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Ella C. Pittman Elementary School

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Ella C. Pittman Elementary School ranks 452 nd of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Ella C. Pittman Elementary School in Harvey, LA, serves 471 students in grades PK-5 within the Jefferson Parish school district, and it has recently shown a promising upward trend after years of lower performance. The school has improved from a 1-star rating to a 2-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year, now ranking in the 34th percentile statewide. This is its best performance since 2019, driven by strong gains in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency over the past few years. For example, Math proficiency rose from 37% in 2022-2023 to 48% in 2025-2026, while ELA proficiency jumped from 42% to 61% in the same period. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 80.25% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch.

One of the most notable strengths at Pittman is its exceptional 4th-grade cohort, which outperforms many nearby schools. In 2025-2026, 71% of 4th graders were proficient in Math and 69% in ELA, surpassing the district average and even beating high-performing schools like Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School in Math. However, the school faces a significant challenge with a "5th Grade Wall," where performance drops dramatically. Only 31% of 5th graders were proficient in Math, compared to 53% district-wide, and 39% in Social Studies versus 50% district-wide. This sharp decline is the most severe among comparable schools and suggests a need for better curriculum alignment or support at this transition point.

Pittman has also made remarkable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, which fell from a crisis-level 42.5% in 2020-2021 to 18.5% in 2024-2025—now better than both the district and state averages. This improvement is likely a key driver of the school's academic gains. Nearby, Laureate Academy Charter School has similar demographics and slightly higher overall proficiency, but Pittman’s 4th-grade Math performance far exceeds Laureate’s. The school is also improving its effectiveness with its core student population, with African American and low-income students showing notable gains in state rankings. While Pittman is surrounded by top-tier magnet schools like Ruppel Academie Francaise and Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies, its recent trajectory suggests it is becoming a stronger option for families in the area.

471

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,348

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3800 Thirteenth Street
Harvey, LA 70058-2400

(504) 340-4937

District: Jefferson Parish

Students who attend Ella C. Pittman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	L.H. Marrero Middle School
High:	John Ehret High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.8%

White:

26.3%

Hispanic:

19.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (51% 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg62%

452^nd of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 48Elementary Schools in the Jefferson Parish

66^th of 116Jefferson 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	39.1	452 of 690	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.6	515 of 666	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	587 of 675	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	618 of 730	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	568 of 727	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	525 of 729	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	435 of 731	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	525 of 728	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.1	521 of 739	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.8	513 of 742	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.0	350 of 792	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.8	424 of 777	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.1	441 of 772	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.8	471 of 764	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.1	449 of 766	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.8	475 of 736	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.4	440 of 738	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.7	404 of 743	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	66.2	257 of 725	64.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	278 of 548	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.4	399 of 501	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	416 of 509	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	430 of 570	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	457 of 562	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	405 of 564	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.5	245 of 559	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	269 of 547	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	39.0	174 of 281	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	399 of 679	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.3	413 of 633	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	540 of 635	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	590 of 705	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	535 of 701	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	494 of 705	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	501 of 684	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	166 of 266	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.7	148 of 207	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	152 of 189	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	174 of 233	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.0	110 of 220	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.5	51 of 202	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	26.3	157 of 190	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	138 of 168	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	447 of 685	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.4	508 of 661	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	606 of 674	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	609 of 723	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	570 of 724	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	515 of 719	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	423 of 697	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	428 of 682	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	494 of 682	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	548 of 641	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	560 of 651	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	622 of 713	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	560 of 712	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	513 of 704	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	438 of 696	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	323 of 361	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	198 of 208	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	282 of 296	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	301 of 307	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	303 of 306	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	70.9	64 of 333	80.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	409 of 496	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	384 of 431	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	399 of 434	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	511 of 518	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	496 of 517	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	503 of 522	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	433 of 517	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	491 of 516	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)49th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2018)38th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%-9 vs state

Mathematics48%-14 vs state

Social Studies45%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, September 13, 2025

