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Richard Elementary School

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Richard Elementary School ranks 94 th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Richard Elementary School in Church Point, LA, is a high-performing public school serving 458 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade within the Acadia Parish school district, which ranks in the top 35% of Louisiana districts. This school stands out as a clear academic leader in the region, consistently outperforming both district and state averages in core subjects. For the 2025-2026 school year, Richard Elementary achieved 84% proficiency in English Language Arts and 77% in Mathematics, far exceeding the state averages of 70% and 62%, respectively. Its closest competitor, Iota Elementary School, trails by 6 points in Math and 4 points in ELA, while nearby Church Point Elementary School scores only 61% in ELA. This exceptional performance has earned Richard Elementary a 4-star rating from Schooldigger for ten consecutive years and a current state ranking in the 86th percentile among all Louisiana elementary schools.

What makes Richard Elementary particularly impressive is its consistent upward trajectory and its ability to serve all students well. After a low point in the 2021-2022 school year, the school has climbed steadily for four years to its current rank of 94th out of 690 schools statewide. Notably, the school excels with its Low Socio-Economic Status students, ranking in the 73rd percentile statewide—a key differentiator from many schools that struggle with this demographic. The school also benefits from serving students through 8th grade, maintaining high proficiency rates in later grades, such as 88% in ELA and 69% in Math for 8th graders. This continuity of education contributes to the school's overall stability and success, making it an academic oasis in a region where many nearby schools, like Lawtell Elementary School (55% ELA) and Glendale Elementary School (56% ELA) in the St. Landry Parish district, are performing far below state averages.

While Richard Elementary's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is close to the state average, it is significantly lower than the district average of 29.8% and many nearby schools, including Church Point Elementary (27.0%) and East Elementary (27.1%). However, this rate has not yet returned to its pre-pandemic low of 4.1%, representing the most significant area where the school could potentially make further gains to solidify its already strong performance. Overall, Richard Elementary offers a proven track record of academic excellence, effective leadership, and a supportive environment that helps students thrive from early childhood through middle school.

458

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,659

Per pupil spending ?

48.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1616 Charlene Highway
Church Point, LA 70525-5619

(337) 684-3339

District: Acadia Parish

Students who attend Richard Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Church Point High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.0%

African American:

4.6%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (78% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Louisiana elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Acadia Parish

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg62%

Louisiana avg62%

Elementary school

94^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

95^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 15Elementary Schools in the Acadia Parish

29^th of 116Acadia Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	94 of 690	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	120 of 666	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	134 of 675	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	134 of 730	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	189 of 727	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	166 of 729	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	168 of 731	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	128 of 728	82.4%	★★★★☆
2017	83.4	89 of 739	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	82.6	101 of 742	86.4%	★★★★☆
2015	83.2	90 of 792	88.6%	★★★★☆
2014	84.7	71 of 777	90.9%	★★★★★
2013	91.2	26 of 772	96.6%	★★★★★
2012	85.1	81 of 764	89.4%	★★★★☆
2011	81.5	124 of 766	83.8%	★★★★☆
2010	81.9	106 of 736	85.6%	★★★★☆
2009	77.0	157 of 738	78.7%	★★★★☆
2008	78.7	144 of 743	80.6%	★★★★☆
2007	85.5	78 of 725	89.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	105 of 679	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	154 of 633	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	184 of 635	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	116 of 705	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	124 of 701	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	121 of 705	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	146 of 684	78.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	185 of 685	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	69.6	197 of 661	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	163 of 674	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	166 of 723	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	189 of 724	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	133 of 719	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	195 of 697	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	74 of 682	89.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	95 of 682	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	87 of 641	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	125 of 651	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	106 of 713	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	253 of 712	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.0	197 of 704	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	166 of 696	76.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	132 of 496	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	60.5	174 of 431	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	150 of 434	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	154 of 518	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.9	255 of 517	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	175 of 522	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	206 of 517	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	169 of 516	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	95 of 452	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.0	96 of 447	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	150 of 449	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.8	54 of 465	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	93 of 460	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	41 of 459	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.7	85 of 449	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	101 of 411	75.4%	★★★★☆
2017	82.3	60 of 437	86.3%	★★★★☆
2016	81.2	67 of 435	84.6%	★★★★☆
2015	87.5	35 of 482	92.7%	★★★★★
2014	85.3	40 of 470	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	85.4	37 of 457	91.9%	★★★★★
2012	89.3	24 of 442	94.6%	★★★★★
2011	88.7	21 of 412	94.9%	★★★★★
2010	85.6	35 of 408	91.4%	★★★★★
2009	88.0	27 of 425	93.6%	★★★★★
2008	92.5	15 of 413	96.4%	★★★★★
2007	94.1	9 of 396	97.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	95 of 434	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	87.9	25 of 415	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	62.0	160 of 415	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.5	44 of 444	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	51 of 441	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	61 of 441	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	58 of 418	86.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	111 of 450	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	80 of 437	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	173 of 444	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.1	62 of 459	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	73 of 458	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	92.0	25 of 455	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	72.0	111 of 430	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	80 of 403	80.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	70 of 435	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	80.3	71 of 414	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	174 of 426	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.1	62 of 443	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	152 of 442	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	88.6	33 of 442	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	74.6	99 of 418	76.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	110 of 338	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.3	128 of 316	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	176 of 320	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.6	88 of 352	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	158 of 362	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.0	70 of 358	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	117 of 350	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	98 of 338	71.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

