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What's the biggest difference between Iberville Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
839
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IBERVILLE PARISH·NCES 220075001997
Iberville Elementary School
58650 Iron Farm Road, Plaquemine, LA 70764 · (225) 687-2217 · Iberville Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL839 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
659 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 147 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (99).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
45.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
39.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 45.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Iberville Elementary School
Iberville Elementary School's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberville Elementary School this school | 839 | 78.5% | 34.2% |
| Keithville Elementary/Middle School Keithville | 818 | 75.4% | 19.0% |
| W.L. Abney Elementary Slidell | 936 | 72.0% | 22.0% |
| Broadmoor STEM Academy Shreveport | 695 | 79.1% | 10.3% |
| Lakeshore School Monroe | 532 | 75.6% | 19.2% |
| Laureate Academy Charter School Harvey | 532 | 75.4% | 24.3% |
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 Iberville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #278 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #233 of 582 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #237 of 587 ▲ 69 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #169 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 839 | #34 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #198 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #403 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.5% | #297 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.5% | #80 of 436 |
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
839
-177 (-17%) vs 2020
+35% since 2000-01, when it was 621
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 839 | 68.6 | 12.2:1 | 79% (659) |
| 2023-24 | 897 | 67.6 | 13.3:1 | 76% (681) |
| 2022-23 | 964 | 61.9 | 15.6:1 | 74% (712) |
| 2020-21 | 1,016 | 93 | 10.9:1 | 66% (673) |
| 2017-18 | 1,190 | 68.3 | 17.4:1 | 56% (666) |
| 2015-16 | 1,187 | 110 | 10.8:1 | 68% (802) |
| 2010-11 | 1,129 | 93 | 12.1:1 | 90% (1,021) |
| 2000-01 | 621 | 46 | 13.5:1 | 84% (519) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iberville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (1,190 to 839); teachers unchanged (68.3 to 68.6).
About Iberville Elementary School
Iberville Elementary School is the name of a large elementary school in Plaquemine, Louisiana. It enrolls 839 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 6. That is 85% above the average of about 453 students for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Iberville Parish runs 8 schools with a combined 4,076 students. Iberville Elementary School is one of them.
At Iberville Elementary School, 73% of students are Black. The remaining students are 19% White, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Iberville Parish's population at about 43%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
Its staff includes 68.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.2 students per teacher. Compared with the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 79% of students at Iberville Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Iberville Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 65% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Iberville Elementary School would be expected to post about 27.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Iberville Parish show that the median household earns about $54,000 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Across Iberville Parish, 9 public schools serve about 4,589 students.
Iberville Elementary School's nearest public school is Iberville Charter Academy (about 1.0 miles). There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Iberville Elementary School ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 839, down from 1,016 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 10.9:1 to 12.2:1.
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Iberville Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,815
Census ACS
Median income
$54,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,589 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iberville Parish
- Plaquemine Senior High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- East Iberville Elementary/High SchoolCombined · 727 students
- Dorseyville Elementary SchoolElementary · 402 students
- Crescent Elementary/Junior High SchoolElementary · 379 students
- White Castle High SchoolHigh · 286 students
- North Iberville ElementaryElementary · 272 students
Other schools in Plaquemine
- Plaquemine Senior High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Iberville Charter AcademyElementary · 513 students
- Crescent Elementary/Junior High SchoolElementary · 379 students
Nearby schools
- Iberville Charter Academy1.0 mi · 513
- Plaquemine Senior High School1.2 mi · 990
- Crescent Elementary/Junior High School3.6 mi · 379
- Lukeville Elementary School7.2 mi · 356
- Brusly Upper Elementary School7.8 mi · 334
- Great Hearts Harveston7.8 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Iberville Elementary SchoolHow large is Iberville Elementary School?
Iberville Elementary School enrolls approximately 839 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Iberville Elementary School serve?
Iberville Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Iberville Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Iberville Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Iberville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Iberville Elementary School are roughly 19% White, 3% Hispanic, 73% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Iberville Elementary School public or private?
Iberville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Iberville Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.