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Lerosen Preparatory Academy

Q: How many students attend Lerosen Preparatory Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 590 students attended Lerosen Preparatory Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lerosen Preparatory Academy?

Students at Lerosen Preparatory Academy are 72% African American, 18% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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Summary

Lerosen Preparatory Academy is an alternative public school in Lafayette, Louisiana, serving 590 students from kindergarten to 12th grade, with a predominantly African American student population (72.03%).

Lerosen Preparatory Academy consistently underperforms compared to the Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy and Lafayette Charter Foundation schools in the area, as well as the Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy and Lafayette Charter Foundation districts, across various standardized tests. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, only 21% of Lerosen Preparatory Academy students were proficient or better in EOC/Algebra I, compared to 74% in the Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy district and 64% statewide. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 79.66% to 145.76% over the past three school years, indicating a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population.

Interestingly, the racial composition of Lerosen Preparatory Academy's student population has undergone a notable shift, with the percentage of African American students increasing from 57.89% in 2020-2021 to 72.03% in 2022-2023, while the percentage of White students decreased from 31.58% to 17.97% during the same period. This change in the racial makeup of the student population may be influenced by various factors, such as changes in the local community, school choice policies, or enrollment patterns. Addressing the academic challenges and resource allocation at Lerosen Preparatory Academy could be crucial in improving the educational outcomes for its students.

590

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

79.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

516 W Pinhook Rd
Lafayette, LA 70503

(337) 521-7580

District: Lafayette Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.0%

White:

18.0%

Hispanic:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2019 → 7th in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (20% vs 59% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (7% vs 83%)

!High chronic absenteeism (67% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school20%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg59%

Not ranked this year

Lerosen Preparatory Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

27^th of 118Lafayette Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	3.2	722 of 730	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.1	727 of 727	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	692 of 729	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	731 of 731	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.5	728 of 728	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.6	733 of 739	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.7	738 of 742	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.7	792 of 792	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.7	774 of 777	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.4	730 of 736	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.4	736 of 738	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	6.0	564 of 570	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	558 of 562	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	556 of 564	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	559 of 559	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	547 of 547	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	2.8	703 of 705	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	2.4	722 of 723	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	721 of 724	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	681 of 719	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.7	697 of 697	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	681 of 682	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	1.8	711 of 712	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	696 of 696	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	1.8	459 of 465	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.4	458 of 459	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	444 of 449	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.3	410 of 411	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.9	432 of 437	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.5	425 of 435	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.7	478 of 482	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.6	464 of 470	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.4	396 of 408	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.7	408 of 425	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	5.6	354 of 360	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	355 of 360	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	351 of 352	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	336 of 338	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	308 of 313	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	1.5	443 of 444	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.9	441 of 441	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	433 of 441	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	415 of 418	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	1.4	458 of 459	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	453 of 458	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.7	454 of 455	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	430 of 430	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	402 of 403	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	4.0	430 of 443	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	438 of 442	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	431 of 442	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	415 of 418	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	3.7	334 of 338	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	6.6	297 of 321	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	304 of 326	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	288 of 313	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	18.4	211 of 252	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	249 of 256	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	232 of 233	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	6.7	290 of 308	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	297 of 311	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.4	292 of 292	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	10.1	290 of 321	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.8	298 of 301	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	3.0	297 of 306	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	275 of 291	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	1.0	249 of 249	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2023)1st percentile~ school

Female (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2022)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2023)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2023)2nd percentile~ school

White (2018)1st percentile~ school

Female (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)<1st percentile~ school

High school

African American (2023)16th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)10th percentile~ school

Female (2023)6th percentile~ school

Male (2023)3rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2023)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2022-2023) ?

Geometry42%-19 vs state

English I31%-36 vs state

English II24%-43 vs state

English Language Arts23%-44 vs state

Algebra I21%-43 vs state

Mathematics16%-43 vs state

U.S. History13%-41 vs state

Social Studies12%-33 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lerosen Preparatory Academy

How many students attend Lerosen Preparatory Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 590 students attended Lerosen Preparatory Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Lerosen Preparatory Academy?

Students at Lerosen Preparatory Academy are 72% African American, 18% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Lerosen Preparatory Academy in?

Lafayette Parish

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