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Emily C. Watkins Elementary

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Emily C. Watkins Elementary ranks 423 rd of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

423^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Emily C. Watkins Elementary is a public school serving grades PK-8 in La Place, Louisiana, with 529 students. While part of the St. John the Baptist Parish school district, which is ranked 68 out of 118 districts in the state, the school has consistently underperformed compared to district and state averages on standardized assessments.

Academically, Emily C. Watkins Elementary lags behind, with proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts below the district and state levels. However, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students performing relatively better than Hispanic, White, and special education students, who often rank in the bottom half or quarter of the state. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism and dropout rates, which may be contributing to its overall academic struggles.

Despite its proximity to several higher-performing elementary schools in the St. John the Baptist Parish district, such as John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary and Lake Pontchartrain Elementary, Emily C. Watkins Elementary appears to face unique challenges that may require targeted interventions and support programs to address the diverse needs of its student population, particularly for economically disadvantaged students.

551

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,484

Per pupil spending ?

80.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

938 LA Highway 628
La Place, LA 70068

(985) 652-1593

District: St. John the Baptist Parish

Students who attend Emily C. Watkins Elementary usually attend:

High:

East St. John High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.3%

Hispanic:

24.7%

White:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (58% vs 65% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg59%

Louisiana avg65%

Elementary school

423^rd of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

273^rd of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the St. John the Baptist Parish

68^th of 118St. John the Baptist 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	423 of 666	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	535 of 675	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	511 of 730	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	448 of 727	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	553 of 729	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	482 of 731	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	433 of 728	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.3	390 of 739	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.8	463 of 742	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	63.0	308 of 792	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	40.1	505 of 777	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.4	576 of 772	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.1	509 of 764	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.8	475 of 766	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	249 of 501	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	320 of 509	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	271 of 570	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	241 of 562	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.6	419 of 564	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	311 of 559	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.8	194 of 547	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	432 of 633	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	483 of 635	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	469 of 705	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	362 of 701	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	517 of 705	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	382 of 684	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	121 of 207	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	164 of 189	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	166 of 233	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	75.4	49 of 220	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	39.9	121 of 190	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	367 of 661	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	545 of 674	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	527 of 723	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.3	382 of 724	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	553 of 719	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	483 of 697	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	322 of 682	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	388 of 641	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	553 of 651	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	513 of 713	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	452 of 712	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.0	600 of 704	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	525 of 696	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	18.5	275 of 306	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	31.6	410 of 517	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	273 of 447	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	247 of 449	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	252 of 465	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	235 of 460	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	289 of 459	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	238 of 449	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	268 of 411	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.9	255 of 437	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.0	313 of 435	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	58.1	206 of 482	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.3	208 of 470	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.3	177 of 457	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.3	185 of 442	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.4	144 of 412	65.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	117 of 344	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	104 of 333	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	106 of 360	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	121 of 360	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	130 of 352	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	81 of 338	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	78 of 313	75.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	162 of 415	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	182 of 415	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	214 of 444	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	214 of 441	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	254 of 441	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	225 of 418	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	56.0	67 of 163	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.7	30 of 163	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	44 of 128	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	227 of 437	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	234 of 444	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	218 of 459	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	181 of 458	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	246 of 455	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	209 of 430	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	190 of 403	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	258 of 414	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	266 of 426	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	270 of 443	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	235 of 442	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	309 of 442	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	215 of 418	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	9.1	336 of 350	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	280 of 338	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)50th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2019)21st percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2021)10th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)66th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2023)59th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

