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Johnston Hopkins Elementary School

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Johnston Hopkins Elementary School ranks 513 th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

513^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Johnston Hopkins Elementary School in New Iberia, LA, serves 350 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade and is part of the Iberia Parish school district, which ranks in the top 30% of districts statewide.

This school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates well below both district and state averages in core subjects like math (53% proficient vs. 71% district), English (57% vs. 74% district), and social studies (29% vs. 57% district). A major factor is chronic absenteeism, which affects 30.6% of students—nearly three times higher than nearby high-performing schools like Belle Place Elementary (12.3%), Coteau Elementary (10.9%), and North Lewis Elementary (11.3%). Despite a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1—lower than most neighboring schools—this advantage hasn't translated into higher test scores. Interestingly, 6th-grade math stands out as a bright spot, with 76% proficiency matching the district average and exceeding the state average of 65%.

When comparing schools just a mile apart, Park Elementary serves a similarly high-poverty population (over 94% free/reduced lunch) but has seen a sharp decline from a 3-star to a 1-star rating, while Johnston Hopkins has remained consistently low. The school's overall state ranking sits at the 26th percentile, far below Coteau (82nd percentile) and North Lewis (88th percentile). For parents, the most critical takeaway is that addressing chronic absenteeism is likely the single most impactful step for improving student outcomes at this school.

350

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,014

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Hopkins Street
New Iberia, LA 70560

(337) 369-9687

District: Iberia Parish

Students who attend Johnston Hopkins Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Anderson Middle School
High:	Westgate High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.4%

White:

8.6%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (46% vs 62% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 22% Louisiana)

!Social Studies scores 26 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg67%

Louisiana avg62%

513^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Iberia Parish

30^th of 116Iberia 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	513 of 690	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	441 of 666	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	522 of 675	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	542 of 730	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	591 of 727	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	579 of 729	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	534 of 731	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	549 of 728	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	592 of 739	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.9	609 of 742	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	697 of 792	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.5	674 of 777	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.9	578 of 772	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.0	681 of 764	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.9	663 of 766	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.0	664 of 736	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.6	678 of 738	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.3	697 of 743	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.7	658 of 725	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	364 of 548	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.4	268 of 501	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	359 of 509	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	368 of 570	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	403 of 562	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	388 of 564	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	288 of 559	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	304 of 547	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	74.5	56 of 281	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	471 of 679	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	392 of 633	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	495 of 635	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	553 of 705	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	546 of 701	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	532 of 705	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	499 of 684	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	477 of 685	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	392 of 661	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	491 of 674	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	522 of 723	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	567 of 724	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	560 of 719	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	459 of 697	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	510 of 682	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	547 of 682	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.5	443 of 641	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.5	566 of 651	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	553 of 713	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	571 of 712	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	593 of 704	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	477 of 696	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	30.8	215 of 296	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	233 of 307	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	259 of 306	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	195 of 333	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)80th percentile+55 vs school

African American (2026)34th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2023)27th percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%-13 vs state

