Center Street Elementary School

Located at 1520 Center Street, in New Iberia, Louisiana, Center Street Elementary School is a cozy K-5 school that teaches 368 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of Iberia Parish.

Center Street Elementary School is one of 23 schools operated by Iberia Parish, a district that teaches 11,037 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Center Street Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is Black (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 30% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Iberia Parish's rate of about 74%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Center Street Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.0%.

Around the school, census data for Iberia Parish shows the typical household earns roughly $56,961 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Center Street Elementary School is one of 21 public schools in Iberia Parish (combined enrollment of about 10,111 students).

Nearest neighbor: Iberia Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Center Street Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 22.6%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 15%: 434 students in 2018 compared to 368 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked up from 18% to 41%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.