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Richard Elementary School

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Richard Elementary School ranks 120 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Richard Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Church Point, Louisiana, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 502 students. The school is part of the Acadia Parish school district, which is ranked 32 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Richard Elementary School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating strong academic performance.

Richard Elementary School consistently outperforms the Acadia Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall Mathematics proficiency rate is 76%, compared to 62% for Acadia Parish and 60% for the state, and its overall ELA proficiency rate is 86%, compared to 71% for Acadia Parish and 70% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade Mathematics (93% proficient) and 7th/8th grade ELA (88% proficient). Additionally, Richard Elementary School performs well across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Richard Elementary School outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Acadia Parish district, including Iota Elementary, Mire Elementary, and Church Point Elementary, in both Mathematics and ELA proficiency, its performance is not as strong as East Elementary School, a high-performing school in the neighboring St. Landry Parish district. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Richard Elementary School's academic performance remains strong, suggesting effective strategies in supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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: Rebounding — 74th percentile in 2022 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (81% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Louisiana elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 82nd (2025) from a 74th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg66%

Louisiana avg65%

Elementary school

120^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

96^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Acadia Parish

32^nd of 118Acadia 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)94th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts86%+16 vs state

Mathematics76%+16 vs state

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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 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 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%)	80.8	120^th of 666 public elementary schools	82.0%		79.9	134^th of 675 public elementary schools	80.1%	14	72.0	93.0	84.0	73.0	75.0	57.0	76.0	69.0	85.0	87.0		88.0	88.0	86.0	$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%)	59.6	303^rd of 666 public elementary schools	54.5%		62.3	278^th of 675 public elementary schools	58.8%	25	73.0	73.0	51.0	67.0	61.0	37.0	61.0	72.0	68.0	69.0	73.0	64.0	77.0	71.0	$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%)	49.6	359^th of 666 public elementary schools	46.1%		55.7	327^th of 675 public elementary schools	51.6%	32	71.0	61.0	72.0				68.0	58.0	54.0	66.0				60.0	$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%)	75.9	164^th of 666 public elementary schools	75.4%		81.8	118^th of 675 public elementary schools	82.5%	46	70.0						79.0	80.0	81.0					80.0	$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%)	19.5	573^rd of 666 public elementary schools	14.0%		29.9	497^th of 675 public elementary schools	26.4%	76	36.0	50.0					44.0	47.0	58.0					53.0	$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%)	30.8	483^rd of 666 public elementary schools	27.5%		62.6	276^th of 675 public elementary schools	59.1%	207	54.0	32.0					42.0	59.0	66.0					64.0	$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%)	23.3	542^nd of 666 public elementary schools	18.6%		25.6	527^th of 675 public elementary schools	21.9%	15	49.0	54.0	35.0	44.0	37.0	37.0	41.0	50.0	60.0	37.0	64.0	62.0	68.0	58.0	$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%)	50.6	355^th of 666 public elementary schools	46.7%		53.8	340^th of 675 public elementary schools	49.6%	15	59.0	48.0	51.0		77.0	37.0	56.0	77.0	60.0	69.0	87.0	93.0	82.0	78.0	$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%)	67.3	241^st of 666 public elementary schools	63.8%		76.3	166^th of 675 public elementary schools	75.4%	75	52.0	69.0	68.0	89.0		74.0	72.0	67.0	78.0		87.0	79.0	80.0	80.0	$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%)	81.2	114^th of 666 public elementary schools	82.9%		86.5	80^th of 675 public elementary schools	88.1%	34	76.0	91.0	74.0				81.0	73.0	87.0	80.0				81.0	$12,483

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard Elementary School

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

Is Richard Elementary School a good school?

Richard Elementary School ranks 120^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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.

How many students attend Richard Elementary School?

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

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