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Myrtle Place Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

20^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Myrtle Place Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 374 students. This top-performing school has consistently ranked within the top 20 elementary schools in Louisiana, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Myrtle Place Elementary stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing the Lafayette Parish and Louisiana averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, 95% of Myrtle Place students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 69% for Lafayette Parish and 60% for Louisiana. Similarly, 93% of Myrtle Place students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 74% for Lafayette Parish and 70% for Louisiana. The school has also demonstrated strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Myrtle Place Elementary has experienced a recent increase in chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 26% in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's rates remain lower than the state average and are comparable to other high-performing schools in the area. Additionally, Myrtle Place has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 28.49% to 43.82% in recent years, which is significantly lower than some of the nearby schools, such as Prairie Elementary and L. Leo Judice Elementary, which have much higher rates of economically disadvantaged students.

384

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,327

Per pupil spending ?

30.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Myrtle Place Boulevard
Lafayette, LA 70506

(337) 521-7760

District: Lafayette Parish

Students who attend Myrtle Place Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lafayette Middle School
High:	Lafayette High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.0%

African American:

20.3%

Hispanic:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (94% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Louisiana elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 56 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school94%

District avg72%

Louisiana avg65%

20^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 56 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	94.6	20 of 666	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	12 of 675	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	15 of 730	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	18 of 727	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	44 of 729	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	76.0	186 of 731	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	126 of 728	82.7%	★★★★☆
2017	49.6	416 of 739	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.3	408 of 742	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.3	470 of 792	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.1	469 of 777	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.3	332 of 772	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.5	401 of 764	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.8	394 of 766	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.7	340 of 736	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.7	362 of 738	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.7	376 of 743	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.6	286 of 725	60.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	17 of 501	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	11 of 570	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	55 of 564	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	65.1	172 of 559	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	146 of 547	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	28 of 633	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	11 of 635	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	23 of 705	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	20 of 701	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	61 of 705	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	70.5	213 of 684	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	19 of 661	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	15 of 674	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	16 of 723	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	17 of 724	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	44 of 719	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	66.8	241 of 697	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	181 of 682	73.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	19 of 641	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	10 of 651	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	11 of 713	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	19 of 712	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	22 of 704	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	77.1	162 of 696	76.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	19 of 431	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	11 of 434	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	19 of 518	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	17 of 517	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	26 of 522	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	74.5	98 of 517	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	78 of 516	84.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics95%+35 vs state

English Language Arts93%+23 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, April 7, 2016

Myrtle Place Elementary is a hidden gem in the Lafayette Parish School System. My daughter loves the school, her friends and the teachers. The French Immersion program challenges her in ways she would not get at English-only schools in the system. Close Quote

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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 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	Total
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%)	94.6	20^th of 666 public elementary schools	97.0%		96	12^th of 675 public elementary schools	98.2%	8	93.0		91.0			95.0	93.0	92.0	94.0				93.0	$15,327
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
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
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%)	77.1	158^th of 666 public elementary schools	76.3%		79.7	137^th of 675 public elementary schools	79.7%	21		84.0	66.0			77.0	74.0	82.0	80.0				78.0	$13,280
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%)	18.4	578^th of 666 public elementary schools	13.2%		17.7	583^rd of 675 public elementary schools	13.6%	5	43.0	49.0	33.0			43.0	42.0	58.0	54.0				51.0	$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%)	51.8	348^th of 666 public elementary schools	47.7%		51.8	357^th of 675 public elementary schools	47.1%	9	60.0	66.0	69.0	66.0	71.0	68.0	57.0	68.0	66.0	68.0	78.0	82.0	70.0	$15,944
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%)	21.6	556^th of 666 public elementary schools	16.5%		27.5	520^th of 675 public elementary schools	23.0%	36	44.0	56.0	39.0			45.0	42.0	62.0	47.0				50.0	$17,228
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
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%)	24.9	529^th of 666 public elementary schools	20.6%		18.2	578^th of 675 public elementary schools	14.4%	49	46.0	54.0	38.0			47.0	51.0	49.0	64.0				54.0	$15,316
L. Leo Judice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5801 Cameron Street	Scott	70583	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7710	371	13	29.2	44.5%	254 (68.5%)	81 (21.8%)	8 (2.2%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.9%)	94.4	23^rd of 666 public elementary schools	96.5%		91.9	40^th of 675 public elementary schools	94.1%	17		100.0	85.0			94.0			94.0					$14,576

Frequently Asked Questions about Myrtle Place Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Myrtle Place Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Myrtle Place Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lafayette Middle School
High : Lafayette High School

What district is Myrtle Place Elementary School in?

Lafayette Parish

What is the racial makeup of Myrtle Place Elementary School?

Students at Myrtle Place Elementary School are 74% White, 20% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Myrtle Place Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Myrtle Place Elementary School.

Is Myrtle Place Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Myrtle Place Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 20^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools.

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