Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School

Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School is an intimate K-5 school in Lafayette, Louisiana, part of Lafayette Parish. The school works with 247 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 45% smaller than the state mean of about 453.

Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School is one of 44 schools operated by Lafayette Parish, a district that teaches 29,396 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School logs that nearly all students (91%) are Black. Beyond that, the school records 4% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Lafayette Parish as a whole is about 25% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lafayette Parish runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 17.5%; this one delivers 13.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lafayette Parish shows median household earnings sit near $67,451, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School is one of 50 public schools in Lafayette Parish (combined enrollment of about 35,903 students).

Willow Charter Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 33.3%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.