Enrollment
247
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFAYETTE PARISH·NCES 220087002467
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School
801 Mudd Ave., Lafayette, LA 70501 · (337) 521-7500 · Lafayette Parish
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
9.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
230 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
17%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
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School→Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
25.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
22.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 25.0% | 22.0% |
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.0% | 10.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
14.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School's state test result (14.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School this school | 247 | 93.1% | 14.5% |
| Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School Baton Rouge | 234 | 93.2% | N/A |
| Brentwood Elementary School Lake Charles | 272 | 93.0% | 20.7% |
| Pearl Watson Elementary School Lake Charles | 219 | 91.8% | 20.5% |
| Midway Professional Development Center Shreveport | 234 | 91.5% | 14.2% |
| Sharon Hills Elementary School Baton Rouge | 213 | 93.9% | 12.7% |
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 Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafayette Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #521 of 583 | #24 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #417 of 582 ▲ 44 | #22 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #484 of 587 ▲ 22 | #21 of 24 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #78 of 540 | #4 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #602 of 714 | #25 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #19 of 655 | #1 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #563 of 655 | #24 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.1% | #81 of 705 | #4 of 26 |
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
247
-42 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 247 | 26.7 | 9.2:1 | 93% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 21.1 | 13.8:1 | 92% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 22.7 | 14.4:1 | 92% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 21 | 13.8:1 | 96% (276) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School.
About Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in Lafayette, Louisiana. Its enrollment is 247 students, spread over kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in Louisiana average about 453 students, which makes this school 45% below average.
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School is among 44 schools run by Lafayette Parish, which serves 29,396 students.
Of every 100 students at Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School, about 91 are Black. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic, 2% White, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Lafayette Parish is roughly 25% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 17%.
The school had 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 9.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 14.0:1. The school reported 93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 34 points above the 59% average for public schools in Lafayette Parish.
On the allk12 Grade, Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 24% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 17.2% at Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 14.5%.
The county, Lafayette Parish, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $67,451 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School, Lafayette Parish has 50 public schools.
Willow Charter Academy is the nearest public school to Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles of Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School is 6th of 6 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
From 289 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 247 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 13.8 in 2020-21 to 9.2 in 2024-25.
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Lafayette Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
247,997
Census ACS
Median income
$67,451
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
35,903 students
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- Willow Charter Academy1.0 mi · 605
- J.W. Faulk Elementary School1.0 mi · 424
- Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette1.1 mi · 84
- Paul Breaux Middle School1.2 mi · 314
- Northside High School1.3 mi · 713
- Alice N. Boucher Elementary School1.3 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School?
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School enrolls approximately 247 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School serve?
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School is approximately 9.2:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School?
At Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 4% Hispanic, 91% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School?
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School is overseen by Lafayette Parish in Lafayette Parish.
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