Best Public Schools in Lockport, LA

Summary:

The city of Lockport, Louisiana is home to 3 schools serving elementary and middle grade students: Lockport Lower Elementary School, Lockport Middle School, and Lockport Upper Elementary School. While the schools share some similarities, Lockport Upper Elementary stands out as an exceptional performer, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in Lafourche Parish and achieving very high proficiency rates on state assessments.

Lockport Upper Elementary boasts a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and impressive test scores that significantly outpace the parish and state averages. In 2023-2024, 89% of its students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 70% for the parish and 59% for Louisiana. In contrast, the other Lockport schools have more mixed academic performance, with student populations that tend to come from more economically disadvantaged backgrounds as indicated by their higher free/reduced lunch rates.

While the Lockport schools share similar student-teacher ratios, there are some differences in their racial diversity. Lockport Lower Elementary has the most diverse student body, with 7.61% Hispanic and 4.35% African American students, compared to the other schools which have a predominantly white student population. This could suggest variations in the demographics of the surrounding neighborhoods that the schools serve.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				LEAP Mathematics (2024)						LEAP English Language Arts (2024)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th 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 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Lockport Middle School	Public	6-8	720 Main Street	Lockport	70374	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 532-2597	376	21	18.2	48.4%	308 (81.9%)	5 (1.3%)	21 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	86.7	45^th of 449 public middle schools	90.0%		79.8	76^th of 465 public middle schools	83.7%	31				90.0	64.0	78.0			93.0	83.0	91.0	89.0	$9,129
Lockport Lower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1421 Crescent Avenue	Lockport	70374	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 532-2846	460	25	18.5	53.3%	356 (77.4%)	20 (4.3%)	35 (7.6%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.8%)								(n/a)													$8,936
Lockport Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	201 School Street	Lockport	70374	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 532-3223	356	19	18.9	50.6%	279 (78.4%)	9 (2.5%)	33 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	92.1	38^th of 675 public elementary schools	94.4%		91	50^th of 730 public elementary schools	93.2%	12	90.0	94.0	86.0			89.0	90.0	85.0				90.0	$10,160

Cities Near Lockport

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Larose	5.09 mi	3	66^th
Raceland	7.67 mi	4	105^th
Bourg	9.3 mi	3	39^th
Cut Off	9.41 mi	2	45^th
Montegut	9.69 mi	3	57^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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