 16 pts above state median

Grade 434%

School 34% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 544%

School 44% · district not reported

▲ 15 pts above state median

Science

Grade 318%

School 18% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 415%

School 15% · district not reported

▼ 6 pts below state median

Grade 533%

School 33% · district not reported

▲ 10 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 318%

School 18% · district not reported

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 414%

School 14% · district not reported

▼ 6 pts below state median

Grade 530%

School 30% · district not reported

▲ 7 pts above state 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 3Lower-income37%Higher-income85%48 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income31%Higher-income36%5 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income19%Higher-income43%25 pp gap