Summary:
This analysis examines seven elementary schools (serving grades PK through 5) in Prairieville, LA (zip code 70769), all part of the highly-ranked Ascension Parish school district, which is ranked 9th out of 116 districts in Louisiana.
The schools in this area clearly split into two performance tiers. The top tier includes Bullion Primary School, Prairieville Primary School, Oak Grove Primary School, and Bluff Ridge Primary, which consistently rank in the top 5-10% of the state. Bullion is the standout performer, ranking 17th in the state with a remarkable 0.0% chronic absenteeism rate and 92-93% proficiency in Math and ELA. Prairieville and Oak Grove are close behind, both ranking in the 97th percentile with similarly high test scores. The second tier includes Galvez Primary School, Lakeside Primary School, and Sugar Mill Primary, which rank in the 65th to 90th percentile. Sugar Mill is the lowest-ranked school in the area, with significantly lower scores in 3rd-grade Math (54%) and Social Studies (43%).
A key finding is the strong link between socioeconomic factors and performance. The two schools with the highest percentages of students receiving free/reduced lunch—Lakeside (61.65%) and Sugar Mill (55.75%)—are the lowest-performing. In contrast, the top three schools all have poverty rates below 41%. Chronic absenteeism is also a differentiator: the area average is 7.97%, well below the state average of 22.5%, but Bullion's 0.0% rate is an extraordinary outlier. Social Studies proficiency is a universal challenge, with even top schools like Prairieville (84%) and Bullion (86%) showing a noticeable drop compared to their Math and ELA scores. Additionally, Galvez Primary's 3rd-grade Social Studies score of 58% is a dramatic anomaly for an otherwise high-performing school.
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