Albany Lower Elementary School

Located at 30051 West School Street, in Albany, Louisiana, Albany Lower Elementary School is a reasonably sized primary school that caters to 518 students (grades pre-K through 2), one of the schools within Livingston Parish.

Livingston Parish comprises 43 schools with combined enrollment of 27,209 students; Albany Lower Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Albany Lower Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Albany Lower Elementary School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Livingston Parish (around 73%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Livingston Parish) records that median household income runs about $80,122, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Livingston Parish runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,209 students), of which Albany Lower Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Albany Upper Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 5%: 492 students in 2018 compared to 518 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 85% to 71% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.