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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Emily C. Watkins Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
551
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH·NCES 220153002281
Emily C. Watkins Elementary
938 LA Highway 628, Laplace, LA 70068 · (985) 652-1593 · St. John the Baptist Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
444 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 56 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 42% larger than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Emily C. Watkins Elementary→East St. John High School
Based on grade levels within St. John the Baptist Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
37.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
25.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 37.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Emily C. Watkins Elementary
Emily C. Watkins Elementary's state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily C. Watkins Elementary this school | 551 | 80.6% | 23.0% |
| Estelle School Marrero | 518 | 81.3% | 11.3% |
| Live Oak Elementary School Lafayette | 520 | 81.9% | 24.5% |
| Waller Elementary School Bossier City | 424 | 77.8% | 12.7% |
| Union Parish Elementary School Farmerville | 506 | 77.9% | 10.5% |
| Independence Leadership Academy Independence | 548 | 87.8% | 12.3% |
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 Emily C. Watkins Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. John the Baptist Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #408 of 583 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #381 of 582 ▲ 4 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #327 of 587 ▲ 18 | #4 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #153 of 540 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #196 of 714 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #192 of 655 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #159 of 655 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.6% | #269 of 705 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #110 of 197 | N/A |
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
551
+53 (+11%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 551 | 45.2 | 12.2:1 | 81% (444) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 42.9 | 12.3:1 | 72% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 34.9 | 14.2:1 | 35% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 59% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 94% (455) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 93% (462) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emily C. Watkins Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (502 to 551); teachers up 46% (31 to 45.2).
About Emily C. Watkins Elementary
Emily C. Watkins Elementary is a public elementary school in Laplace, Louisiana. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 551 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana enroll about 453 students on average.
St. John the Baptist Parish (10 schools, 5,039 students) runs Emily C. Watkins Elementary.
The student body at Emily C. Watkins Elementary is 56% Black. The school is also 25% Hispanic, 14% White, and 3% multiracial. Among St. John the Baptist Parish residents, the Black share is about 57%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
For every teacher at Emily C. Watkins Elementary, there are about 12.2 students; the school has 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 81%. The average for public schools in St. John the Baptist Parish is similar, at 80%.
On the allk12 Grade, Emily C. Watkins Elementary lands at C, ahead of 34% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Test results at Emily C. Watkins Elementary are 3.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (23.0% actual, 26.3% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for St. John the Baptist Parish show that median household income comes to about $66,630, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. John the Baptist Parish counts 10 public schools with about 5,039 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary, is about 0.9 miles. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Emily C. Watkins Elementary ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Emily C. Watkins Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 551 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 498. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.5:1 to 12.2:1 over the same years.
People who know Emily C. Watkins Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
St. John the Baptist Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,743
Census ACS
Median income
$66,630
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
5,039 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. John the Baptist Parish
- East St. John High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Lake Pontchartrain Elementary SchoolElementary · 754 students
- LaPlace Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- John L. Ory Communications Magnet ElementaryElementary · 428 students
- East St. John Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 318 students
- Fifth Ward Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
Other schools in Laplace
- Lake Pontchartrain Elementary SchoolElementary · 754 students
- LaPlace Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- John L. Ory Communications Magnet ElementaryElementary · 428 students
- East St. John Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 318 students
Nearby schools
- John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary0.9 mi · 428
- Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School1.8 mi · 754
- LaPlace Elementary School2.0 mi · 710
- East St. John Preparatory Academy2.8 mi · 318
- Fifth Ward Elementary School3.3 mi · 306
- East St. John High School3.6 mi · 1,293
Frequently asked questions
About Emily C. Watkins ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Emily C. Watkins Elementary?
Emily C. Watkins Elementary enrolls approximately 551 students in grades PK-08.
Is Emily C. Watkins Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Emily C. Watkins Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Emily C. Watkins Elementary have?
Emily C. Watkins Elementary employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Emily C. Watkins Elementary?
Student demographics at Emily C. Watkins Elementary are roughly 14% White, 25% Hispanic, 56% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Emily C. Watkins Elementary public or private?
Emily C. Watkins Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. John the Baptist Parish.
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