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Lockport Upper Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Lockport Upper Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Lockport, Louisiana. With 372 students, the school is part of the Lafourche Parish school district, which is ranked 16th out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Lockport Upper Elementary School has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in Louisiana, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years.

Lockport Upper Elementary School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outperforming the Lafourche Parish and Louisiana state averages in LEAP (Louisiana Educational Assessment Program) test scores for Mathematics and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 89% of Lockport Upper Elementary students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 74% in Lafourche Parish and 60% statewide. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, and students with special needs.

While Lockport Upper Elementary School has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, reaching 24.6% in the 2023-2024 school year, this rate is still lower than the nearby Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School (24.6%) and Raceland Upper Elementary School (24.6%). Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 61.29% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the nearby Lockport Lower Elementary School (59.09%) and Bourg Elementary School (44.62%), but lower than Raceland Upper Elementary School (76.04%) and Village East Elementary School (68.62%).

374

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,622

Per pupil spending ?

52.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 School Street
Lockport, LA 70374

(985) 532-3223

District: Lafourche Parish

Students who attend Lockport Upper Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lockport Middle School
High:	Central Lafourche High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.2%

Hispanic:

9.4%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (87% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Louisiana elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg76%

Louisiana avg65%

61^st of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Lafourche Parish

16^th of 118Lafourche 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	89.0	61 of 666	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	38 of 675	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	50 of 730	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	71 of 727	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	88 of 729	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	67 of 731	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	73.8	124 of 728	83.0%	★★★★☆
2017	82.3	97 of 739	86.9%	★★★★☆
2016	82.9	95 of 742	87.2%	★★★★☆
2015	81.8	102 of 792	87.1%	★★★★☆
2014	72.1	209 of 777	73.1%	★★★★☆
2013	78.0	141 of 772	81.7%	★★★★☆
2012	78.0	149 of 764	80.5%	★★★★☆
2011	63.2	318 of 766	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.0	220 of 736	70.1%	★★★★☆
2009	64.7	289 of 738	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.9	282 of 743	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.5	322 of 725	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	54.3	119 of 281	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	59 of 633	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	20 of 635	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	45 of 705	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	66 of 701	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	77.9	137 of 705	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	86 of 684	87.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	86 of 207	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.8	34 of 189	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	75 of 233	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.6	22 of 190	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	89.9	12 of 168	92.9%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	95.0	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	2 of 23	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	72.5	8 of 26	69.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	1 of 12	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	68 of 661	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	42 of 674	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.5	89 of 723	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	69 of 724	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	79.6	107 of 719	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	70 of 697	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	73.8	170 of 682	75.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	64 of 641	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	47 of 651	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	56 of 713	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	77 of 712	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	89.1	54 of 704	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	51 of 696	92.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	7 of 22	68.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	10 of 46	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	19 of 48	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.8	34 of 45	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.5	9 of 46	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	42.3	30 of 44	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	5 of 241	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	14 of 296	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	13 of 307	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	78.4	43 of 306	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	104 of 333	68.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	56 of 431	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	19 of 434	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	50 of 518	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.3	81 of 517	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	107 of 522	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	84 of 517	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	134 of 516	74.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)98th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)88th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile-32 vs school

Disabled (2018)58th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics89%+29 vs state

English Language Arts85%+15 vs state

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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
Lockport Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	201 School Street	Lockport	70374	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 532-3223	374	21	17.5	52.9%	285 (76.2%)	10 (2.7%)	35 (9.4%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	89	61^st of 666 public elementary schools	90.8%		92.1	38^th of 675 public elementary schools	94.4%	23	92.0	90.0	85.0	89.0	77.0	85.0	91.0	85.0	$14,622
Lockport Lower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1421 Crescent Avenue	Lockport	70374	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 532-2846	429	28	15.0	55.9%	333 (77.6%)	30 (7.0%)	31 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)								(n/a)									$13,495
Bourg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4413 St. Andrew Street	Bourg	70343	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4804	328	25	13.1	52.1%	224 (68.3%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.0%)	92.9	32^nd of 666 public elementary schools	95.2%		86.9	76^th of 675 public elementary schools	88.7%	44		90.0		92.0	89.0	93.0		92.0	$14,338
Raceland Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	3759 Hwy 308	Raceland	70394	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 537-5142	302	21	14.4	78.1%	145 (48.0%)	102 (33.8%)	31 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	78.7	141^st of 666 public elementary schools	78.8%		77.1	161^st of 675 public elementary schools	76.1%	20	83.0	85.0		83.0	70.0	79.0		79.0	$15,720
Raceland Lower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	144 Bowie Road	Raceland	70394	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 537-6837	330	23	14.2	74.5%	154 (46.7%)	129 (39.1%)	20 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)								(n/a)									$14,456
Village East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	315 Lafayette Woods	Houma	70363	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4839	400	29	13.7	88.8%	66 (16.5%)	125 (31.3%)	170 (42.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	59.5	306^th of 666 public elementary schools	54.1%		47.7	377^th of 675 public elementary schools	44.1%	71	74.0	71.0		72.0	60.0	70.0		66.0	$13,864
Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	115 Mazerac Street	Houma	70364	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 876-0625	427	27	16.0	60.2%	257 (60.2%)	34 (8.0%)	63 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.1%)	82.6	109^th of 666 public elementary schools	83.6%		78.8	142^nd of 675 public elementary schools	79.0%	33	81.0	90.0	72.0	81.0	78.0	90.0	76.0	82.0	$14,278
Bayou Blue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1916 Bayou Blue Road	Houma	70364	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 879-4378	454	30	15.0	61.5%	274 (60.4%)	37 (8.1%)	64 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.8%)								(n/a)									$12,678
North Larose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Richardel Drive	Larose	70373	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 693-3445	202	18	11.1	55.0%	150 (74.3%)	2 (1.0%)	28 (13.9%)	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	93.1	30^th of 666 public elementary schools	95.5%		86.2	86^th of 675 public elementary schools	87.3%	56			90.0	94.0	88.0	92.0		93.0	$18,957
Upper Little Caillou Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4824 Hwy. 56	Chauvin	70344	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4838	342	22	15.5	76.6%	230 (67.3%)	29 (8.5%)	12 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.1%)	82.2	111^th of 666 public elementary schools	83.3%		73.8	182^nd of 675 public elementary schools	73.0%	71	75.0	89.0		83.0	73.0	89.0		82.0	$14,220

Frequently Asked Questions about Lockport Upper Elementary School

Is Lockport Upper Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Lockport Upper Elementary School ranks in the top 9.2% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What district is Lockport Upper Elementary School in?

Lafourche Parish

What schools do graduates of Lockport Upper Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lockport Upper Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lockport Middle School
High : Central Lafourche High School

What is the racial makeup of Lockport Upper Elementary School?

Students at Lockport Upper Elementary School are 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Lockport Upper Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Lockport Upper Elementary School.

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