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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. BERNARD PARISH·NCES 220141002302
Arabi Elementary School
7200 Alexander Avenue, Arabi, LA 70032 · (504) 218-5058 · St. Bernard Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- CThree-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
15.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
325 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 57 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
49.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
40.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 49.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Arabi Elementary School
Arabi Elementary School's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabi Elementary School this school | 567 | 57.3% | 38.7% |
| Covington Elementary School Covington | 551 | 56.8% | 38.2% |
| Ridge Elementary School Duson | 592 | 59.3% | 44.2% |
| E. E. Lyon Elementary School Covington | 628 | 61.6% | 41.0% |
| Sugar Mill Primary Prairieville | 644 | 55.7% | 44.3% |
| Lacoste Elementary School Chalmette | 621 | 55.2% | 43.5% |
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 Arabi Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Bernard Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #236 of 583 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #226 of 582 ▼ 34 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #207 of 587 ▲ 63 | #4 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #177 of 540 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #187 of 714 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #527 of 655 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #13 of 655 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #561 of 705 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #276 of 436 | N/A |
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
567
+42 (+8%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 740
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 567 | 36.6 | 15.5:1 | 57% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 37.1 | 15.0:1 | 57% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 569 | 34.2 | 16.6:1 | 55% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 32 | 16.4:1 | 50% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 36.7 | 17.4:1 | 60% (386) |
| 2015-16 | 753 | N/A | N/A | 80% (601) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | 50 | 14.8:1 | 82% (610) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arabi Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (640 to 567); teachers unchanged (36.7 to 36.6).
About Arabi Elementary School
Arabi Elementary School is an elementary school located in Arabi, Louisiana, in St. Bernard Parish. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 567 students. That is 25% bigger than the average of about 453 students for elementary schools in Louisiana.
St. Bernard Parish has 12 schools and 7,592 students, and Arabi Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students account for 37% of enrollment at Arabi Elementary School, more than any other group. Other groups include 32% Black, 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, St. Bernard Parish residents are about 58% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
Based on 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Arabi Elementary School has a ratio of 15.5:1. Across elementary schools in Louisiana, the average ratio is 14.0:1. Income data for the school show 57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Arabi Elementary School outscored 43%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 43.1%.
In St. Bernard Parish, median household income comes to about $58,651, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. The county's public schools total 12, with about 7,592 students.
Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Arabi Elementary School is 1st of 5 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Arabi Elementary School had a net gain of 42 students, or 8%.
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St. Bernard Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,419
Census ACS
Median income
$58,651
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
7,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Bernard Parish
- Chalmette High SchoolHigh · 2,193 students
- N.P. Trist Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- Lacoste Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Joseph J. Davies Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Arlene Meraux Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Andrew Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 546 students
Nearby schools
- Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech1.0 mi · 752
- Andrew Jackson Middle School1.0 mi · 546
- Chalmette Elementary School1.5 mi · 467
- C.F. Rowley Alternative School1.6 mi · 103
- Edna Karr High School1.7 mi · 1,097
- New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy2.2 mi · 945
Frequently asked questions
About Arabi Elementary SchoolHow large is Arabi Elementary School?
Arabi Elementary School enrolls approximately 567 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Arabi Elementary School serve?
Arabi Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Arabi Elementary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Arabi Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arabi Elementary School?
At Arabi Elementary School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 23% Hispanic, 32% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Arabi Elementary School?
Arabi Elementary School is overseen by St. Bernard Parish in St. Bernard Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.