Best Public Schools in Broussard, LA

Summary:

The city of Broussard, Louisiana is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools (Katharine Drexel Elementary School and Martial Billeaud Elementary School) and 1 middle school (Broussard Middle School). Based on the available data, Martial Billeaud Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing school in the area, earning a 4-star rating and consistently outperforming the Lafayette Parish and Louisiana state averages in both math and English language arts.

While all 3 Broussard schools have higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates, Martial Billeaud Elementary has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (43.96%) compared to the other schools, indicating a relatively more advantaged student population. Additionally, Martial Billeaud Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 15.4, compared to 13.1 at Katharine Drexel Elementary and 17.9 at Broussard Middle School.

While Broussard Middle School also performed well, with 66% of students proficient or better in math and 79% in English language arts, Katharine Drexel Elementary had lower test scores than the other two schools. Overall, the data suggests that the Lafayette Parish school district, which all 3 Broussard schools are a part of, is performing relatively well compared to the state average.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Broussard Middle School	Public	6-8	1325 South Morgan Avenue	Broussard	70518	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7870	465	31	15.1	55.1%	206 (44.3%)	179 (38.5%)	38 (8.2%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	70.2	135^th of 447 public middle schools	69.8%		70.2	133^rd of 449 public middle schools	70.4%	2				74.0	63.0	59.0	66.0				77.0	81.0	79.0	$13,169
Katharine Drexel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	409 St. DePorres Avenue	Broussard	70518	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7650	583	33	17.7	71.0%	164 (28.1%)	271 (46.5%)	112 (19.2%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.8%)	47	376^th of 666 public elementary schools	43.5%		54.2	335^th of 675 public elementary schools	50.4%	41	60.0	70.0	46.0				59.0	63.0	64.0	68.0			65.0	$15,731
Martial Billeaud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E. Fairfield Dr.	Broussard	70518	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7270	572	38	15.2	43.4%	346 (60.5%)	162 (28.3%)	31 (5.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	84.3	94^th of 666 public elementary schools	85.9%		82.8	111^th of 675 public elementary schools	83.6%	17	82.0	79.0	81.0				80.0	82.0	83.0				83.0	$14,371

Cities Near Broussard

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Youngsville	3.55 mi	6	19^th
Lafayette	4.66 mi	33	113^th
Saint Martinville	5.56 mi	7	161^st
New Iberia	6.82 mi	16	121^st
Scott	8.99 mi	4	85^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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