Summary:
The city of Maringouin, Louisiana has only one public elementary school, Valverda Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 467 students. The school is part of the Pointe Coupee Parish school district, which is ranked 83 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Valverda Elementary School has shown steady improvement in its academic performance, with the percentage of students proficient or better in both Mathematics and English Language Arts exceeding the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate for all grades was 64%, compared to the district's 49% and the state's 60%. Similarly, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate for all grades was 78%, compared to the district's 62% and the state's 70%. However, the school faces challenges with a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% in the 2023-2024 school year, which may be linked to the high percentage of students (67.24%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Despite the socioeconomic challenges, Valverda Elementary School's academic performance is generally stronger than the district and state averages, suggesting that the school may be implementing effective instructional strategies and interventions to support student learning. However, the school's performance is still influenced by the district's overall ranking, which highlights the importance of considering both school-level and district-level factors when evaluating educational outcomes.
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