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Caneview Elementary School

5301 Hwy 90 Frontage Road, New Iberia, LA 70560 · (337) 369-6517 · Iberia Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Louisiana public elementary schools
  • B+Test 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.
  • 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

Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 453
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
380 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K316%
Kindergarten5210%
Grade 17114%
Grade 27515%
Grade 37916%
Grade 46613%
Grade 56413%
Grade 67114%

This year's kindergarten class (52) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (71).

Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
26853%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 41% · US 43%
Hispanic
367%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
15430%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 42% · US 15%
Asian
122%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
398%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
24348%
Female
26652%

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Test scores

LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+
English Language Arts
51.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
43.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -3.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.

LEAP 2025 results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2025-2651.0%43.0%
2024-2549.0%38.0%
2023-2458.0%51.0%
2022-2351.0%46.0%
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Caneview Elementary School

Caneview Elementary School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Caneview Elementary School this school50974.7%42.8%
Oakshire Elementary School
Houma
57672.9%41.7%
Franklinton Primary School
Franklinton
56775.7%20.5%
Oakdale Elementary School
Oakdale
51676.4%32.0%
J.B. Nachman Elementary School
Alexandria
54675.8%49.7%
Teche Elementary School
Breaux Bridge
54778.8%39.7%
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 Caneview Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn LouisianaIn Iberia Parish
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.8%#188 of 583#5 of 14
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
43.0%#188 of 582
▲ 50
#6 of 14
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
51.0%#175 of 587
▲ 28
#4 of 14
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-1.5pp#213 of 540#8 of 13
Enrollment
ranked largest first
509#241 of 714#2 of 14
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.2:1#496 of 655#10 of 14
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
62.0%#136 of 655#6 of 14
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
74.7%#341 of 705#11 of 14
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.1%#377 of 436#6 of 8
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 2024-25
Enrollment
509
-59 (-10%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 21.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2550933.515.2:175% (380)
2023-245173614.3:164% (330)
2022-2353727.919.2:171% (380)
2020-215682721.0:149% (278)
2017-1853125.820.6:154% (288)
2015-165383415.8:152% (281)
2010-115283216.5:172% (378)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caneview Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (531 to 509); teachers up 30% (25.8 to 33.5).

About Caneview Elementary School

Caneview Elementary School sits in New Iberia, Louisiana, and is classified as an elementary school. The latest federal count shows 509 students in pre-K through 6.

The district, Iberia Parish, has 11,037 students enrolled across 23 schools.

Roughly 53% of students at Caneview Elementary School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. That is close to the 57% White share among all Iberia Parish residents. Caneview Elementary School's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.

Its 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.2:1. This ratio sits 1.2 above the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 75%. That tracks the 74% average for public schools in Iberia Parish.

allk12 grades Caneview Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Compared with Louisiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Caneview Elementary School's results are 12.3 points above predicted: 42.8% against 30.6%.

According to the American Community Survey, in Iberia Parish, the median household income is $56,961, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. There are 21 public schools in Iberia Parish, enrolling about 10,111 students in all.

Nearby, Magnolia Elementary is about 2.0 miles away. Within five miles of Caneview Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 33.1%; Caneview Elementary School's is 42.8%, ranking 2nd of 8.

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.

Enrollment is down 10% from 2020-21, when Caneview Elementary School had 568 students, to 2024-25, when it had 509. The ratio of students to teachers went from 21.0:1 to 15.2:1 over the same years.

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Iberia Parish at a glance

View full county profile
Population
68,599
Census ACS
Median income
$56,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
10,111 students

Quick facts

School name
Caneview Elementary School
District
Iberia Parish
Address
5301 Hwy 90 Frontage Road, New Iberia, LA 70560
Phone
(337) 369-6517
County
Iberia Parish
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
509
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
15.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
380 (75%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
220072002260
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Caneview Elementary School
How many students attend Caneview Elementary School?
Caneview Elementary School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Caneview Elementary School serve?
Caneview Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Caneview Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Caneview Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Caneview Elementary School?
Student demographics at Caneview Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 7% Hispanic, 30% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Caneview Elementary School in?
Caneview Elementary School is part of Iberia Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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