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Arlene Meraux Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

533^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Arlene Meraux Elementary School in Chalmette, LA, serves 583 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the St. Bernard Parish school district, where a significant majority of students (70%) come from low socio-economic backgrounds.

Academically, Arlene Meraux is currently the lowest-performing elementary school in its immediate district, with proficiency rates in Math (46%), ELA (57%), and Social Studies (42%) that are substantially below the district averages. This is a notable contrast to nearby schools like Lacoste Elementary School, just 1.3 miles away, which achieved 70% in Math, 82% in ELA, and 63% in Social Studies. The school’s overall state ranking has also declined sharply, falling from the 58th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 23rd percentile in the most recent data. However, there is a bright spot in 4th grade, where students achieved a 67% proficiency rate in ELA and 49% in Social Studies, suggesting a specific instructional strategy that could be replicated in other grades.

A key challenge at Arlene Meraux is chronic absenteeism, which has risen steadily from 13.1% in 2021-2022 to 19.7% in 2024-2025—the highest rate among its four closest district peers. For comparison, Joseph J. Davies Elementary School has a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.4% and ranks in the 77th percentile statewide. This strong correlation between attendance and performance suggests that improving student attendance could be the most impactful lever for turning around Arlene Meraux’s academic trajectory. Additionally, the school’s performance for key student subgroups has seen steep declines in recent years, indicating a need for renewed support strategies.

583

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,331

Per pupil spending ?

70.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4004 Paris Rd
Chalmette, LA 70043

(504) 556-0900

District: St. Bernard Parish

Students who attend Arlene Meraux Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Andrew Jackson Middle School
High:	Chalmette High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.9%

Hispanic:

31.2%

White:

25.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2019 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (48% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg63%

Louisiana avg62%

533^rd of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 20 pts since 2019

From bottom 42% (2019) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the St. Bernard Parish

53^rd of 116St. Bernard 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
2026	27.3	533 of 690	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.2	466 of 666	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	389 of 675	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	489 of 730	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	422 of 727	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.9	304 of 729	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	421 of 731	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	353 of 548	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.6	211 of 501	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	189 of 509	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	337 of 570	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	328 of 562	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.4	136 of 564	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	279 of 559	50.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	77 of 115	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	56 of 82	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	53 of 86	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	79 of 97	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.4	43 of 90	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.0	13 of 75	82.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	525 of 679	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.9	408 of 633	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	382 of 635	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	479 of 705	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	446 of 701	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.5	261 of 705	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	367 of 684	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	184 of 266	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.5	177 of 207	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	149 of 189	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	180 of 233	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.7	114 of 220	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.5	54 of 202	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	74 of 190	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	561 of 685	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	474 of 661	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.8	372 of 674	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	453 of 723	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	404 of 724	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.9	232 of 719	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	368 of 697	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	497 of 682	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	486 of 641	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.8	370 of 651	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	498 of 713	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	385 of 712	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.8	327 of 704	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	450 of 696	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	204 of 361	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.2	91 of 241	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	56 of 296	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	56.6	120 of 306	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	164 of 333	50.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	398 of 496	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	374 of 431	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.9	241 of 434	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	409 of 518	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	318 of 517	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	328 of 522	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	432 of 517	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)36th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile~ school

White (2026)20th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%-13 vs state

Mathematics46%-16 vs state

Social Studies42%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)							LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th 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	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
Arlene Meraux Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4004 Paris Rd	Chalmette	70043	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 556-0900	583	35	16.7	70.3%	146 (25.0%)	221 (37.9%)	182 (31.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	27.3	533^rd of 690 public elementary schools	22.8%		34.2	466^th of 666 public elementary schools	30.0%	67	45.0	48.0	46.0				46.0	36.0	67.0					57.0	25.0	49.0	52.0				42.0	$14,331
Lacoste Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Missouri Street	Chalmette	70043	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 304-5747	621	41	15.2	55.2%	324 (52.2%)	145 (23.3%)	95 (15.3%)	21 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	73.2	203^rd of 690 public elementary schools	70.6%		66.7	247^th of 666 public elementary schools	62.9%	44	68.0	73.0	70.0				70.0	75.0	85.0					82.0	57.0	64.0	68.0				63.0	$14,268
Chalmette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 East Chalmette Circle	Chalmette	70043	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 304-0370	467	42	11.0	66.0%	108 (23.1%)	143 (30.6%)	175 (37.5%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.9%)	45.6	393^rd of 690 public elementary schools	43.0%		41.5	409^th of 666 public elementary schools	38.6%	16	59.0	52.0	67.0				59.0	62.0	61.0					66.0	45.0	52.0	55.0				52.0	$17,849
Arabi Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7200 Alexander Avenue	Arabi	70032	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 218-5058	567	37	15.4	57.3%	208 (36.7%)	179 (31.6%)	130 (22.9%)	18 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.3%)	60.1	297^th of 690 public elementary schools	57.0%		55.4	331^st of 666 public elementary schools	50.3%	34	56.0	78.0	65.0				66.0	59.0	78.0					71.0	43.0	68.0	63.0				57.0	$16,124
Joseph J. Davies Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Mistrot Drive	Meraux	70075	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 267-7890	593	46	12.7	57.8%	349 (58.9%)	128 (21.6%)	63 (10.6%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	70.6	228^th of 690 public elementary schools	67.0%		77.6	151^st of 666 public elementary schools	77.3%	77	70.0	85.0	64.0				74.0	67.0	81.0					76.0	52.0	69.0	64.0				62.0	$15,449
Elan Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6501 Berkley Dr.	New Orleans	70131	Orleans Parish	Orleans Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 619-9720	436	55	7.8	85.1%	6 (1.4%)	380 (87.2%)	34 (7.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)								(n/a)																						$47,710
Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5300 Berkley Dr.	New Orleans	70131	Orleans Parish	Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 373-6281	725	49	14.8	72.3%	5 (0.7%)	654 (90.2%)	47 (6.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	57.2	321^st of 690 public elementary schools	53.5%		65.3	256^th of 666 public elementary schools	61.6%	65	56.0	70.0	67.0	53.0	62.0	65.0	63.0	62.0	81.0		78.0	76.0	77.0	75.0	51.0	62.0	66.0	41.0	72.0	76.0	62.0	$16,747
ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	9501 Grant Street	New Orleans	70127	Orleans Parish	ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 330-6788	683	50	13.6	91.2%	2 (0.3%)	517 (75.7%)	148 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)								(n/a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3700 Tall Pines Dr.	New Orleans	70131	Orleans Parish	Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 372-2646	596	46	12.9	76.5%	11 (1.8%)	466 (78.2%)	103 (17.3%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	30.1	510^th of 690 public elementary schools	26.1%		36.8	445^th of 666 public elementary schools	33.2%	65	48.0	47.0	50.0	60.0	49.0	48.0	51.0	52.0	56.0	76.0		61.0	72.0	64.0	31.0	39.0	40.0	35.0	48.0	42.0	40.0	$17,576
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Frequently Asked Questions about Arlene Meraux Elementary School

What district is Arlene Meraux Elementary School in?

St. Bernard Parish

What is the racial makeup of Arlene Meraux Elementary School?

Students at Arlene Meraux Elementary School are 38% African American, 31% Hispanic, 25% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Arlene Meraux Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Arlene Meraux Elementary School.

Is Arlene Meraux Elementary School a good school?

Arlene Meraux Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Arlene Meraux Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Arlene Meraux Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Andrew Jackson Middle School
High : Chalmette High School

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