Summary:
Zip code 70525 in Church Point, Louisiana, is home to two elementary schools—Church Point Elementary School (serving grades PK-5) and Richard Elementary School (serving grades PK-8)—both part of the Acadia Parish school district, which holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the 75th percentile statewide.
The standout school in this area is Richard Elementary, which ranks in the 86th percentile statewide (94th out of 690 schools) and has earned a 4-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year. It consistently outperforms Church Point Elementary across all core subjects, with math proficiency at 77% (vs. 65%), ELA at 84% (vs. 61%), and social studies at 73% (vs. 50%). Richard Elementary also shows steady improvement in its state ranking over the past three years. In contrast, Church Point Elementary ranks in the 49th percentile with a 2-star rating, and its performance has fluctuated, including a decline from a 3-star rating in 2023-2024. Both schools have similar student-teacher ratios (around 16:1), but Church Point Elementary has a much higher free/reduced lunch rate of 85.74% compared to Richard Elementary’s 48.69%.
Chronic absenteeism is a concern for both schools, with Church Point Elementary at 27.0% and Richard Elementary at 21.6%, both above the state average of 22.5%. Despite its moderate poverty rate, Richard Elementary achieves results far exceeding state averages, making it a potential model for effective practices. Church Point Elementary’s math proficiency (65%) is slightly above the state average (62%), but it struggles in ELA and social studies. Overall, Richard Elementary drives much of the district’s positive performance, while Church Point Elementary pulls averages down, particularly in ELA and social studies.
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