White (2026)73rd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)84th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts84%+14 vs state

Mathematics77%+15 vs state

Social Studies73%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)							LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
Richard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1616 Charlene Highway	Church Point	70525	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 684-3339	458	28	16.2	48.7%	403 (88.0%)	21 (4.6%)	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	84.7	94^th of 690 public elementary schools	86.4%		80.8	120^th of 666 public elementary schools	82.0%	26	77.0	88.0	89.0	77.0	73.0	69.0	77.0	81.0	91.0	87.0	81.0	79.0	88.0	84.0	68.0	73.0	80.0	59.0	79.0	84.0	73.0	$12,659
Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8362 Branch Highway	Branch	70516	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 334-5708	374	22	16.7	58.8%	292 (78.1%)	42 (11.2%)	18 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	62.1	281^st of 690 public elementary schools	59.3%		59.6	303^rd of 666 public elementary schools	54.5%	22	89.0	84.0	58.0	76.0	76.0	68.0	75.0	66.0	72.0	66.0		76.0	71.0	71.0	63.0	64.0	45.0	41.0	59.0	52.0	53.0	$13,054
Church Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	415 East Lougarre Street	Church Point	70525	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 684-5722	491	29	16.6	85.7%	203 (41.3%)	210 (42.8%)	46 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	51	354^th of 690 public elementary schools	48.7%		49.6	359^th of 666 public elementary schools	46.1%	5	61.0	67.0	67.0				65.0	64.0	63.0					61.0	48.0	50.0	54.0				50.0	$13,906
East Elementary School	Public	K-4	550 Brother J. Rd.	Eunice	70535	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 457-2215	310	23	13.4	86.1%	129 (41.6%)	150 (48.4%)	15 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	61.4	288^th of 690 public elementary schools	58.3%		75.9	164^th of 666 public elementary schools	75.4%	124	56.0	69.0					64.0	71.0	77.0					75.0		60.0					49.0	$19,659
Eunice Elementary School	Public	K-4	451 South 9th Street	Eunice	70535	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 457-2380	188	14	13.4	86.7%	71 (37.8%)	95 (50.5%)	16 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)								(n/a)																						$18,810
Glendale Elementary School	Public	K-4	900 West Dean Street	Eunice	70535	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 457-4121	259	18	14.4	87.6%	119 (45.9%)	111 (42.9%)	17 (6.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	19.7	597^th of 690 public elementary schools	13.5%		30.8	483^rd of 666 public elementary schools	27.5%	114	34.0	50.0					42.0	48.0	65.0					56.0	24.0	35.0					29.0	$15,114
Lawtell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1010 School Rd.	Lawtell	70550	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 543-2315	567	40	14.2	86.2%	128 (22.6%)	361 (63.7%)	58 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	19.9	595^th of 690 public elementary schools	13.8%		23.3	542^nd of 666 public elementary schools	18.6%	53	39.0	60.0	56.0	37.0	52.0	20.0	44.0	31.0	60.0	64.0	47.0	63.0	64.0	55.0	25.0	34.0	33.0	22.0	51.0	39.0	33.0	$13,473
Chataignier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5762 Vine Street	Chataignier	70524	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 885-3173	375	26	14.2	85.3%	167 (44.5%)	187 (49.9%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	48.9	364^th of 690 public elementary schools	47.2%		50.6	355^th of 666 public elementary schools	46.7%	9	54.0		49.0	75.0		56.0	66.0	62.0	79.0	56.0	75.0	75.0	80.0	71.0	49.0	66.0	34.0	47.0	70.0	88.0	58.0	$15,663
Mire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5484 Mire Highway	Rayne	70578	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 873-6602	662	37	17.6	54.4%	538 (81.3%)	66 (10.0%)	34 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.3%)	75.9	176^th of 690 public elementary schools	74.5%		67.3	241^st of 666 public elementary schools	63.8%	65	70.0	60.0	76.0	91.0	82.0	73.0	74.0	78.0	82.0		94.0	79.0	73.0	82.0	60.0	67.0	58.0	67.0	69.0	60.0	63.0	$12,143
Iota Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	470 West Kennedy Street	Iota	70543	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 779-2581	585	33	17.5	56.8%	514 (87.9%)	19 (3.2%)	21 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	77.3	160^th of 690 public elementary schools	76.8%		81.2	114^th of 666 public elementary schools	82.9%	46	78.0	71.0	90.0				82.0	72.0	73.0					78.0	65.0	63.0	83.0				70.0	$12,483

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Richard Elementary School?

Students at Richard Elementary School are 88% White, 5% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Richard Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Richard Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Church Point High School

What district is Richard Elementary School in?

Acadia Parish

How many students attend Richard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Richard Elementary School.

Is Richard Elementary School a good school?

Richard Elementary School ranks 94^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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