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Caneview Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
148th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools
Better than 79% of Louisiana elementary schools
Summary

Caneview Elementary School in New Iberia, LA, is a PK-6 school serving 509 students within the Iberia Parish school district, where approximately 75% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a significant level of economic disadvantage.

Caneview stands out for its exceptional academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA), where 84% of all students were proficient in 2025-2026, outpacing the district (74%) and state (70%) averages. This strength is consistent across grades, with 3rd graders achieving an 89% proficiency rate. The school also excels in serving its economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 86th percentile statewide for this group. This is a remarkable achievement compared to nearby schools like Johnston Hopkins Elementary and Park Elementary, which have higher poverty rates (95%) but rank much lower overall. Caneview’s overall state ranking has fluctuated but rebounded to the 79th percentile in 2025-2026, showing a strong ability to recover from a dip the previous year, unlike schools such as Center Street Elementary that have seen sustained declines.

While Caneview excels in ELA, math performance is more mixed, with proficiency dropping from 84% in 3rd grade to 63% in 6th grade, the only subject where a grade level falls below the district average. Chronic absenteeism is a growing concern, rising from 8.3% in 2021-2022 to 19.6% in 2024-2025, though it remains better than district and state averages. The school’s success is a stark contrast to its nearest neighbor, Magnolia Elementary, located just 1.98 miles away, where Caneview outperforms it by 18 points in Math, 30 points in ELA, and 33 points in Social Studies, highlighting the impact of school-level factors like leadership and teaching on student outcomes.

509
Students ?
15.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,250
Per pupil spending ?
74.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5301 Hwy 90 Frontage Road
       New Iberia, LA  70560

(337) 369-6517

District: Iberia Parish


Students who attend Caneview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Iberia Middle School
High:    New Iberia Senior High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
52.7%
African American:
30.3%
Two or more races:
7.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026
Strengths
Test scores above the Louisiana average (77% vs 62% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 21% of Louisiana elementary schools
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school77%
District avg67%
Louisiana avg62%
148th of 690
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Top 21%▼ down 4 pts since 2016
From top 18% (2016) to top 21% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 14Elementary Schools in the Iberia Parish
30th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202678.3148 of 69078.6%★★★★☆
202562.3276 of 66658.6%★★★☆☆
202485.890 of 67586.7%★★★★☆
202371.0213 of 73070.8%★★★★☆
202271.9205 of 72771.8%★★★★☆
202171.1211 of 72971.1%★★★★☆
201978.8157 of 73178.5%★★★★☆
201878.391 of 72887.5%★★★★☆
201783.587 of 73988.2%★★★★☆
201679.6133 of 74282.1%★★★★☆
201572.5213 of 79273.1%★★★★☆
201471.6215 of 77772.3%★★★★☆
201363.2299 of 77261.3%★★★☆☆
201266.7268 of 76464.9%★★★☆☆
201166.3293 of 76661.7%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202682.470 of 54887.2%★★★★☆
202571.8114 of 50177.2%★★★★☆
202489.636 of 50992.9%★★★★★
202381.973 of 57087.2%★★★★☆
202273.5107 of 56281.0%★★★★☆
202167.8141 of 56475.0%★★★★☆
201979.888 of 55984.3%★★★★☆
201888.240 of 54792.7%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201889.417 of 28194.0%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202675.7158 of 67976.7%★★★★☆
202565.8222 of 63364.9%★★★☆☆
202483.289 of 63586.0%★★★★☆
202365.1243 of 70565.5%★★★☆☆
202266.5236 of 70166.3%★★★☆☆
202168.8219 of 70568.9%★★★☆☆
201969.5221 of 68467.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202680.198 of 68585.7%★★★★☆
202565.2237 of 66164.1%★★★☆☆
202487.758 of 67491.4%★★★★★
202371.4173 of 72376.1%★★★★☆
202268.5209 of 72471.1%★★★★☆
202169.8199 of 71972.3%★★★★☆
201976.0140 of 69779.9%★★★★☆
201889.337 of 68294.6%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202682.5109 of 68284.0%★★★★☆
202571.2193 of 64169.9%★★★★☆
202487.760 of 65190.8%★★★★★
202375.0169 of 71376.3%★★★★☆
202275.1174 of 71275.6%★★★★☆
202171.3195 of 70472.3%★★★★☆
201982.7102 of 69685.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202669.589 of 36175.3%★★★★☆
202561.182 of 24166.0%★★★☆☆
202472.445 of 20878.4%★★★★☆
202362.9102 of 29665.5%★★★☆☆
202230.6225 of 30726.7%★☆☆☆☆
202139.5189 of 30638.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202658.4220 of 49655.6%★★★☆☆
202552.7234 of 43145.7%★★☆☆☆
202474.6101 of 43476.7%★★★★☆
202355.7246 of 51852.5%★★★☆☆
202256.2240 of 51753.6%★★★☆☆
202157.7227 of 52256.5%★★★☆☆
201964.7179 of 51765.4%★★★☆☆
201878.390 of 51682.6%★★★★☆
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)94th percentile+6 vs school
African American (2026)87th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2026)84th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)77th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)75th percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)56th percentile-23 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts84%+14 vs state
Mathematics78%+16 vs state
Social Studies68%+13 vs state

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Caneview Elementary School ranks 148th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Caneview Elementary School.

Students at Caneview Elementary School are 53% White, 30% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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

Middle : Iberia Middle School
High : New Iberia Senior High School


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Latest Louisiana data All new data »
2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026
2023–24 dropout ratesFeb 24, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataDec 1, 2025
2023–24 through 2024–25 graduation ratesNov 22, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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