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Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy

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Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy ranks 432 nd of 666 Louisiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

432^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Alternative Schools

Better than 35% of Louisiana alternative schools

Summary

Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy is an alternative public charter school serving grades PK-12 in Lafayette, Louisiana, with an enrollment of 1,809 students. The school is part of the Lafayette Charter Foundation district and serves a student population with a high percentage of eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a lower-income background.

While the school has seen a decline in its dropout rates, from 4.3% in 2021-2022 to 1.1% in 2022-2023, it has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 5.4% in 2022-2023 to 24.6% in 2023-2024. Academically, Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy has lower test scores in mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) compared to the state averages, particularly in the higher grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's projected proficiency rates in mathematics for all grades are 46%, compared to the state's 60%, and in ELA, the school's projected proficiency rate is 68%, slightly below the state's 70%.

When compared to nearby schools, such as JS Clark Leadership Academy and Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy, Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy performs relatively lower in terms of test scores and graduation rates. For instance, in 2024-2025, Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy is projected to have significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics (81%) and ELA (86%) compared to Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy. Additionally, the school has a higher student-teacher ratio (22.8 in 2023-2024) compared to the nearby schools, which may contribute to the lower academic performance.

2,177

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,851

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 Vienne Lane
Lafayette, LA 70507

(337) 706-0066

District: Lafayette Charter Foundation

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.7%

White:

21.0%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2022 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (57% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

Louisiana avg62%

Elementary school

432^nd of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 16 pts since 2018

From bottom 19% (2018) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

309^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 3 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

186^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 3 pts since 2022

From bottom 47% (2022) to bottom 43% (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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	432 of 666	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	422 of 675	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	407 of 730	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	399 of 727	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	437 of 729	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	493 of 731	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.2	591 of 728	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	308 of 501	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	313 of 509	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	257 of 570	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	213 of 562	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	277 of 564	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	318 of 559	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	415 of 547	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	67.8	72 of 281	74.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	479 of 633	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	447 of 635	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	420 of 705	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	405 of 701	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	389 of 705	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	524 of 684	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	431 of 661	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	421 of 674	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	388 of 723	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	345 of 724	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	437 of 719	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	443 of 697	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	527 of 682	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	360 of 641	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	349 of 651	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	381 of 713	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	394 of 712	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	453 of 704	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	447 of 696	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	43.6	168 of 296	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	77.8	57 of 307	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	120 of 333	64.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	242 of 431	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	80.6	62 of 434	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	42.7	340 of 518	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	319 of 517	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	335 of 522	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	374 of 517	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	363 of 516	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	309 of 447	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	325 of 449	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.5	246 of 465	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	260 of 460	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	285 of 459	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	300 of 449	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	272 of 411	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	177 of 344	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	224 of 333	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	133 of 360	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	157 of 360	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	165 of 352	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	184 of 338	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	178 of 313	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	296 of 415	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	304 of 415	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.0	216 of 444	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	241 of 441	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	278 of 441	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	317 of 418	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	270 of 437	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	316 of 444	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.2	216 of 459	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	241 of 458	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	274 of 455	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	283 of 430	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	271 of 403	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	275 of 414	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	299 of 426	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	230 of 443	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	243 of 442	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	257 of 442	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	254 of 418	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	143 of 168	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	134 of 206	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	62 of 202	69.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	293 of 316	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	211 of 320	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	239 of 352	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.6	161 of 362	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	214 of 358	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	205 of 350	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	176 of 338	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	186 of 329	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	225 of 333	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	162 of 321	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	173 of 326	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	80 of 256	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	149 of 260	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.6	77 of 252	69.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	78 of 256	69.5%	★★★★☆
2021	93.3	13 of 243	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	183 of 308	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	222 of 308	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.1	165 of 308	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.0	135 of 311	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	162 of 323	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.6	220 of 328	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	136 of 321	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	171 of 322	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	161 of 313	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	202 of 315	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	157 of 306	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	173 of 301	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	83.5	31 of 292	89.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	40 of 170	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	37 of 165	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	59 of 138	57.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	158 of 245	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	173 of 248	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	79.2	33 of 249	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	89 of 250	64.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2018)74th percentile+56 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2023)43rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)49th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-24 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English I74%+5 vs state

English Language Arts68%~ state avg

English II67%~ state avg

Algebra I56%-7 vs state

Biology53%-6 vs state

Geometry47%-10 vs state

Mathematics46%-14 vs state

U.S. History43%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (2025)							LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP Geometry (2025)	LEAP English II (2025)	LEAP U.S. History (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	LEAP Biology (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 Vienne Lane	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Charter Foundation	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 706-0066	2,177	106	20.5	83.1%	457 (21.0%)	1,517 (69.7%)	77 (3.5%)	15 (0.7%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (4.8%)								(n/a)	60.0	53.0	46.0	45.0	46.0	31.0	46.0	60.0	70.0			70.0	64.0	68.0	56.0	47.0	67.0	43.0	74.0	53.0	$11,851
Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	600 Savoy Rd	Youngsville	70592	Lafayette Parish	Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 374-1209	3,669	208	17.6	46.5%	2,659 (72.5%)	422 (11.5%)	216 (5.9%)	115 (3.1%)	14 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	243 (6.6%)								(n/a)	81.0	84.0	83.0	86.0	83.0	72.0	81.0	79.0	82.0	86.0	89.0	87.0	87.0	86.0	92.0	79.0	85.0	69.0	83.0	78.0	$11,057
JS Clark Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1517 Stateman Rd.	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	JS Clark Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 418-4222	434	31	14.0	90.1%	3 (0.7%)	427 (98.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)	52.0	29.0	37.0	51.0	64.0	21.0	41.0	70.0	52.0		67.0	69.0	72.0	67.0	90.0	71.0	84.0	80.0	74.0		$16,221

Frequently Asked Questions about Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy

How many students attend Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,177 students attended Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy.

Is Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy a good school?

Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy ranks 432^nd of 666 Louisiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy?

Students at Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy are 70% African American, 21% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy in?

Lafayette Charter Foundation

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