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Estelle School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
655th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 699 Louisiana Elementary Schools
Better than 6% of Louisiana elementary schools
Summary

Estelle School in Marrero, LA, is a PK-8 school serving 518 students within the Jefferson Parish school district, where over 81% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high-poverty community.

Estelle School is facing severe academic challenges, with a statewide ranking that has dropped from the 42nd percentile in 2016 to the 7th percentile in 2026. Its math proficiency rate of 31% is dramatically lower than nearby schools serving similar demographics, such as Allen Ellender School (71% math proficiency) and Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School (61% math proficiency), both less than a mile away. A major driver of this gap is a chronic absenteeism rate of 33.3%, which is nearly three times higher than these neighboring schools. Additionally, Estelle has a 4.3% "dropout" rate—the highest in the area—and a troubling performance dip in 5th grade, where only 12% of students are proficient in math, compared to over 40% in 4th and 6th grades.

Despite having a low student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1, which typically supports smaller class sizes, Estelle struggles to serve any student group effectively, with all subgroups ranking in the bottom 20% of the state. The contrast with Allen Ellender School—a 3-star school with 12.5% chronic absenteeism and 71% math proficiency—shows that high poverty does not have to mean low performance. Reversing Estelle's decline will require urgent intervention focused on improving attendance, stabilizing the student body, and overhauling instructional quality.

518
Students ?
11.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,544
Per pupil spending ?
81.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
97.5%
Kindergartners with complete immunization records (2019-20)
Exemptions: 1.3% (any vaccine)
 2800 Barataria Boulevard
       Marrero, LA  70072-5604

(504) 347-3727

District: Jefferson Parish


Students who attend Estelle School usually attend:

