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Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFAYETTE PARISH·NCES 220087000662
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School
400 Patterson Street, Lafayette, LA 70501 · (337) 521-7610 · Lafayette Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
14.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
417 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 45 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
20.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
20.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Alice N. Boucher Elementary School
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice N. Boucher Elementary School this school | 442 | 94.3% | 17.5% |
| J.W. Faulk Elementary School Lafayette | 424 | 94.3% | 18.3% |
| Claiborne Elementary School Baton Rouge | 436 | 95.2% | 10.6% |
| Prescott K-8 Academy Baton Rouge | 426 | 94.4% | N/A |
| Grolee Elementary School Opelousas | 404 | 96.3% | 15.7% |
| Glen Oaks Park Elementary School Baton Rouge | 415 | 92.8% | 32.2% |
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 Alice N. Boucher Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafayette Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #485 of 583 | #23 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #438 of 582 ▲ 32 | #23 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #533 of 587 ▼ 15 | #24 of 24 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #246 of 540 | #12 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #321 of 714 | #20 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #461 of 655 | #8 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #572 of 655 | #26 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.3% | #65 of 705 | #2 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.1% | #20 of 436 | #1 of 14 |
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
442
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 887
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 442 | 30.2 | 14.6:1 | 94% (417) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 36.9 | 11.5:1 | 91% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 36.3 | 12.6:1 | 89% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 95% (416) |
| 2017-18 | 751 | 53 | 14.2:1 | 80% (599) |
| 2015-16 | 705 | 57 | 12.4:1 | 82% (576) |
| 2010-11 | 795 | 69 | 11.5:1 | 96% (760) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 41 | 13.5:1 | 88% (487) |
| 1990-91 | 887 | 56 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alice N. Boucher Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (751 to 442); teachers down 43% (53 to 30.2).
About Alice N. Boucher Elementary School
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Lafayette, Louisiana. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 442 students on the rolls.
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School is one of the 44 schools that make up Lafayette Parish (29,396 students in total).
The share of students at Alice N. Boucher Elementary School who are Black is 91%. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic and 3% White. County-wide, 25% of Lafayette Parish residents are Black. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Alice N. Boucher Elementary School are from different groups.
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School lists 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.6 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 14.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 94% of the student body. The rate at public schools in Lafayette Parish averages 59%, lower than here.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Alice N. Boucher Elementary School outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Alice N. Boucher Elementary School would score about 16.4%. It scores 17.5%, 1.1 points above that figure.
The county, Lafayette Parish, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $67,451, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Lafayette Parish has 50 public schools with about 35,903 students, including Alice N. Boucher Elementary School.
Willow Charter Academy is about 0.5 miles from Alice N. Boucher Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 39.0% proficiency; Alice N. Boucher Elementary School posts 17.5%.
Federal data place Alice N. Boucher Elementary School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (440) and 2024-25 (442).
People who know Alice N. Boucher Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lafayette Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
247,997
Census ACS
Median income
$67,451
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
35,903 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lafayette Parish
- Southside High SchoolHigh · 1,833 students
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 1,720 students
- Acadiana High SchoolHigh · 1,652 students
- David Thibodaux STEM Magnet AcademyHigh · 1,362 students
- Milton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,261 students
- Carencro High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
Other schools in Lafayette
- Lafayette Renaissance Charter AcademyCombined · 2,177 students
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 1,720 students
- Acadiana High SchoolHigh · 1,652 students
- David Thibodaux STEM Magnet AcademyHigh · 1,362 students
- Milton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,261 students
- Carencro High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
Nearby schools
- Willow Charter Academy0.5 mi · 605
- Truman Early Childhood Education Center1.0 mi · 331
- Northside High School1.0 mi · 713
- J.W. Faulk Elementary School1.2 mi · 424
- Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School1.3 mi · 247
- J. Wallace James Elementary School1.5 mi · 957
Frequently asked questions
About Alice N. Boucher Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Alice N. Boucher Elementary School?
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School enrolls approximately 442 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Alice N. Boucher Elementary School serve?
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Alice N. Boucher Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Alice N. Boucher Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Alice N. Boucher Elementary School?
Student demographics at Alice N. Boucher Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 4% Hispanic, 91% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Alice N. Boucher Elementary School in?
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School is part of Lafayette Parish.
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