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Woodvale Elementary School

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Woodvale Elementary School ranks 104 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

104^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Woodvale Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lafayette, Louisiana, serving 845 students in grades PK-5. 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 from SchoolDigger.

Woodvale Elementary consistently outperforms the Lafayette Parish and Louisiana state averages in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 80% in Mathematics and 84% in ELA, compared to 69% and 74% for Lafayette Parish, and 60% and 70% for the state. Woodvale's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade, where 91% of students were proficient in ELA and 90% were proficient in Mathematics. The school also performs well in Social Studies, with 70% proficiency across all grades, compared to 56% for Lafayette Parish and 49% for the state.

While Woodvale's overall performance is strong, the school's struggles with special education and low-income student populations are noteworthy. These student subgroups lag behind their peers, ranking in the bottom 30% of Louisiana elementary schools. Additionally, Woodvale Elementary has experienced a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 20.9% in 2022-2023 to 26.0% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district and state averages. Nearby schools like L. Leo Judice Elementary and Myrtle Place Elementary also demonstrate exceptional performance, ranking among the top 20 elementary schools in Louisiana, suggesting that the Lafayette Parish district as a whole is providing a strong educational foundation for its students.

793

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,256

Per pupil spending ?

54.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Leon Drive
Lafayette, LA 70503

(337) 521-7830

District: Lafayette Parish

Students who attend Woodvale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	L.J. Alleman Middle School
High:	Lafayette High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.7%

African American:

32.9%

Asian:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (82% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Louisiana elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg72%

Louisiana avg65%

104^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	83.4	104 of 666	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	93 of 675	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	101 of 730	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	64 of 727	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	81.3	128 of 729	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	232 of 731	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.6	134 of 728	81.6%	★★★★☆
2017	80.7	119 of 739	83.9%	★★★★☆
2016	82.6	100 of 742	86.5%	★★★★☆
2015	88.1	57 of 792	92.8%	★★★★★
2014	82.3	96 of 777	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	84.1	73 of 772	90.5%	★★★★★
2012	82.6	101 of 764	86.8%	★★★★☆
2011	86.0	65 of 766	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	89.9	36 of 736	95.1%	★★★★★
2009	84.3	81 of 738	89.0%	★★★★☆
2008	82.2	105 of 743	85.9%	★★★★☆
2007	82.6	103 of 725	85.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	156 of 501	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	117 of 509	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	183 of 570	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.4	86 of 562	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.8	213 of 564	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	329 of 559	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	81.7	70 of 547	87.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	39.6	170 of 281	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	92 of 633	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	98 of 635	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	114 of 705	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	51 of 701	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	81.1	111 of 705	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	250 of 684	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	151 of 661	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	123 of 674	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	196 of 723	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	136 of 724	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	186 of 719	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	312 of 697	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.6	147 of 682	78.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	110 of 641	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	91 of 651	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	98 of 713	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	83 of 712	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	127 of 704	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	193 of 696	72.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	49.9	26 of 46	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	181 of 241	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	267 of 307	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	68.9	78 of 306	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	37.1	220 of 333	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	42 of 431	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	59 of 434	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	43 of 518	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	57 of 517	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	51 of 522	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	74.1	103 of 517	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	60 of 516	88.4%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)90th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)43rd percentile-43 vs school

Disabled (2018)40th percentile-42 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+14 vs state

Mathematics80%+20 vs state

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Schools Near Woodvale 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Rue du Belier	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7790	663	38	17.2	57.9%	295 (44.5%)	256 (38.6%)	67 (10.1%)	13 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.2%)	82.6	108^th of 666 public elementary schools	83.8%		86.2	85^th of 675 public elementary schools	87.4%	23	81.0	80.0	75.0	79.0	80.0	80.0	87.0	83.0	$14,962
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodvale Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Woodvale Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Woodvale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : L.J. Alleman Middle School
High : Lafayette High School

What is the racial makeup of Woodvale Elementary School?

Students at Woodvale Elementary School are 50% White, 33% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Woodvale Elementary School a good school?

Woodvale Elementary School ranks 104^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Woodvale Elementary School in?

Lafayette Parish

How many students attend Woodvale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 793 students attended Woodvale Elementary School.

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