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Enrollment
543
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAQUEMINES PARISH·NCES 220123000366
Belle Chasse Elementary School
539 F. Edward Hebert Blvd., Belle Chasse, LA 70037 · (504) 595-6620 · Plaquemines Parish
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
14.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
316 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 177 | 33% |
| Grade 3 | 175 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 191 | 35% |
Student demographics
56%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Plaquemines Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
70.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
71.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 70.0% | 71.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 70.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Louisiana's top 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 Belle Chasse Elementary School
Belle Chasse Elementary School's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Chasse Elementary School this school | 543 | 58.2% | 63.2% |
| Curtis Elementary School Bossier City | 441 | 57.6% | 37.7% |
| Claiborne School West Monroe | 643 | 50.5% | 56.2% |
| Ridge Elementary School Duson | 592 | 59.3% | 44.2% |
| Lexington Elementary School Monroe | 547 | 52.8% | N/A |
| Maplewood Elementary Sulphur | 640 | 53.9% | 45.8% |
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 Belle Chasse Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #41 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #28 of 582 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #40 of 587 ▲ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #189 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #207 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #404 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #244 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.2% | #555 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.7% | #10 of 436 |
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
543
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-42% since 2000-01, when it was 937
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 543 | 38.8 | 14.0:1 | 58% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 38.8 | 15.6:1 | 57% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 26.8 | 21.6:1 | 58% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 24 | 22.7:1 | 54% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 1,079 | 43 | 25.1:1 | 56% (601) |
| 2015-16 | 1,105 | 72 | 15.3:1 | 62% (681) |
| 2010-11 | 1,037 | 75 | 13.8:1 | 45% (467) |
| 2000-01 | 937 | 58 | 16.2:1 | 39% (361) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belle Chasse Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 50% (1,079 to 543); teachers down 10% (43 to 38.8).
About Belle Chasse Elementary School
Belle Chasse Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. The school serves grades 2 through 4. Enrollment is 543 students.
Belle Chasse Elementary School is part of a district of 8 schools: Plaquemines Parish, with 3,510 students.
More than half of the students at Belle Chasse Elementary School are White (63%). Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. That is in line with Plaquemines Parish, where about 60% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Belle Chasse Elementary School scores 56%.
Belle Chasse Elementary School lists 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.0 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 58% of the student body.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Belle Chasse Elementary School outscored 98%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Belle Chasse Elementary School is 42.5%. It actually posts 63.2%, which is 20.7 points higher and in the top 10% of Louisiana schools.
In Plaquemines Parish, where the school is located, the median household earns about $86,315 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Belle Chasse Elementary School, Plaquemines Parish has 9 public schools.
Belle Chasse Primary School is about 0.1 miles from Belle Chasse Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Belle Chasse Elementary School places 1st of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 543, starting from 545. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.7:1 to 14.0:1 over the same years.
The Belle Chasse Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Plaquemines Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,803
Census ACS
Median income
$86,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,283 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plaquemines Parish
- Belle Chasse High SchoolHigh · 883 students
- Belle Chasse Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Belle Chasse Primary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- South Plaquemines High SchoolHigh · 355 students
- Boothville-Venice Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- South Plaquemines Elementary SchoolElementary · 205 students
Other schools in Belle Chasse
- Belle Chasse High SchoolHigh · 883 students
- Belle Chasse AcademyElementary · 773 students
- Belle Chasse Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Belle Chasse Primary SchoolElementary · 395 students
Nearby schools
- Belle Chasse Primary School0.1 mi · 395
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School1.7 mi · 596
- Elan Academy Charter School1.8 mi · 436
- Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School2.4 mi · 725
- Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish2.6 mi · 1,012
- Belle Chasse High School2.7 mi · 883
Frequently asked questions
About Belle Chasse Elementary SchoolHow large is Belle Chasse Elementary School?
Belle Chasse Elementary School enrolls approximately 543 students in grades 02-04.
What age range does Belle Chasse Elementary School serve?
Belle Chasse Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Belle Chasse Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Belle Chasse Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Belle Chasse Elementary School?
At Belle Chasse Elementary School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 14% Hispanic, 15% Black, 6% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Belle Chasse Elementary School in?
Belle Chasse Elementary School is part of Plaquemines Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.