Elementary Schools in Lafayette Parish

Summary:

The Lafayette Parish school district in Louisiana is home to 24 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. This diverse area features a mix of high-performing public schools as well as those facing challenges, providing parents with a range of educational options for their children.

Among the standout elementary schools in Lafayette Parish are Myrtle Place Elementary School, which consistently ranks among the top 20 elementary schools in the state with exceptional test scores, and Ernest Gallet Elementary School, which also boasts high performance with 84-89% of students proficient in math and English. Other top-tier schools include Green T. Lindon Elementary School and L. Leo Judice Elementary School, which all demonstrate significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the Lafayette Parish and state averages.

However, the data also reveals a concerning achievement gap, with some schools, such as J.W. Faulk Elementary School and Alice N. Boucher Elementary School, struggling with lower test scores and rankings. This disparity appears to be linked to socioeconomic factors, as schools with higher poverty levels, as indicated by free and reduced lunch rates, tend to have lower academic performance. Addressing these inequities and improving student attendance, which is a concern across all schools, will be crucial for ensuring all children in Lafayette Parish have access to a high-quality education.

District Detail

202 Rue Iberville
Lafayette, LA 70508-1502

(337) 521-7270

SchoolDigger Rank:
27^th of 118 Louisiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 29,396

Primary Schools: 25
Middle Schools: 10
High Schools: 10
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Patterson Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7610	442	30	14.6	94.3%	15 (3.4%)	403 (91.2%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	18.4	578^th of 666 public elementary schools	13.2%		17.7	583^rd of 675 public elementary schools	13.6%	5	43.0	49.0	33.0				43.0	42.0	58.0	54.0		51.0	$17,931
Broadmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	609 Broadmoor Boulevard	Lafayette	70503	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7620	749	47	15.9	42.9%	372 (49.7%)	118 (15.8%)	156 (20.8%)	68 (9.1%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.3%)	83.7	100^th of 666 public elementary schools	85.0%		86	89^th of 675 public elementary schools	86.8%	11	84.0	91.0	75.0				84.0	82.0	81.0	79.0		80.0	$14,404
Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Tee Ma Road	Carencro	70520	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7640	705	50	14.0	69.1%	157 (22.3%)	311 (44.1%)	209 (29.6%)	15 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	35.8	451^st of 666 public elementary schools	32.3%		49.2	369^th of 675 public elementary schools	45.3%	82	59.0	57.0	53.0				55.0	56.0	57.0	59.0		57.0	$14,889
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
Duson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Fourth Street	Duson	70529	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7660	229	15	15.2	74.2%	137 (59.8%)	63 (27.5%)	26 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	84.1	96^th of 666 public elementary schools	85.6%		78	150^th of 675 public elementary schools	77.8%	54	88.0	89.0	76.0				84.0	81.0	81.0	79.0		80.0	$17,255
J.W. Faulk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	711 East Willow Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7680	424	30	14.3	94.3%	13 (3.1%)	384 (90.6%)	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	24.9	529^th of 666 public elementary schools	20.6%		18.2	578^th of 675 public elementary schools	14.4%	49	46.0	54.0	38.0				47.0	51.0	49.0	64.0		54.0	$15,316
L. Leo Judice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5801 Cameron Street	Scott	70583	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7710	371	13	29.2	44.5%	254 (68.5%)	81 (21.8%)	8 (2.2%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.9%)	94.4	23^rd of 666 public elementary schools	96.5%		91.9	40^th of 675 public elementary schools	94.1%	17		100.0	85.0				94.0			94.0			$14,576
Green T. Lindon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	603 Avenue B	Youngsville	70592	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7720	719	34	20.9	47.7%	401 (55.8%)	211 (29.3%)	39 (5.4%)	22 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)	90.9	47^th of 666 public elementary schools	92.9%		89.5	56^th of 675 public elementary schools	91.7%	9		89.0					94.0	86.0	90.0			89.0	$14,078
Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	222 W. Milton Avenue	Lafayette	70508	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 521-7740	1,261	63	19.9	32.6%	987 (78.3%)	132 (10.5%)	52 (4.1%)	39 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (3.7%)	91.3	43^rd of 666 public elementary schools	93.5%		89.4	57^th of 675 public elementary schools	91.6%	14	86.0	90.0	87.0	91.0	92.0	91.0	89.0	87.0	90.0	86.0	93.0	91.0	$12,875
S.J. Montgomery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Foreman Drive	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7750	663	45	14.5	75.6%	86 (13.0%)	383 (57.8%)	157 (23.7%)	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	21.6	556^th of 666 public elementary schools	16.5%		27.5	520^th of 675 public elementary schools	23.0%	36	44.0	56.0	39.0				45.0	42.0	62.0	47.0		50.0	$17,228