High:    L.W. Higgins High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
55.8%
Hispanic:
27.8%
White:
11.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (33% vs 62% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 22% Louisiana)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school33%
District avg56%
Louisiana avg62%
Elementary school
655th of 699
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 6%▼ down 37 pts since 2016
From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
411th of 464
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 67 pts since 2016
From top 22% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
48th of 50Elementary Schools in the Jefferson Parish
58th of 119Jefferson 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)
Elementary school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202611.4655 of 6996.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.0630 of 6665.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.3628 of 6757.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.9619 of 73015.2%★☆☆☆☆
202216.0629 of 72713.5%★☆☆☆☆
202117.9603 of 72917.3%★☆☆☆☆
201934.0525 of 73128.2%★☆☆☆☆
201831.1491 of 72832.6%★★☆☆☆
201747.5428 of 73942.1%★★☆☆☆
201649.0420 of 74243.4%★★☆☆☆
201557.6365 of 79253.9%★★★☆☆
201456.8368 of 77752.6%★★★☆☆
201351.8400 of 77248.2%★★☆☆☆
201232.4565 of 76426.0%★☆☆☆☆
201133.6551 of 76628.1%★☆☆☆☆
201033.7533 of 73627.6%★☆☆☆☆
200930.6553 of 73825.1%★☆☆☆☆
200838.3484 of 74334.9%★★☆☆☆
200742.8453 of 72537.5%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202613.1525 of 5565.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202524.6418 of 50116.6%★☆☆☆☆
202413.2477 of 5096.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202331.3419 of 57026.5%★☆☆☆☆
202225.0456 of 56218.9%★☆☆☆☆
202127.2432 of 56423.4%★☆☆☆☆
201947.6302 of 55946.0%★★☆☆☆
201845.2325 of 54740.6%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201829.9212 of 28124.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202621.3572 of 68816.9%★☆☆☆☆
202515.7573 of 6339.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.1602 of 6355.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.4589 of 70516.5%★☆☆☆☆
202214.8621 of 70111.4%★☆☆☆☆
202117.5604 of 70514.3%★☆☆☆☆
201935.0500 of 68426.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202611.1265 of 2732.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.7199 of 2073.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.3170 of 18910.1%★☆☆☆☆
202317.7212 of 2339.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202230.3174 of 22020.9%★☆☆☆☆
202124.9165 of 20218.3%★☆☆☆☆
201930.7144 of 19024.2%★☆☆☆☆
201846.3100 of 16840.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202611.2656 of 6935.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.5629 of 6614.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.9623 of 6747.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.2612 of 72315.4%★☆☆☆☆
202217.4627 of 72413.4%★☆☆☆☆
202120.2592 of 71917.7%★☆☆☆☆
201937.6482 of 69730.8%★★☆☆☆
201838.6460 of 68232.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20269.7662 of 6904.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.8626 of 6412.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.6590 of 6519.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.9602 of 71315.6%★☆☆☆☆
202219.8597 of 71216.2%★☆☆☆☆
202122.4557 of 70420.9%★☆☆☆☆
201933.4507 of 69627.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202613.8382 of 4076.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.7222 of 2417.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.5192 of 2087.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.8292 of 2961.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.0304 of 3071.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202126.5234 of 30623.5%★☆☆☆☆
201930.7244 of 33326.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20240.5432 of 4340.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.5510 of 5181.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.9511 of 5171.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.9486 of 5226.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.1450 of 51713.0%★☆☆☆☆
201833.2406 of 51621.3%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202613.4411 of 46411.4%★☆☆☆☆
20258.7421 of 4475.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.6402 of 44910.5%★☆☆☆☆
202314.7404 of 46513.1%★☆☆☆☆
202222.4357 of 46022.4%★☆☆☆☆
202130.0328 of 45928.5%★☆☆☆☆
201953.5225 of 44949.9%★★★☆☆
201850.1199 of 41151.6%★★★☆☆
201771.3118 of 43773.0%★★★★☆
201676.194 of 43578.4%★★★★☆
201585.051 of 48289.4%★★★★☆
201474.0110 of 47076.6%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202618.8311 of 36214.1%★☆☆☆☆
202527.1272 of 34420.9%★☆☆☆☆
202420.5289 of 33313.2%★☆☆☆☆
202322.0289 of 36019.7%★☆☆☆☆
202228.4257 of 36028.6%★☆☆☆☆
202146.7173 of 35250.9%★★★☆☆
201962.8103 of 33869.5%★★★☆☆
201864.091 of 31370.9%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201876.617 of 17090.0%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202620.7363 of 45019.3%★☆☆☆☆
202510.6383 of 4157.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.5374 of 4159.9%★☆☆☆☆
202312.2402 of 4449.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.0379 of 44114.1%★☆☆☆☆
202125.7334 of 44124.3%★☆☆☆☆
201945.2246 of 41841.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202617.2169 of 1869.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.2149 of 1553.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.0124 of 15218.4%★☆☆☆☆
202319.5137 of 16316.0%★☆☆☆☆
202241.6102 of 16337.4%★★☆☆☆
202137.4101 of 15334.0%★★☆☆☆
201923.6106 of 12817.2%★☆☆☆☆
201858.349 of 11858.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202615.0411 of 45810.3%★☆☆☆☆
202510.5408 of 4376.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.6387 of 44412.8%★☆☆☆☆
202313.3408 of 45911.1%★☆☆☆☆
202225.8348 of 45824.0%★☆☆☆☆
202135.7293 of 45535.6%★★☆☆☆
201958.2177 of 43058.8%★★★☆☆
201863.3138 of 40365.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202611.2409 of 4468.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.0375 of 4149.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.7367 of 42613.8%★☆☆☆☆
202317.3367 of 44317.2%★☆☆☆☆
202231.5303 of 44231.4%★★☆☆☆
202134.7295 of 44233.3%★★☆☆☆
201956.1187 of 41855.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202612.7240 of 2566.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.3166 of 20619.4%★☆☆☆☆
202225.3154 of 20625.2%★☆☆☆☆
202130.6147 of 21030.0%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20237.6341 of 3523.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.8350 of 3623.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.2287 of 35819.8%★☆☆☆☆
201976.464 of 35081.7%★★★★☆
201839.7228 of 33832.5%★★☆☆☆
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)25th percentile-8 vs school
Female (2026)17th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2026)6th percentile~ school
African American (2026)6th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school
Male (2026)4th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school
White (2024)<1st percentile-7 vs school
Middle school
Disabled (2018)90th percentile+38 vs school
Female (2026)19th percentile+8 vs school
African American (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)9th percentile~ school
Male (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2026)6th percentile-5 vs school
White (2023)3rd percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts46%-24 vs state
Mathematics31%-31 vs state
Science31%-28 vs state
Social Studies25%-30 vs state

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Estelle School ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Louisiana elementary schools.

Students who attend Estelle School usually go on to attend:

High : L.W. Higgins High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Estelle School.

Students at Estelle School are 56% African American, 28% Hispanic, 12% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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