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Enrollment
626
Elementary
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASCENSION PARISH·NCES 220009002279
Central Primary School
41469 LA Hwy 621, Gonzales, LA 70737 · (225) 391-7700 · Ascension Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL626 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
343 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 24 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
53.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
40.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 53 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 have held steady since 2022, while math scores are down about 11 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 53.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Central Primary School
Central Primary School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Primary School this school | 626 | 54.8% | 49.5% |
| Sugar Mill Primary Prairieville | 644 | 55.7% | 44.3% |
| Duplessis Primary School Gonzales | 539 | 58.8% | 47.5% |
| Cypress Cove Elementary School Slidell | 593 | 49.6% | N/A |
| Dutchtown Primary School Geismar | 541 | 51.8% | 65.3% |
| T.L. Rodes Elementary School Haughton | 542 | 49.3% | N/A |
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 Central Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ascension Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #108 of 583 | #12 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #222 of 582 ▼ 88 | #13 of 18 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #145 of 587 ▲ 30 | #13 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #124 of 540 | #9 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 626 | #126 of 714 | #8 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #445 of 655 | #15 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #61 of 655 | #3 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #579 of 705 | #10 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #145 of 436 | #5 of 12 |
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
626
-110 (-15%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 711
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
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 | 626 | 43.3 | 14.5:1 | 55% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 38.5 | 12.4:1 | 47% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 27.8 | 17.0:1 | 55% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 736 | 45 | 16.4:1 | 53% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 794 | 45.5 | 17.4:1 | 31% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 62 | 13.2:1 | 58% (476) |
| 2010-11 | 711 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 51% (364) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (794 to 626); teachers down 5% (45.5 to 43.3).
About Central Primary School
Central Primary School is a public elementary school run by Ascension Parish in Gonzales, Louisiana. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 626 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Louisiana, the average enrollment is about 453.
Ascension Parish is the district for Central Primary School. It has 32 schools and 23,743 students.
The student body at Central Primary School has no majority group. White students lead at 46%. Enrollment also includes 26% Hispanic, 22% Black, and 6% multiracial. The school's White share is 18 points below the 64% share among Ascension Parish residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Primary School is 14.5:1, based on 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Central Primary School counts 55% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Central Primary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 72% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Central Primary School is 4.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools.
In Ascension Parish, home to about 130,314 people, median household income comes to about $91,549, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ascension Parish's 32 public schools enroll about 23,743 students and include Central Primary School.
The closest school to Central Primary School is Central Middle School, located about 0.3 miles away. Central Primary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Central Primary School ranks 3rd of 7 nearby schools, at 49.5% versus a 44.8% average.
Central Primary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
A 15% decline took enrollment from 736 in 2020-21 to 626 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.4:1 to 14.5:1.
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Ascension Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,314
Census ACS
Median income
$91,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
23,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ascension Parish
- Dutchtown High SchoolHigh · 2,029 students
- East Ascension High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- St. Amant High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Prairieville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,096 students
- Prairieville Primary SchoolElementary · 865 students
Other schools in Gonzales
- East Ascension High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Gonzales Middle SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- Duplessis Primary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 512 students
- Pecan Grove Primary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- G. W. Carver Primary SchoolElementary · 487 students
Other Central Primary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Central Primary. Central Primary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Central Primary SchoolWashington, IL · 700 students
- CENTRAL PRIMARYBLOOMFIELD, NM · 433 students
- Central Primary SchoolBedford, OH · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Central Middle School0.3 mi · 512
- Lake Elementary School2.3 mi · 1,096
- Gonzales Primary School2.3 mi · 455
- Sugar Mill Primary2.4 mi · 644
- Galvez Primary School2.7 mi · 783
- St. Amant High School2.9 mi · 1,847
Frequently asked questions
About Central Primary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central Primary School?
Central Primary School enrolls approximately 626 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Central Primary School serve?
Central Primary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Central Primary School have?
Central Primary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Primary School?
At Central Primary School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 26% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Central Primary School public or private?
Central Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ascension Parish.
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