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Raceland Upper Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5
135th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 699 Louisiana Elementary Schools
Better than 81% of Louisiana elementary schools
Summary

Raceland Upper Elementary School in Raceland, LA, serves 302 students in grades 3 through 5 within the Lafourche Parish school district and has achieved a remarkable turnaround, earning its highest-ever state rank in the 83rd percentile with a 4-star rating.

This school stands out for its exceptional ability to drive academic success despite serving a student body where a significant majority come from low socio-economic backgrounds. In fact, Raceland Upper ranks in the 87th percentile statewide for its effectiveness with these students, outperforming its overall rank. This is a dramatic improvement from just five years ago when the school ranked in the 35th percentile. While nearby Lockport Upper Elementary School has a lower poverty rate and ranks slightly higher overall (89th percentile), Raceland Upper’s consistent upward trend is more pronounced. The school excels particularly in mathematics, with an 81% proficiency rate that beats the district (76%) and state (62%) averages, and its 5th-grade math score of 83% notably surpasses Lockport Upper’s 71%.

However, the school faces a persistent challenge with chronic absenteeism, which sits at 27.5%—the highest among nearby schools and above district and state averages. This is especially notable because Raceland Upper achieves strong results despite this issue, while high-performing peers like St. Charles Elementary School (14.1%) have much lower rates. The school’s feeder, Raceland Lower Elementary School, shares a similar demographic profile and high absenteeism (24.3%), suggesting this is a community-wide concern. Additionally, while math and English language arts are strong, social studies (66% proficiency) is a relative weakness, and support for special education students has been inconsistent, with a dramatic drop from the 74th to the 18th percentile in recent years.

302
Students ?
14.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,720
Per pupil spending ?
78.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3759 Hwy 308
       Raceland, LA  70394

(985) 537-5142

District: Lafourche Parish


Students who attend Raceland Upper Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Raceland Middle School
High:    Central Lafourche High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
48.0%
African American:
33.8%
Hispanic:
10.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026
Strengths
Test scores above the Louisiana average (75% vs 62% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 19% of Louisiana elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school75%
District avg72%
Louisiana avg62%
135th of 699
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Top 19%▲ up 29 pts since 2016
From top 48% (2016) to top 19% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 14Elementary Schools in the Lafourche Parish
16th of 119Lafourche 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202677.8135 of 69980.7%★★★★☆
202578.7141 of 66678.8%★★★★☆
202477.1161 of 67576.1%★★★★☆
202360.6311 of 73057.4%★★★☆☆
202260.5299 of 72758.9%★★★☆☆
202136.4472 of 72935.3%★★☆☆☆
201944.0436 of 73140.4%★★☆☆☆
201842.7407 of 72844.1%★★☆☆☆
201755.0381 of 73948.4%★★☆☆☆
201656.9358 of 74251.8%★★★☆☆
201544.8477 of 79239.8%★★☆☆☆
201433.4566 of 77727.2%★☆☆☆☆
201351.6403 of 77247.8%★★☆☆☆
201244.8464 of 76439.3%★★☆☆☆
201143.8474 of 76638.1%★★☆☆☆
201039.5491 of 73633.3%★★☆☆☆
200923.1608 of 73817.6%★☆☆☆☆
200820.5633 of 74314.8%★☆☆☆☆
200725.0585 of 72519.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202668.8127 of 55677.2%★★★★☆
202570.6119 of 50176.2%★★★★☆
202465.7155 of 50969.5%★★★☆☆
202358.4220 of 57061.4%★★★☆☆
202261.8172 of 56269.4%★★★☆☆
202131.3401 of 56428.9%★☆☆☆☆
201948.6293 of 55947.6%★★☆☆☆
201853.7259 of 54752.7%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201860.494 of 28166.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202677.1136 of 68880.2%★★★★☆
202479.5125 of 63580.3%★★★★☆
202364.0253 of 70564.1%★★★☆☆
202262.1268 of 70161.8%★★★☆☆
202154.2345 of 70551.1%★★★☆☆
201951.2365 of 68446.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202688.418 of 27393.4%★★★★★

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202346.912 of 2347.8%★★★☆☆
202250.311 of 2657.7%★★★☆☆
201954.65 of 1258.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202678.4106 of 69384.7%★★★★☆
202574.9146 of 66177.9%★★★★☆
202477.0139 of 67479.4%★★★★☆
202357.4318 of 72356.0%★★★☆☆
202258.7294 of 72459.4%★★★☆☆
202137.0464 of 71935.5%★★☆☆☆
201948.1390 of 69744.0%★★☆☆☆
201858.8296 of 68256.6%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202673.9172 of 69075.1%★★★★☆
202576.0147 of 64177.1%★★★★☆
202471.3190 of 65170.8%★★★★☆
202350.9373 of 71347.7%★★☆☆☆
202258.6315 of 71255.8%★★★☆☆
202129.3510 of 70427.6%★☆☆☆☆
201944.0432 of 69637.9%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202671.422 of 7269.4%★★★★☆
201938.432 of 4630.4%★★☆☆☆
201840.232 of 4427.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202624.2330 of 40718.9%★☆☆☆☆
202568.562 of 24174.3%★★★★☆
202417.1184 of 20811.5%★☆☆☆☆
202234.9205 of 30733.2%★★☆☆☆
202118.6273 of 30610.8%★☆☆☆☆
201946.3176 of 33347.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202673.7109 of 50278.3%★★★★☆
202577.578 of 43181.9%★★★★☆
202472.8111 of 43474.4%★★★★☆
202355.0251 of 51851.5%★★★☆☆
202250.6283 of 51745.3%★★☆☆☆
202136.3375 of 52228.2%★☆☆☆☆
201937.0376 of 51727.3%★☆☆☆☆
201850.7289 of 51644.0%★★☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)80th percentile~ school
White (2026)78th percentile~ school
African American (2026)77th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2026)75th percentile-6 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)69th percentile-11 vs school
Disabled (2018)67th percentile+22 vs school
Homeless (2023)48th percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2026)19th percentile-62 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics81%+19 vs state
English Language Arts81%+11 vs state
Science73%+14 vs state
Social Studies66%+11 vs state

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Raceland Upper Elementary School ranks 135th of 699 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Raceland Upper Elementary School are 48% White, 34% African American, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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

Middle : Raceland Middle School
High : Central Lafourche High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Raceland Upper Elementary School.

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Latest Louisiana data All new data »
2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026
2023–24 dropout ratesFeb 24, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataDec 1, 2025
2023–24 through 2024–25 graduation ratesNov 22, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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