Alice N. Boucher Elementary School

Alice N. Boucher Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary campus in Lafayette, Louisiana, operated by Lafayette Parish. The school educates 442 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 44 schools in Lafayette Parish (29,396 students total), Alice N. Boucher Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Alice N. Boucher Elementary School logs that 91% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder consists of 4% Hispanic, 3% White. By comparison, Lafayette Parish as a whole is about 25% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Alice N. Boucher Elementary School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. The state averages about 14.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lafayette Parish runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Alice N. Boucher Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 16.7%, the actual is 18.3%, a residual of +1.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, Lafayette Parish reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,451 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alice N. Boucher Elementary School is one of 50 public schools in Lafayette Parish (combined enrollment of about 35,903 students).

Nearest neighbor: Willow Charter Academy, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Alice N. Boucher Elementary School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 39.5%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Alice N. Boucher Elementary School's enrollment has declined 41% since 2018, when it stood at 751 (now 442). Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 87% to 91%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Alice N. Boucher Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.