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Alice N. Boucher Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

570^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Alice N. Boucher Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Lafayette, LA, serving 442 students within the Lafayette Parish school district, where over 94% of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The most significant challenge facing Alice N. Boucher is an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 39.3%—nearly double the district average and far above the state average. This directly impacts academic performance, as students who are not in class cannot benefit from instruction. While the school has historically ranked in the bottom 20-30% of elementary schools statewide, there is a notable bright spot: 5th-grade students achieved a 64% proficiency rate in English Language Arts, significantly higher than the school's 3rd and 4th-grade scores (both 45%). This suggests a specific teacher or program is finding success and should be replicated. Additionally, African American students have shown improvement, moving from the 15th percentile to the 29th percentile over the past two years.

The contrast with nearby schools highlights deep educational inequities. Just 1.68 miles away, Myrtle Place Elementary School boasts a 5-star rating, a 5.2% chronic absenteeism rate, and near-perfect test scores (99% Math proficiency). In comparison, Alice N. Boucher's proficiency rates in Math (47%), ELA (51%), and Social Studies (34%) are all well below district and state averages. Other nearby schools with similar demographics, like J.W. Faulk Elementary (43% absenteeism) and Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary, also struggle, but Alice N. Boucher's performance remains consistently at the bottom. The school's high concentration of economic disadvantage (94.34% free/reduced lunch) is a key contextual factor, starkly different from high-performing schools like Woodvale Elementary (54.48%) and Myrtle Place (30.21%).

442

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,931

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Patterson Street
Lafayette, LA 70501

(337) 521-7610

District: Lafayette Parish

Students who attend Alice N. Boucher Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Lafayette Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.2%

Hispanic:

3.8%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (44% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg62%

570^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 23Elementary Schools in the Lafayette Parish

27^th of 116Lafayette 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	22.8	570 of 690	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	578 of 666	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	583 of 675	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	573 of 730	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	608 of 727	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	440 of 729	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	526 of 731	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	522 of 728	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.0	588 of 739	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	632 of 742	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	739 of 792	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.5	709 of 777	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	742 of 772	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.5	746 of 764	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.2	726 of 766	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	707 of 736	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.2	708 of 738	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.9	719 of 743	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.8	686 of 725	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	387 of 548	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	422 of 501	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	432 of 509	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	444 of 570	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	450 of 562	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.5	254 of 564	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	276 of 559	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	285 of 547	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	562 of 679	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	531 of 633	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	497 of 635	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	539 of 705	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	591 of 701	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.6	399 of 705	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	472 of 684	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	22.9	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	526 of 685	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	583 of 661	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	589 of 674	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	623 of 723	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	620 of 724	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.0	430 of 719	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	460 of 697	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	446 of 682	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	539 of 682	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	589 of 641	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	595 of 651	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	603 of 713	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	639 of 712	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	489 of 704	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	505 of 696	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	13.0	320 of 333	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)29th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

Homeless (2019)17th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2019)4th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%-19 vs state

Mathematics47%-15 vs state

Social Studies34%-21 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 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	Total
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Patterson Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7610	442	30	14.6	94.3%	15 (3.4%)	403 (91.2%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	22.8	570^th of 690 public elementary schools	17.4%		18.4	578^th of 666 public elementary schools	13.2%	8	50.0	42.0	50.0		47.0	45.0	45.0	64.0				51.0	36.0	20.0	46.0				34.0	$17,931
Willow Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1818 Northeast Evangeline Thro	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Willow Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 954-6377	605	18	34.4	98.2%	24 (4.0%)	550 (90.9%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60.4	292^nd of 690 public elementary schools	57.7%		51.8	348^th of 666 public elementary schools	47.7%	56	78.0	58.0		82.0	75.0	59.0	62.0	76.0	89.0	66.0	74.0	71.0	44.0	46.0	60.0	69.0	32.0	42.0	49.0	$15,944
Truman Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK-K	1210 West Willow Street	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 521-7810	331	26	12.9	79.2%	70 (21.1%)	208 (62.8%)	45 (13.6%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$18,200
J.W. Faulk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	711 East Willow Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7680	424	30	14.3	94.3%	13 (3.1%)	384 (90.6%)	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	28.8	523^rd of 690 public elementary schools	24.2%		24.9	529^th of 666 public elementary schools	20.6%	6	47.0	76.0	39.0		54.0	42.0	62.0	61.0				55.0	26.0	42.0	41.0				36.0	$15,316
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School	Public	K-6	801 Mudd Ave.	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7500	247	27	9.2	93.1%	6 (2.4%)	224 (90.7%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	27.7	529^th of 690 public elementary schools	23.3%		30.3	488^th of 666 public elementary schools	26.7%	41	62.0	53.0	37.0		51.0	45.0	65.0	54.0				54.0	39.0	32.0	44.0				39.0	$16,857
J. Wallace James Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 W. Willow St.	Scott	70583	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7700	957	48	20.1	51.1%	402 (42.0%)	483 (50.5%)	40 (4.2%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.7%)	78.6	146^th of 690 public elementary schools	78.8%		77.1	158^th of 666 public elementary schools	76.3%	12	82.0		76.0		81.0	83.0	80.0					82.0	68.0	61.0	62.0				64.0	$13,280
Myrtle Place Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Myrtle Place Boulevard	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7760	384	21	18.0	30.2%	284 (74.0%)	78 (20.3%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	97.6	8^th of 690 public elementary schools	98.8%		94.6	20^th of 666 public elementary schools	97.0%	12		100.0	100.0		99.0			99.0							92.0					$15,327
Evangeline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 East Butcher Switch Road	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7670	604	42	14.3	85.3%	71 (11.8%)	488 (80.8%)	30 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	45.5	394^th of 690 public elementary schools	42.9%		51.6	350^th of 666 public elementary schools	47.4%	44	49.0	76.0	42.0		54.0	53.0	76.0	67.0				66.0	46.0	60.0	45.0				51.0	$14,604
Live Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3020 N University Ave	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7730	520	32	16.0	81.9%	73 (14.0%)	345 (66.3%)	91 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	44.3	407^th of 690 public elementary schools	41.0%		33	475^th of 666 public elementary schools	28.7%	68	75.0		44.0		63.0	68.0	61.0	64.0				64.0	46.0	50.0	43.0				46.0	$15,383
S.J. Montgomery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Foreman Drive	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7750	663	45	14.5	75.6%	86 (13.0%)	383 (57.8%)	157 (23.7%)	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	17.4	617^th of 690 public elementary schools	10.6%		21.6	556^th of 666 public elementary schools	16.5%	61	43.0	34.0	58.0		44.0	41.0	51.0	52.0				47.0	20.0	37.0	36.0				29.0	$17,228

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Students who attend Alice N. Boucher Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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Alice N. Boucher Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.4% of Louisiana elementary schools.

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Lafayette Parish

What is the racial makeup of Alice N. Boucher Elementary School?

Students at Alice N. Boucher Elementary School are 91% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Alice N. Boucher Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Alice N. Boucher Elementary School.

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