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Zachary Elementary School

Q: Is Zachary Elementary School a good school?

Zachary Elementary School ranks 175 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-4

175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Zachary Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-4 in the Zachary Community School District, with 809 students and a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Zachary Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in LEAP assessments for both Mathematics and English Language Arts, with 75% of students proficient or better in Mathematics and 76% in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 60% and 70%, respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well for its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the top quartile of Louisiana elementary schools for these subgroups. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 24.6% in 2023-2024, this rate is still lower than the nearby schools in the Zachary Community School District.

Interestingly, some of the nearby schools, such as Impact Charter School and Advantage Charter Academy, also demonstrate strong academic performance, particularly in certain grade levels and subject areas, suggesting a strong educational ecosystem in the Zachary area. The school's consistent high performance and equitable outcomes for diverse student subgroups make it a model for other schools in the region.

778

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,792

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3775 Hemlock Street
Zachary, LA 70791

(225) 654-4036

District: Zachary Community School District

Students who attend Zachary Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School
	Northwestern Middle School
High:	Zachary High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.3%

White:

30.2%

Hispanic:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (76% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Above the Louisiana median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg80%

Louisiana avg65%

175^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	175 of 666	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	145 of 675	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	149 of 730	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	94 of 727	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	123 of 729	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	73 of 731	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	70.4	156 of 728	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	79.0	139 of 739	81.2%	★★★★☆
2016	83.2	90 of 742	87.9%	★★★★☆
2015	88.3	52 of 792	93.4%	★★★★★
2014	88.0	43 of 777	94.5%	★★★★★
2013	87.6	51 of 772	93.4%	★★★★★
2012	88.3	47 of 764	93.8%	★★★★★
2011	85.8	69 of 766	91.0%	★★★★★
2010	80.8	121 of 736	83.6%	★★★★☆
2009	84.5	76 of 738	89.7%	★★★★☆
2008	82.7	98 of 743	86.8%	★★★★☆
2007	87.5	61 of 725	91.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	73 of 501	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	71 of 509	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	94 of 570	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	53 of 562	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	66 of 564	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	52 of 559	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	68 of 547	87.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	40.6	164 of 281	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	96.4	2 of 97	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	175 of 633	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	173 of 635	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	115 of 705	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	75 of 701	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	101 of 705	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	54 of 684	92.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	89 of 207	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.0	19 of 189	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	74.8	51 of 233	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	67 of 190	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	192 of 661	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	156 of 674	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	200 of 723	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	151 of 724	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	218 of 719	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.4	87 of 697	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	178 of 682	73.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	175 of 641	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	129 of 651	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	162 of 713	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	126 of 712	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	133 of 704	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	97 of 696	86.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	10 of 20	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	21 of 46	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	15 of 48	68.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	11 of 45	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	19 of 46	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.8	9 of 44	79.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	147 of 241	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	129 of 208	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.3	116 of 296	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	115 of 307	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	104 of 306	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	177 of 333	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	101 of 431	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	86 of 434	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	60 of 518	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	51 of 517	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	53 of 522	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	39 of 516	92.4%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2023)98th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile-28 vs school

Disabled (2018)42nd percentile-37 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+6 vs state

Mathematics75%+15 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
Zachary Elementary School	Public	3-4	3775 Hemlock Street	Zachary	70791	East Baton Rouge Parish	Zachary Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 654-4036	778	59	13.2	63.1%	235 (30.2%)	461 (59.3%)	36 (4.6%)	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.2%)	74.1	175^th of 666 public elementary schools	73.7%		78.8	145^th of 675 public elementary schools	78.5%	30	70.0	81.0					75.0	70.0	83.0					76.0	$14,792
Northwestern Elementary School	Public	K	4200 Rollins Road	Zachary	70791	East Baton Rouge Parish	Zachary Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 654-2786	337	24	13.7	67.1%	92 (27.3%)	208 (61.7%)	10 (3.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)								(n/a)															$16,415
Rollins Place Elementary	Public	1-2	4488 Rollins Road	Zachary	70791	East Baton Rouge Parish	Zachary Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 658-1940	774	59	13.0	67.8%	222 (28.7%)	457 (59.0%)	55 (7.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.1%)								(n/a)															$13,931
Baker Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5903 Groom Road	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	City of Baker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-1493	381	23	16.3	89.0%	7 (1.8%)	323 (84.8%)	43 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	5.5	653^rd of 666 public elementary schools	2.0%		6.7	652^nd of 675 public elementary schools	3.4%	1	38.0						21.0	26.0	37.0	45.0				36.0	$16,572
Park Ridge Academic Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	5905 Groom Road	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	City of Baker School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 775-5924	94	10	9.8	92.6%	1 (1.1%)	85 (90.4%)	7 (7.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.3	415^th of 666 public elementary schools	37.7%		46.8	385^th of 675 public elementary schools	43.0%	30		58.0	35.0	39.0	80.0	45.0	53.0		67.0	71.0	76.0	70.0	72.0	74.0	$24,546
Impact Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4815 Lavey Ln.	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	Impact Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 308-9565	429	31	13.7	91.8%	2 (0.5%)	401 (93.5%)	26 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	379^th of 666 public elementary schools	43.1%		70.4	218^th of 675 public elementary schools	67.7%	161	61.0	47.0	80.0	56.0	79.0	42.0	61.0	51.0	71.0			81.0	92.0	77.0	$12,862
Advantage Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14740 Plank Road	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	Advantage Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 534-8218	743	19	39.1	96.8%	15 (2.0%)	685 (92.2%)	28 (3.8%)	5 (0.7%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47.4	371^st of 666 public elementary schools	44.3%		49.4	368^th of 675 public elementary schools	45.5%	3	74.0	51.0	69.0	90.0		70.0	73.0	55.0	62.0	49.0	62.0	73.0	82.0	64.0	$15,699
GEO Prep Baker	Public, Charter	K-3	13855 Plank Rd	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	GEO Prep Baker	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 533-6829	121	6	20.1	81.8%	1 (0.8%)	114 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)								(n/a)	62.0						62.0	71.0						71.0	$16,762
Slaughter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3170 Church Street	Slaughter	70777	East Feliciana Parish	East Feliciana Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 654-4527	482	28	16.9	65.1%	292 (60.6%)	152 (31.5%)	18 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	47.2	373^rd of 666 public elementary schools	44.0%		53.8	339^th of 675 public elementary schools	49.8%	34	66.0	35.0	52.0				53.0	71.0	62.0		80.0			74.0	$16,081
Brownfields Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11615 Ellen Drive	Baton Rouge	70811	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-5891	368	26	14.1	90.8%	16 (4.3%)	328 (89.1%)	21 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	31	482^nd of 666 public elementary schools	27.6%		78.8	144^th of 675 public elementary schools	78.7%	338	38.0	35.0	59.0				46.0	55.0	69.0					71.0	$22,187

Frequently Asked Questions about Zachary Elementary School

How many students attend Zachary Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 778 students attended Zachary Elementary School.

Is Zachary Elementary School a good school?

Zachary Elementary School ranks 175^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Zachary Elementary School in?

Zachary Community School District

What schools do graduates of Zachary Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School
Middle : Northwestern Middle School
High : Zachary High School

What is the racial makeup of Zachary Elementary School?

Students at Zachary Elementary School are 59% African American, 30% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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