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Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
537th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 690 Louisiana Alternative Schools
Better than 22% of Louisiana alternative schools
Summary

Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy in Lafayette, LA, is a large public charter school serving 2,177 students from Pre-K through 12th grade in a predominantly low-income community, where over 83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This school stands out as a "retention champion," boasting a 91.2% graduation rate that far exceeds the state average of 85.0%, and an impressively low dropout rate of just 1.0%—one-third of the state's 3.1% average. Additionally, the school has shown remarkable improvement in chronic absenteeism, dropping from 18.0% to 13.3% in a single year, which is significantly better than the state average of 22.5%.

Academically, Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy demonstrates consistent strength in English Language Arts (ELA), with 63% of students proficient in 2025-2026, just 7 points below the state average—a notable achievement given its demographic challenges. In fact, high school students outperformed the state on the English I End-of-Course exam (74% vs. 69%). However, math proficiency is a critical area for growth, with only 39% of students proficient compared to the state average of 62%, a gap that persists across all grade levels. When compared to nearby Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy, which serves a more affluent population and excels in academics (83% math proficiency), LRCA focuses on keeping students engaged and graduating, solving a different set of challenges.

Despite its "Alternative" classification, Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy functions as a mainstream, high-performing school that is a primary choice for families in the Lafayette Charter Foundation district. Its massive enrollment and broad grade span (PK-12) underscore its role as a comprehensive educational option. While math remains a key area for improvement, the school’s success in retaining students, reducing absenteeism, and achieving strong graduation rates makes it a standout option for families prioritizing student persistence and high school completion.

