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Katharine Drexel Elementary School

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Katharine Drexel Elementary School ranks 376 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Katharine Drexel Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Broussard, Louisiana, with 619 students enrolled. The school is part of the Lafayette Parish School District, which is ranked 27th out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Katharine Drexel Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 184th out of 729 Louisiana elementary schools (4-star rating) in 2020-2021 to 376th out of 666 (2-star rating) in the most recent 2024-2025 school year. The school performs relatively well for its African American and English Language Learner student populations, ranking in the top half of Louisiana elementary schools for these subgroups. However, its Hispanic and White student populations lag behind, ranking in the bottom half of the state. Additionally, Katharine Drexel Elementary has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 20.9% in 2022-2023 to 26.3% in the most recent 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Academically, Katharine Drexel Elementary's proficiency rates in both mathematics and English language arts trail the Lafayette Parish and Louisiana averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th grade math proficiency rate was 46% compared to 66% for the district and 59% for the state. This performance lags behind many of the other elementary schools in the Lafayette Parish district, such as Woodvale Elementary, Myrtle Place Elementary, and Ernest Gallet Elementary, which all have significantly higher proficiency rates in both math and ELA across all grade levels.

583

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,731

Per pupil spending ?

71%

Free/discounted lunch ?

409 St. DePorres Avenue
Broussard, LA 70518

(337) 521-7650

District: Lafayette Parish

Students who attend Katharine Drexel Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Broussard Middle School
High:	O. Comeaux High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.5%

White:

28.1%

Hispanic:

19.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg72%

Louisiana avg65%

376^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Lafayette Parish

27^th of 118Lafayette 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
2025	47.0	376 of 666	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	335 of 675	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	332 of 730	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	270 of 727	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.2	184 of 729	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	293 of 731	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	211 of 728	71.0%	★★★★☆
2017	60.6	335 of 739	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.2	417 of 742	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.3	325 of 792	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.6	324 of 777	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.5	404 of 772	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.8	385 of 764	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.4	521 of 766	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	67.7	270 of 736	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.4	328 of 738	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.9	304 of 743	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.2	237 of 725	67.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	190 of 501	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	229 of 509	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	177 of 570	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.1	111 of 562	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	102 of 564	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	184 of 559	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	127 of 547	76.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	23 of 82	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	50.7	39 of 86	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	34 of 97	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	55 of 90	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	81 of 91	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	46 of 89	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	338 of 633	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	312 of 635	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	386 of 705	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.5	298 of 701	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.5	169 of 705	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	270 of 684	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	142 of 207	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	132 of 189	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	165 of 233	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	159 of 220	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.5	80 of 202	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	134 of 190	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	356 of 661	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	344 of 674	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	372 of 723	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.0	249 of 724	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	212 of 719	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	262 of 697	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	174 of 682	74.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	369 of 641	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	343 of 651	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.0	251 of 713	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	264 of 712	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.1	205 of 704	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	299 of 696	57.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	342 of 431	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.0	210 of 434	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	309 of 518	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.5	180 of 517	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	158 of 522	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	209 of 517	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.8	110 of 516	78.7%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%-5 vs state

Mathematics59%~ state avg

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Schools Near Katharine Drexel Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)					LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	Total
Katharine Drexel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	409 St. DePorres Avenue	Broussard	70518	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7650	583	33	17.7	71.0%	164 (28.1%)	271 (46.5%)	112 (19.2%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.8%)	47	376^th of 666 public elementary schools	43.5%		54.2	335^th of 675 public elementary schools	50.4%	41	60.0	70.0	46.0		59.0	63.0	64.0	68.0	65.0	$15,731
Martial Billeaud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E. Fairfield Dr.	Broussard	70518	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7270	572	38	15.2	43.4%	346 (60.5%)	162 (28.3%)	31 (5.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	84.3	94^th of 666 public elementary schools	85.9%		82.8	111^th of 675 public elementary schools	83.6%	17	82.0	79.0	81.0		80.0	82.0	83.0		83.0	$14,371
Ernest Gallet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 E Milton Ave	Youngsville	70592	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 521-7690	643	33	19.6	37.8%	397 (61.7%)	139 (21.6%)	46 (7.2%)	31 (4.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	88.9	64^th of 666 public elementary schools	90.4%		92.4	33^rd of 675 public elementary schools	95.1%	31	88.0	88.0	75.0		84.0	88.0	88.0		88.0	$14,658
Green T. Lindon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	603 Avenue B	Youngsville	70592	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7720	719	34	20.9	47.7%	401 (55.8%)	211 (29.3%)	39 (5.4%)	22 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)	90.9	47^th of 666 public elementary schools	92.9%		89.5	56^th of 675 public elementary schools	91.7%	9		89.0			94.0	86.0	90.0		89.0	$14,078
Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Kaliste Saloom Road	Lafayette	70508	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7780	484	36	13.4	63.2%	199 (41.1%)	182 (37.6%)	48 (9.9%)	17 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.0%)	64.5	261^st of 666 public elementary schools	60.8%		67.3	244^th of 675 public elementary schools	63.9%	17	78.0	73.0	47.0		66.0	75.0	74.0		74.0	$14,917
Broadmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	609 Broadmoor Boulevard	Lafayette	70503	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7620	749	47	15.9	42.9%	372 (49.7%)	118 (15.8%)	156 (20.8%)	68 (9.1%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.3%)	83.7	100^th of 666 public elementary schools	85.0%		86	89^th of 675 public elementary schools	86.8%	11	84.0	91.0	75.0		84.0	82.0	81.0	79.0	80.0	$14,404
Woodvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Leon Drive	Lafayette	70503	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7830	793	52	15.2	54.5%	394 (49.7%)	261 (32.9%)	40 (5.0%)	56 (7.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (4.8%)	83.4	104^th of 666 public elementary schools	84.4%		85.2	93^rd of 675 public elementary schools	86.2%	11	71.0	90.0	81.0		80.0	73.0	91.0	87.0	84.0	$15,256
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%)	75.1	169^th of 666 public elementary schools	74.6%		79.1	139^th of 675 public elementary schools	79.4%	30	75.0	67.0		83.0	75.0	77.0	79.0		79.0	$14,982
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%)	30.3	488^th of 666 public elementary schools	26.7%		12.9	614^th of 675 public elementary schools	9.0%	126	59.0	63.0	29.0		51.0	58.0	46.0		48.0	$16,857
St. Martin Early STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-1	1120 S Martin Luther King	Saint Martinville	70582	St. Martin Parish	St. Martin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 394-4763	295	32	9.2	98.3%	94 (31.9%)	165 (55.9%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.8%)								(n/a)										$23,331

Frequently Asked Questions about Katharine Drexel Elementary School

What district is Katharine Drexel Elementary School in?

Lafayette Parish

Is Katharine Drexel Elementary School a good school?

Katharine Drexel Elementary School ranks 376^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Katharine Drexel Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Katharine Drexel Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Broussard Middle School
High : O. Comeaux High School

What is the racial makeup of Katharine Drexel Elementary School?

Students at Katharine Drexel Elementary School are 46% African American, 28% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Katharine Drexel Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Katharine Drexel Elementary School.

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