Abusive teachers and poor care with special needs children. Teachers speak very disrespectfully to students even curse at them and have no patience or compassion for students at PE every in over 90 degree weather they are forced to do strenuous activities and run often children throw up from the heat and the amount of running in extreme heat. I would never recommend this school Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)							LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP English I (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 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 Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	Total
Ella C. Pittman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Thirteenth Street	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 340-4937	471	37	12.8	80.3%	124 (26.3%)	230 (48.8%)	90 (19.1%)	15 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	39.1	452^nd of 690 public elementary schools	34.5%		26.6	515^th of 666 public elementary schools	22.7%	63	55.0	71.0	31.0				48.0	57.0	69.0	61.0				61.0	47.0	52.0	39.0				45.0			$18,348
Laureate Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2115 Oakmere Dr	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 503-0170	532	17	31.2	75.4%	67 (12.6%)	393 (73.9%)	49 (9.2%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	37.1	460^th of 690 public elementary schools	33.3%		51.2	352^nd of 666 public elementary schools	47.1%	108	57.0	46.0	46.0	55.0	62.0	46.0	51.0	64.0	67.0			74.0	63.0	68.0	38.0	56.0	54.0	27.0	61.0	62.0	48.0			$13,981
Lincoln School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	1429 Ames Blvd.	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 340-8489	467	30	15.3	88.4%	29 (6.2%)	368 (78.8%)	62 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	16.4	624^th of 690 public elementary schools	9.6%		14.3	609^th of 666 public elementary schools	8.6%	15	42.0	46.0	38.0	29.0	58.0	32.0	41.0	48.0	51.0	60.0	60.0	73.0	73.0	60.0	31.0	23.0	31.0	29.0	60.0	57.0	38.0		100.0	$15,853
Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Pine Street	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 347-0254	414	30	13.7	85.0%	53 (12.8%)	246 (59.4%)	87 (21.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	21.2	582^nd of 690 public elementary schools	15.7%		24.3	534^th of 666 public elementary schools	19.8%	48	40.0	43.0	50.0				43.0	43.0	41.0	65.0				49.0	31.0	30.0	48.0				35.0			$15,847
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1130 Gretna Boulevard	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 366-1660	671	44	15.1	72.1%	40 (6.0%)	228 (34.0%)	370 (55.1%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	39.3	451^st of 690 public elementary schools	34.6%		20.6	567^th of 666 public elementary schools	14.9%	116	48.0	73.0	50.0				57.0	36.0	68.0	64.0				56.0	45.0	58.0	43.0				49.0			$14,758
Ruppel Academie Francaise	Public	PK, KG-8	815 Huey P Long Ave	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 361-8905	362	26	13.7	60.5%	102 (28.2%)	154 (42.5%)	45 (12.4%)	49 (13.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	96.1	15^th of 690 public elementary schools	97.8%		95.1	17^th of 666 public elementary schools	97.4%	2	88.0	100.0		100.0	99.0		93.0	87.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	100.0			86.0	84.0	100.0	100.0		92.0			$15,280
Harry S Truman School	Public	PK, KG-8	5417 Ehret Road	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 341-0961	717	59	12.1	82.8%	50 (7.0%)	463 (64.6%)	164 (22.9%)	20 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	4.7	683^rd of 690 public elementary schools	1.0%		5.4	654^th of 666 public elementary schools	1.8%	29	15.0	41.0		36.0	63.0	19.0	28.0	15.0	47.0	30.0	45.0	48.0	54.0	40.0	11.0	20.0	12.0	21.0	46.0	41.0	25.0	86.0	96.0	$17,359
Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	701 Amelia Street	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(504) 366-3582	355	19	18.6	41.1%	100 (28.2%)	125 (35.2%)	27 (7.6%)	93 (26.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	98.3	5^th of 690 public elementary schools	99.3%					(n/a)	100.0								99.0							100.0					99.0			$14,359
Woodmere School	Public	PK, KG-8	3191 Alex Kornman Blvd.	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 348-2410	629	47	13.5	76.6%	15 (2.4%)	390 (62.0%)	203 (32.3%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	11.4	650^th of 690 public elementary schools	5.8%		12.7	617^th of 666 public elementary schools	7.4%	33	34.0	37.0		39.0		7.0	28.0	36.0	43.0	40.0	47.0	64.0	61.0	44.0	20.0	50.0	34.0	27.0	52.0	33.0	35.0		100.0	$16,132
Woodland West School	Public	PK, KG-8	2143 Mars Street	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 366-5308	631	38	16.4	80.8%	127 (20.1%)	332 (52.6%)	122 (19.3%)	42 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	28	526^th of 690 public elementary schools	23.8%		18.3	579^th of 666 public elementary schools	13.1%	53	41.0	25.0		50.0		50.0	42.0	53.0	62.0	63.0	60.0	58.0	54.0	58.0	40.0	61.0	39.0	33.0	40.0	47.0	44.0	100.0	93.0	$13,376

Frequently Asked Questions about Ella C. Pittman Elementary School

What district is Ella C. Pittman Elementary School in?

Jefferson Parish

How many students attend Ella C. Pittman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Ella C. Pittman Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ella C. Pittman Elementary School?

Students at Ella C. Pittman Elementary School are 49% African American, 26% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Ella C. Pittman Elementary School a good school?

Ella C. Pittman Elementary School ranks 452^nd of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ella C. Pittman Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ella C. Pittman Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : L.H. Marrero Middle School
High : John Ehret High School

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