Mathematics53%-9 vs state

Social Studies29%-26 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 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 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 All Grades	Total
Johnston Hopkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 Hopkins Street	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-9687	350	31	11.4	94.9%	30 (8.6%)	292 (83.4%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	29.6	513^th of 690 public elementary schools	25.7%		37	441^st of 666 public elementary schools	33.8%	72	50.0	62.0		76.0	53.0	62.0	53.0	57.0	57.0	57.0	37.0	35.0	20.0	30.0	29.0	$16,014
Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1609 West Admiral Doyle Drive	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-6189	440	27	16.3	95.2%	42 (9.5%)	369 (83.9%)	15 (3.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	29	520^th of 690 public elementary schools	24.6%		40.5	413^th of 666 public elementary schools	38.0%	107	51.0	43.0	32.0	44.0	42.0	53.0	68.0		67.0	62.0	38.0	45.0	43.0	42.0	42.0	$15,897
Center Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1520 Center Street	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-9059	368	26	13.9	86.4%	110 (29.9%)	152 (41.3%)	72 (19.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	30.4	507^th of 690 public elementary schools	26.5%		38.8	428^th of 666 public elementary schools	35.7%	79	49.0	63.0	24.0	53.0	46.0	49.0	74.0	49.0		60.0	42.0	49.0	26.0	44.0	40.0	$14,319
Pesson Addition Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	619 Broussard Street	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-9907	427	28	15.0	90.9%	36 (8.4%)	351 (82.2%)	16 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	39.4	450^th of 690 public elementary schools	34.8%		55.7	325^th of 666 public elementary schools	51.2%	125	56.0		39.0	67.0	58.0	64.0	80.0		63.0	67.0	40.0	38.0	32.0	47.0	39.0	$14,313
Daspit Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1103 Daspit Road	New Iberia	70563	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 364-2371	503	30	17.0	78.3%	233 (46.3%)	171 (34.0%)	22 (4.4%)	24 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	49 (9.7%)	57.8	314^th of 690 public elementary schools	54.5%		62.3	277^th of 666 public elementary schools	58.4%	37	64.0	76.0	72.0		74.0	62.0	72.0	75.0		70.0	47.0	52.0	49.0	53.0	49.0	$13,833
North Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	604 North Lewis Street	New Iberia	70563	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-6132	488	36	13.7	55.9%	332 (68.0%)	112 (23.0%)	26 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	85.8	84^th of 690 public elementary schools	87.8%		82.8	107^th of 666 public elementary schools	83.9%	23	85.0	75.0	88.0	88.0	83.0	82.0	88.0	85.0	82.0	84.0	69.0	74.0	83.0	62.0	72.0	$14,632
Magnolia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3116 East Admiral Doyle Drive	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-6120	407	30	13.3	81.1%	96 (23.6%)	217 (53.3%)	51 (12.5%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.6%)	33.9	480^th of 690 public elementary schools	30.4%		46.8	378^th of 666 public elementary schools	43.2%	102	73.0	73.0	52.0	51.0	60.0	57.0	53.0	50.0	61.0	54.0	41.0	38.0	18.0	45.0	35.0	$14,611
Belle Place Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	411 LeBourgeois Road	New Iberia	70563	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-3738	377	28	13.4	59.9%	207 (54.9%)	129 (34.2%)	9 (2.4%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	70	231^st of 690 public elementary schools	66.5%		71.3	206^th of 666 public elementary schools	69.1%	25	81.0	65.0	65.0	87.0	74.0	77.0			80.0		59.0	62.0	50.0	59.0	56.0	$14,076
Jefferson Island Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6007 Jefferson Island Road	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 365-1120	486	36	13.6	82.1%	234 (48.1%)	123 (25.3%)	64 (13.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.6%)	71.4	226^th of 690 public elementary schools	67.2%		78.7	140^th of 666 public elementary schools	79.0%	86	84.0	79.0	72.0	71.0	77.0	84.0	70.0	83.0	84.0	80.0	55.0	65.0	53.0	51.0	56.0	$14,705
Coteau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2414 Coteau Road	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-3653	353	23	15.5	78.8%	171 (48.4%)	97 (27.5%)	13 (3.7%)	36 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.9%)	81.5	122^nd of 690 public elementary schools	82.3%		75.1	169^th of 666 public elementary schools	74.6%	47	69.0	80.0	92.0		80.0	76.0	80.0		83.0	78.0	74.0	86.0	61.0	66.0	73.0	$14,982

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnston Hopkins Elementary School

Is Johnston Hopkins Elementary School a good school?

Johnston Hopkins Elementary School ranks 513^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Johnston Hopkins Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Johnston Hopkins Elementary School.

What district is Johnston Hopkins Elementary School in?

Iberia Parish

What schools do graduates of Johnston Hopkins Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Johnston Hopkins Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Anderson Middle School
High : Westgate High School

What is the racial makeup of Johnston Hopkins Elementary School?

Students at Johnston Hopkins Elementary School are 83% African American, 9% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

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