Summary:
In zip code 70038, there is one elementary school, Boothville-Venice Elementary School, serving grades PK through 6 in Boothville, Louisiana, with a total enrollment of 270 students. This school is part of the Plaquemines Parish school district, which is ranked 23rd out of 116 districts in Louisiana and holds a 4-star rating, indicating a high-performing district overall.
Boothville-Venice Elementary School shows notable academic strengths, particularly in Mathematics, where 71% of students are proficient, outperforming the state average of 62%. Social Studies is also a hidden strength, with 57% proficiency, slightly above the state's 55%. However, the school's state ranking has declined over the past three years, dropping from the 74th percentile to the 60th percentile. A major concern is the high chronic absenteeism rate of 30.1%, which is significantly higher than both the district (19.6%) and state (22.5%) averages. This absenteeism likely contributes to a 4-percentage-point drop in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency from 73% to 69% year-over-year, making the "ELA slide" the most pressing academic issue.
While the school serves a high-poverty population (74% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch), it achieves above-state-average scores in Math and Social Studies, suggesting effective instruction. However, it consistently underperforms its own district in all core subjects, with the largest gaps in ELA (69% vs. 80%) and Social Studies (57% vs. 71%). Grade-level performance is inconsistent, with 4th graders achieving 87% proficiency in Math, while 5th graders drop to 54%, a pattern that warrants investigation. The school's favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1 suggests smaller class sizes, which could be a positive factor for families considering this school.
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