White (2019)4th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%-4 vs state

Mathematics51%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (2025)							LEAP Algebra I (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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Emily C. Watkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	938 LA Highway 628	La Place	70068	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 652-1593	551	45	12.1	80.6%	79 (14.3%)	310 (56.3%)	136 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	19 (3.4%)	38.9	423^rd of 666 public elementary schools	36.5%		24.2	535^th of 675 public elementary schools	20.7%	112	59.0	47.0	44.0	58.0	66.0	38.0	51.0	53.0	64.0	74.0			57.0	66.0		$19,484
John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary	Public	K-8	182 West Fifth Street	La Place	70068	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 651-3700	428	30	14.0	63.6%	117 (27.3%)	253 (59.1%)	38 (8.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	83.7	101^st of 666 public elementary schools	84.8%		77.9	151^st of 675 public elementary schools	77.6%	50			83.0	76.0	64.0	54.0	75.0	78.0	87.0		85.0	76.0		82.0	86.0	$17,478
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3328 Hwy 51	La Place	70068	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 652-2003	754	55	13.6	78.5%	20 (2.7%)	527 (69.9%)	195 (25.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	59.6	304^th of 666 public elementary schools	54.4%		52.7	348^th of 675 public elementary schools	48.4%	44	66.0	56.0	72.0	65.0	51.0	51.0	60.0	65.0	73.0		78.0	73.0	76.0	74.0		$17,887
LaPlace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	393 Greenwood Drive	La Place	70068	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 652-5552	710	49	14.4	86.5%	50 (7.0%)	515 (72.5%)	130 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	30.2	490^th of 666 public elementary schools	26.4%		19.3	569^th of 675 public elementary schools	15.7%	79	45.0	67.0	42.0	56.0	51.0	37.0	49.0	43.0	60.0		59.0	58.0	56.0	57.0	86.0	$17,640
Fifth Ward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	158 Panther Drive	Reserve	70084	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 536-4221	306	26	11.8	86.9%	13 (4.2%)	238 (77.8%)	50 (16.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	17.9	583^rd of 666 public elementary schools	12.5%		25.4	529^th of 675 public elementary schools	21.6%	54	53.0	52.0					53.0	37.0	41.0					38.0		$21,091
Norco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Fifth Street	Norco	70079	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 764-7079	501	55	9.0	38.5%	365 (72.9%)	60 (12.0%)	37 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	92.5	37^th of 666 public elementary schools	94.4%		86.3	83^rd of 675 public elementary schools	87.7%	46	91.0		90.0				92.0		89.0					87.0		$25,168
West St. John Elementary School (K-7)	Public	PK, KG-7	2555 La Hwy. 18	Edgard	70049	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 497-3347	188	24	7.9	88.8%	0 (0.0%)	187 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	45.1	384^th of 666 public elementary schools	42.3%		35.3	469^th of 675 public elementary schools	30.5%	85		83.0	45.0	72.0	52.0		60.0	38.0	66.0	61.0	67.0	67.0		59.0		$25,436
Ethel Schoeffner Elementary School	Public	3-5	140 Plantation Road	Destrehan	70047	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 725-0123	381	36	10.6	41.7%	207 (54.3%)	103 (27.0%)	44 (11.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	85	91^st of 666 public elementary schools	86.3%		79.7	136^th of 675 public elementary schools	79.9%	45	82.0	87.0	85.0				86.0	74.0	85.0					80.0		$23,046
New Sarpy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	130 Plantation Road	Destrehan	70047	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 764-1275	417	42	9.9	37.9%	222 (53.2%)	111 (26.6%)	63 (15.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)								(n/a)																$24,109
Garyville/Mt. Airy Math & Science Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Hwy 54	Garyville	70051	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 535-5400	305	32	9.6	84.3%	7 (2.3%)	243 (79.7%)	36 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	34	468^th of 666 public elementary schools	29.7%		33.5	479^th of 675 public elementary schools	29.0%	11	45.0	41.0	54.0	80.0	42.0	46.0	51.0	48.0	53.0	62.0	65.0			60.0		$22,974

Frequently Asked Questions about Emily C. Watkins Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Emily C. Watkins Elementary?

Students at Emily C. Watkins Elementary are 56% African American, 25% Hispanic, 14% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Emily C. Watkins Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Emily C. Watkins Elementary.

Is Emily C. Watkins Elementary a good school?

Emily C. Watkins Elementary ranks 423^rd of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Emily C. Watkins Elementary attend?

Students who attend Emily C. Watkins Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : East St. John High School

What district is Emily C. Watkins Elementary in?

St. John the Baptist Parish

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