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What's the one class at Abita Springs Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
587
Elementary
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. TAMMANY PARISH·NCES 220165001263
Abita Springs Elementary School
22410 Level Street, Abita Springs, LA 70420 · (985) 892-8184 · St. Tammany Parish
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
295 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 140 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 152 | 26% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
51.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
50.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 51.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 55.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Abita Springs Elementary School
Abita Springs Elementary School's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abita Springs Elementary School this school | 587 | 50.3% | 45.0% |
| St. Amant Primary School St. Amant | 585 | 50.9% | 56.2% |
| Princeton Elementary School Princeton | 491 | 48.9% | 41.7% |
| T.L. Rodes Elementary School Haughton | 542 | 49.3% | N/A |
| Gillis Elementary School Lake Charles | 650 | 53.7% | 47.0% |
| Haughton Elementary School Haughton | 618 | 52.8% | 47.0% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Abita Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Tammany Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #153 of 583 | #10 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #127 of 582 ▲ 12 | #7 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #183 of 587 ▼ 84 | #12 of 23 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #120 of 540 | #12 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #158 of 714 | #11 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #154 of 655 | #15 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #371 of 655 | #17 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #613 of 705 | #16 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #238 of 436 | #5 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
587
+27 (+5%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 449
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 587 | 49.5 | 11.9:1 | 50% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 49.4 | 13.2:1 | 56% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 39.7 | 16.9:1 | 54% (366) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 45% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 38.5 | 17.9:1 | 49% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 714 | 49 | 14.6:1 | 57% (409) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | 49 | 15.3:1 | 59% (445) |
| 2000-01 | 447 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 39% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 449 | 28 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abita Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (690 to 587); teachers up 29% (38.5 to 49.5).
About Abita Springs Elementary School
Abita Springs Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Abita Springs, Louisiana. The school's 587 students are in pre-K through 3. Enrollment is 30% higher than the average for elementary schools in Louisiana, which is about 453.
St. Tammany Parish enrolls 35,956 students, and its 55 schools include Abita Springs Elementary School.
At 71%, White students outnumber all other groups at Abita Springs Elementary School combined. Other students are 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 74% White, within a few points of the school. Abita Springs Elementary School has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.9 students per teacher. The 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 50%.
Abita Springs Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Abita Springs Elementary School are 3.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (45.0% actual, 48.2% predicted).
Within St. Tammany Parish, median household income is about $81,202, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of St. Tammany Parish number 56 and enroll about 36,212.
The shortest distance from Abita Springs Elementary School to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Abita Springs Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Abita Springs Elementary School places 3rd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Abita Springs Elementary School went from 560 students to 587. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.1:1 in 2020-21, and 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
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St. Tammany Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
272,421
Census ACS
Median income
$81,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
36,212 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Tammany Parish
- Mandeville High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Slidell High SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Covington High SchoolHigh · 1,600 students
- Northshore High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,480 students
- Fontainebleau High SchoolHigh · 1,451 students
Other schools in Abita Springs
- Abita Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 435 students
Nearby schools
- Abita Springs Middle School0.7 mi · 435
- E. E. Lyon Elementary School4.3 mi · 628
- William Pitcher Junior High School4.5 mi · 266
- Covington Elementary School4.6 mi · 551
- Pine View Middle School4.7 mi · 694
- Fontainebleau High School4.8 mi · 1,451
Frequently asked questions
About Abita Springs Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Abita Springs Elementary School?
Abita Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 587 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Abita Springs Elementary School serve?
Abita Springs Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at Abita Springs Elementary School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Abita Springs Elementary School.
How diverse is Abita Springs Elementary School?
Abita Springs Elementary School reports a student body of 71% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Abita Springs Elementary School public or private?
Abita Springs Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Tammany Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.