Myrtle Place Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Myrtle Place Boulevard	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7760	384	21	18.0	30.2%	284 (74.0%)	78 (20.3%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	94.6	20^th of 666 public elementary schools	97.0%		96	12^th of 675 public elementary schools	98.2%	8	93.0		91.0				95.0	93.0	92.0	94.0		93.0	$15,327
Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Kaliste Saloom Road	Lafayette	70508	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7780	484	36	13.4	63.2%	199 (41.1%)	182 (37.6%)	48 (9.9%)	17 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.0%)	64.5	261^st of 666 public elementary schools	60.8%		67.3	244^th of 675 public elementary schools	63.9%	17	78.0	73.0	47.0				66.0	75.0	74.0			74.0	$14,917
Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Rue du Belier	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7790	663	38	17.2	57.9%	295 (44.5%)	256 (38.6%)	67 (10.1%)	13 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.2%)	82.6	108^th of 666 public elementary schools	83.8%		86.2	85^th of 675 public elementary schools	87.4%	23	81.0	80.0	75.0				79.0	80.0	80.0	87.0		83.0	$14,962
Truman Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK-K	1210 West Willow Street	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 521-7810	331	26	12.9	79.2%	70 (21.1%)	208 (62.8%)	45 (13.6%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$18,200
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	912 Delhomme Ave	Scott	70583	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7820	597	39	15.2	73.2%	118 (19.8%)	243 (40.7%)	208 (34.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	41.2	410^th of 666 public elementary schools	38.4%		45.2	394^th of 675 public elementary schools	41.6%	16	54.0	65.0	39.0				53.0	58.0	70.0	66.0		64.0	$14,254
Woodvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Leon Drive	Lafayette	70503	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7830	793	52	15.2	54.5%	394 (49.7%)	261 (32.9%)	40 (5.0%)	56 (7.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (4.8%)	83.4	104^th of 666 public elementary schools	84.4%		85.2	93^rd of 675 public elementary schools	86.2%	11	71.0	90.0	81.0				80.0	73.0	91.0	87.0		84.0	$15,256
Charles M. Burke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2845 Ridge Rd.	Duson	70529	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7630	564	32	17.4	67.0%	228 (40.4%)	147 (26.1%)	164 (29.1%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	64.1	267^th of 666 public elementary schools	59.9%		78	149^th of 675 public elementary schools	77.9%	118	81.0	69.0	69.0				73.0	63.0	64.0	78.0		69.0	$15,654
Ernest Gallet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 E Milton Ave	Youngsville	70592	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 521-7690	643	33	19.6	37.8%	397 (61.7%)	139 (21.6%)	46 (7.2%)	31 (4.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	88.9	64^th of 666 public elementary schools	90.4%		92.4	33^rd of 675 public elementary schools	95.1%	31	88.0	88.0	75.0				84.0	88.0	88.0			88.0	$14,658
Live Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3020 N University Ave	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7730	520	32	16.0	81.9%	73 (14.0%)	345 (66.3%)	91 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	33	475^th of 666 public elementary schools	28.7%		41.9	416^th of 675 public elementary schools	38.4%	59	49.0	56.0	56.0				53.0	49.0	62.0	60.0		57.0	$15,383
J. Wallace James Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 W. Willow St.	Scott	70583	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7700	957	48	20.1	51.1%	402 (42.0%)	483 (50.5%)	40 (4.2%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.7%)	77.1	158^th of 666 public elementary schools	76.3%		79.7	137^th of 675 public elementary schools	79.7%	21		84.0	66.0				77.0	74.0	82.0	80.0		78.0	$13,280
Ossun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Rue Scholastique	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7770	498	28	17.8	79.3%	174 (34.9%)	211 (42.4%)	90 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	72.8	192^nd of 666 public elementary schools	71.2%		59.3	295^th of 675 public elementary schools	56.3%	103	76.0	75.0					74.0	69.0	80.0			76.0	$14,223
Evangeline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 East Butcher Switch Road	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7670	604	42	14.3	85.3%	71 (11.8%)	488 (80.8%)	30 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	51.6	350^th of 666 public elementary schools	47.4%		74.6	178^th of 675 public elementary schools	73.6%	172	56.0	67.0					61.0		77.0	64.0		71.0	$14,604
Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 South Fieldspan Road	Duson	70529	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7800	592	30	19.5	59.3%	239 (40.4%)	184 (31.1%)	118 (19.9%)	27 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	77.3	156^th of 666 public elementary schools	76.6%		75.9	168^th of 675 public elementary schools	75.1%	12	73.0	80.0					72.0	75.0	82.0			77.0	$14,104
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School	Public	K-6	801 Mudd Ave.	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7500	247	27	9.2	93.1%	6 (2.4%)	224 (90.7%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	30.3	488^th of 666 public elementary schools	26.7%		12.9	614^th of 675 public elementary schools	9.0%	126	59.0	63.0	29.0				51.0	58.0	46.0			48.0	$16,857
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Willow Charter Academy	2.06 mi	1	34^th
Louisiana Achievement Charter Academies, Inc.	2.08 mi	2
Lafayette Charter Foundation, Inc.	3.94 mi	2
Lafayette Charter Foundation	3.94 mi	1
JCFA Lafayette	4.48 mi	1	28^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.