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: Declining — 50th percentile in 2023 → 35th in 2026
Strengths
✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (50% vs 62% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2023
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school50%
Louisiana avg62%
Elementary school
537th of 690
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 22%▲ up 3 pts since 2018
From bottom 19% (2018) to bottom 22% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
351st of 452
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 11 pts since 2018
From bottom 34% (2018) to bottom 22% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
211th of 325
Louisiana public high schools ?
Bottom 35%▼ down 12 pts since 2022
From bottom 47% (2022) to bottom 35% (2026)
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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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202627.1537 of 69022.2%★☆☆☆☆
202538.1432 of 66635.1%★★☆☆☆
202441.2422 of 67537.5%★★☆☆☆
202347.7407 of 73044.2%★★☆☆☆
202247.9399 of 72745.1%★★☆☆☆
202141.5437 of 72940.1%★★☆☆☆
201937.4493 of 73132.6%★★☆☆☆
201819.2591 of 72818.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202633.7393 of 54828.3%★☆☆☆☆
202541.4308 of 50138.5%★★☆☆☆
202440.4313 of 50938.5%★★☆☆☆
202352.9257 of 57054.9%★★★☆☆
202256.4213 of 56262.1%★★★☆☆
202148.7277 of 56450.9%★★★☆☆
201946.0318 of 55943.1%★★☆☆☆
201833.2415 of 54724.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201867.872 of 28174.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202623.4563 of 67917.1%★☆☆☆☆
202530.9479 of 63324.3%★☆☆☆☆
202433.9447 of 63529.6%★☆☆☆☆
202343.6420 of 70540.4%★★☆☆☆
202246.6405 of 70142.2%★★☆☆☆
202147.5389 of 70544.8%★★☆☆☆
201931.9524 of 68423.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202651.1132 of 26650.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202631.4509 of 68525.7%★☆☆☆☆
202538.8431 of 66134.8%★★☆☆☆
202442.2421 of 67437.5%★★☆☆☆
202349.3388 of 72346.3%★★☆☆☆
202253.2345 of 72452.3%★★★☆☆
202140.2437 of 71939.2%★★☆☆☆
201941.5443 of 69736.4%★★☆☆☆
201831.1527 of 68222.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202631.9498 of 68227.0%★☆☆☆☆
202546.9360 of 64143.8%★★☆☆☆
202450.0349 of 65146.4%★★☆☆☆
202349.7381 of 71346.6%★★☆☆☆
202246.8394 of 71244.7%★★☆☆☆
202136.3453 of 70435.7%★★☆☆☆
201941.9447 of 69635.8%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202620.153 of 6518.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202622.2313 of 36113.3%★☆☆☆☆
202343.6168 of 29643.2%★★☆☆☆
202277.857 of 30781.4%★★★★☆
201960.4120 of 33364.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202628.8403 of 49618.8%★☆☆☆☆
202551.6242 of 43143.9%★★☆☆☆
202480.662 of 43485.7%★★★★☆
202342.7340 of 51834.4%★★☆☆☆
202245.6319 of 51738.3%★★☆☆☆
202142.7335 of 52235.8%★★☆☆☆
201937.7374 of 51727.7%★☆☆☆☆
201838.8363 of 51629.7%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202624.8351 of 45222.3%★☆☆☆☆
202532.8309 of 44730.9%★★☆☆☆
202429.6325 of 44927.6%★☆☆☆☆
202346.5246 of 46547.1%★★☆☆☆
202245.4260 of 46043.5%★★☆☆☆
202138.6285 of 45937.9%★★☆☆☆
201936.8300 of 44933.2%★★☆☆☆
201834.9272 of 41133.8%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202636.1224 of 34434.9%★★☆☆☆
202546.3177 of 34448.5%★★☆☆☆
202434.8224 of 33332.7%★★☆☆☆
202356.0133 of 36063.1%★★★☆☆
202251.7157 of 36056.4%★★★☆☆
202148.5165 of 35253.1%★★★☆☆
201945.4184 of 33845.6%★★☆☆☆
201845.5178 of 31343.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202626.5334 of 43423.0%★☆☆☆☆
202531.4296 of 41528.7%★☆☆☆☆
202432.5304 of 41526.7%★☆☆☆☆
202354.0216 of 44451.4%★★★☆☆
202247.9241 of 44145.4%★★☆☆☆
202140.2278 of 44137.0%★★☆☆☆
201930.6317 of 41824.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202651.785 of 17852.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202629.8333 of 45026.0%★☆☆☆☆
202539.9270 of 43738.2%★★☆☆☆
202431.5316 of 44428.8%★☆☆☆☆
202351.2216 of 45952.9%★★★☆☆
202247.4241 of 45847.4%★★☆☆☆
202139.4274 of 45539.8%★★☆☆☆
201938.9283 of 43034.2%★★☆☆☆
201839.0271 of 40332.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202626.2336 of 43522.8%★☆☆☆☆
202535.5275 of 41433.6%★★☆☆☆
202431.0299 of 42629.8%★★☆☆☆
202345.7230 of 44348.1%★★☆☆☆
202244.6243 of 44245.0%★★☆☆☆
202140.7257 of 44241.9%★★☆☆☆
201941.7254 of 41839.2%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202616.671 of 755.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202613.6212 of 2255.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202522.9143 of 16814.9%★☆☆☆☆
202334.3134 of 20635.0%★★☆☆☆
201957.862 of 20269.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202615.5307 of 3389.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.8293 of 3167.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202441.8211 of 32034.1%★★☆☆☆
202337.9239 of 35232.1%★★☆☆☆
202257.6161 of 36255.5%★★★☆☆
202144.0214 of 35840.2%★★☆☆☆
201947.6205 of 35041.4%★★☆☆☆
201851.6176 of 33847.9%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202635.0211 of 32535.1%★★☆☆☆
202543.9186 of 32943.5%★★☆☆☆
202433.1225 of 33332.4%★★☆☆☆
202352.6162 of 32149.5%★★☆☆☆
202248.0173 of 32646.9%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202649.2127 of 26051.2%★★★☆☆
202559.680 of 25668.8%★★★☆☆
202441.3149 of 26042.7%★★☆☆☆
202360.677 of 25269.4%★★★★☆
202260.378 of 25669.5%★★★★☆
202193.313 of 24394.7%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202632.5223 of 31328.8%★☆☆☆☆
202543.7183 of 30840.6%★★☆☆☆
202431.7222 of 30827.9%★☆☆☆☆
202352.1165 of 30846.4%★★☆☆☆
202259.0135 of 31156.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202656.346 of 12563.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202642.0194 of 32139.6%★★☆☆☆
202550.5162 of 32349.8%★★★☆☆
202434.6220 of 32832.9%★★☆☆☆
202355.9136 of 32157.6%★★★☆☆
202245.3171 of 32246.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202638.0194 of 31137.6%★★☆☆☆
202547.5161 of 31348.6%★★☆☆☆
202436.3202 of 31535.9%★★☆☆☆
202352.2157 of 30648.7%★★☆☆☆
202242.1173 of 30142.5%★★☆☆☆
202183.531 of 29289.4%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202639.250 of 6725.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202627.6127 of 16824.4%★☆☆☆☆
202566.340 of 17076.5%★★★★☆
202469.337 of 16577.6%★★★★☆
202351.059 of 13857.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202618.5215 of 24411.9%★☆☆☆☆
202539.8158 of 24535.5%★★☆☆☆
202436.9173 of 24830.2%★★☆☆☆
202379.233 of 24986.7%★★★★☆
202260.489 of 25064.4%★★★☆☆
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
Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+28 vs school
African American (2026)28th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)27th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+4 vs school
White (2026)19th percentile-3 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2026)13th percentile-9 vs school
Middle school
Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+30 vs school
African American (2026)35th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)23rd percentile~ school
Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school
White (2026)9th percentile-13 vs school
Special Education (2026)6th percentile-17 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)5th percentile-17 vs school
High school
Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+28 vs school
African American (2026)51st percentile+16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)38th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)29th percentile-6 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)25th percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2026)24th percentile-11 vs school
White (2026)12th percentile-23 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?
English II67%~ state avg
English I66%~ state avg
English Language Arts63%-7 vs state
Algebra I51%-14 vs state
Biology42%-18 vs state
Social Studies40%-15 vs state
Geometry40%-17 vs state
Mathematics39%-23 vs state
U.S. History39%-16 vs state

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Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy ranks in the bottom 22.2% of Louisiana alternative schools.

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

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

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