Summary:
In zip code 70520 (Carencro, LA), there is one elementary school, Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary, serving grades PK through 5 with 705 students as part of the Lafayette Parish school district, which is ranked 27th out of 116 districts in Louisiana (77th percentile, 4 stars).
Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary is a school of contrasts, with a notable strength in 4th-grade mathematics (76% proficiency) that outperforms the state average (67%), but a significant weakness in 3rd grade, where scores in math (49%), English Language Arts (50%), and Social Studies (42%) trail the district by 19 to 24 percentage points. The school has consistently received a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, while its district holds a 4-star rating, indicating it underperforms relative to other schools in Lafayette Parish. Overall proficiency for all grades in 2025-2026 is 60% in math (vs. district 71%, state 62%), 59% in ELA (vs. district 74%, state 70%), and 47% in Social Studies (vs. district 60%, state 55%).
An interesting finding is that the school has a lower chronic absenteeism rate (20.6%) than both the district (24.0%) and state (22.5%), yet its test scores are below average, suggesting academic challenges are not primarily driven by attendance but likely by other factors such as the high poverty level (69% free/reduced lunch). On a positive note, math proficiency for all grades has shown a clear upward trend, improving from 55% in 2024-2025 to 60% in 2025-2026, while ELA remained relatively flat. The school's statewide ranking has been volatile, dropping from 369th in 2023-2024 to 451st in 2024-2025, then recovering slightly to 426th in 2025-2026, but it remains below its earlier position.
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