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How has Hattie A. Watts Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
601
Elementary
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARY PARISH·NCES 220162001259
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School
1307 Third Street, Patterson, LA 70392 · (985) 395-5976 · St. Mary Parish
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B-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
14.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
482 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 55 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (106).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School→Patterson Junior High School
Based on grade levels within St. Mary Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
39.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
38.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Hattie A. Watts Elementary School
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hattie A. Watts Elementary School this school | 601 | 80.2% | 31.0% |
| Lisa Park Elementary School Houma | 574 | 79.4% | 47.2% |
| North Caddo Elementary-Middle School Vivian | 502 | 80.5% | 14.2% |
| Cankton Elementary School Cankton | 504 | 82.9% | 28.3% |
| Caneview K-8 School Port Allen | 483 | 82.0% | 30.8% |
| Ossun Elementary School Lafayette | 498 | 79.3% | 38.5% |
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 Hattie A. Watts Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Mary Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #311 of 583 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #246 of 582 ▲ 62 | #6 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #304 of 587 ▲ 50 | #6 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #222 of 540 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #147 of 714 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #477 of 655 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #39 of 655 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.2% | #274 of 705 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #319 of 436 | #7 of 8 |
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
601
+45 (+8%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 601 | 40.3 | 14.9:1 | 80% (482) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 39.3 | 15.4:1 | 80% (484) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 33.1 | 18.4:1 | 76% (465) |
| 2020-21 | 556 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 56% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 40.5 | 16.3:1 | 55% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 659 | 45 | 14.6:1 | 79% (518) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 74% (410) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 75% (382) |
| 1990-91 | 518 | 28 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hattie A. Watts Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (660 to 601); teachers unchanged (40.5 to 40.3).
About Hattie A. Watts Elementary School
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School serves students in Patterson, Louisiana, as a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 601 students in pre-K through 4. The school is 33% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
St. Mary Parish, which runs Hattie A. Watts Elementary School, has 21 schools and 7,153 students.
Of every 100 students at Hattie A. Watts Elementary School, about 40 are Black, the largest group. Other students are 36% White, 12% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. That is higher than the 29% Black share among all St. Mary Parish residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School reported 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.9:1. The school's 14.9:1 compares with an average of 14.0:1 for elementary schools in Louisiana. Roughly 80% of students at Hattie A. Watts Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 51% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Hattie A. Watts Elementary School would score about 26.6%. It scores 31.0%, 4.4 points above that figure.
The school is in St. Mary Parish, where median household income comes to about $52,576, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Mary Parish's 23 public schools enroll about 7,765 students and include Hattie A. Watts Elementary School.
Patterson Junior High School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Hattie A. Watts Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Hattie A. Watts Elementary School's average proficiency of 31.0% compares with 36.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Hattie A. Watts Elementary School's location as Town: Distant.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 8%.
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St. Mary Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,828
Census ACS
Median income
$52,576
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Mary Parish
- Morgan City High SchoolHigh · 650 students
- Berwick High SchoolHigh · 469 students
- Patterson High SchoolHigh · 439 students
- Centerville High SchoolCombined · 429 students
- Berwick Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Morgan City Junior High SchoolMiddle · 412 students
Other schools in Patterson
- Patterson High SchoolHigh · 439 students
- Patterson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 374 students
Nearby schools
- Patterson Junior High School0.2 mi · 374
- Patterson High School1.6 mi · 439
- Bayou Vista Elementary School2.6 mi · 340
- Berwick Junior High School4.2 mi · 325
- Berwick High School4.2 mi · 469
- Berwick Elementary School5.2 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Hattie A. Watts Elementary SchoolHow large is Hattie A. Watts Elementary School?
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School enrolls approximately 601 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Hattie A. Watts Elementary School serve?
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Hattie A. Watts Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Hattie A. Watts Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hattie A. Watts Elementary School?
At Hattie A. Watts Elementary School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 10% Hispanic, 40% Black, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Hattie A. Watts Elementary School?
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School is overseen by St. Mary Parish in St. Mary Parish.
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