Summary:
The nine elementary schools in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, serve grades from PK-2 to PK-5 and form a high-performing district that ranks in the 90th percentile statewide, with total enrollment around 3,902 students.
Norco Elementary School stands out as the academic powerhouse, leading the district with the highest LEAP proficiency rates in Math (93%), ELA (88%), and Social Studies (73%), and it holds the top state ranking (59th out of 690). St. Rose Elementary School is a consistent high-achiever, posting excellent math scores (84%) and very low chronic absenteeism (4.0%), despite serving the highest percentage of economically disadvantaged students (68.15%). Ethel Schoeffner Elementary School is the low-absenteeism champion at just 3.8%, while also achieving strong proficiency in Math (83%) and ELA (83%). Allemands Elementary School, the smallest school with 241 students, boasts the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the district at 3.6%, though it lacks recent test scores as it serves only PK-2. In contrast, Lakewood Elementary School shows a concerning declining trajectory, dropping from the 90th percentile (5 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 69th percentile (3 stars) in 2025-2026.
District-wide, chronic absenteeism averages just 7.7%, dramatically lower than the state average of 22.5%, and student-teacher ratios are excellent, ranging from 8.2:1 to 11.2:1. Social Studies is a relative weakness, with the district average (65%) only 10 points above the state average (55%), and schools like Luling Elementary School (47%) and Lakewood (59%) falling below that state mark. Three PK-2 schools—Mimosa Park Elementary School, New Sarpy Elementary School, and Allemands—create a data blind spot with no recent LEAP scores, making direct academic comparisons impossible. Overall, St. Charles Parish elementary schools excel in attendance and foundational academics, with St. Rose particularly notable for closing achievement gaps despite higher poverty levels.
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