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Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 303 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 300 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 301 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 300 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 300 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 302 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 355 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 357 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 333 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 307 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 227 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 161 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 123 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (303) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (333).
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 3,669 | 207.7 | 17.7:1 | 46% (1,705) |
| 2023-24 | 3,002 | 163.2 | 18.4:1 | 38% (1,153) |
| 2022-23 | 1,878 | 94 | 20.0:1 | 39% (738) |
| 2020-21 | 1,417 | 65 | 21.8:1 | 40% (570) |
| 2017-18 | 887 | 50.4 | 17.6:1 | 34% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 786 | 55 | 14.3:1 | 30% (239) |
Since 2017-18: students up 314% (887 to 3,669); teachers up 312% (50.4 to 207.7).
About Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy
Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy operates as a large combined-grade school in Youngsville, Louisiana. It educates 3,669 students in kindergarten through 12. The school's enrollment is 596% larger than the 527 average for combined schools in Louisiana.
In federal data, the district for Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy is the school itself.
Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy is 72% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 12% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Lafayette Parish, the White share is about 63%. Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy total 207.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 52.1:1 average for combined schools in Louisiana. The school counts 1,705 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 46%. It compares with 59% for public schools in Lafayette Parish.
Across Lafayette Parish, the median household income is $67,451, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. In all, Lafayette Parish has 50 public schools and roughly 35,903 students.
The school nearest to Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy is Green T. Lindon Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Mid-size. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 1,417 students at Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy; in 2024-25, 3,669. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 21.8:1 to 17.7:1.
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