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Enrollment
583
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFAYETTE PARISH·NCES 220087000670
Katharine Drexel Elementary School
409 St. DePorres Avenue, Broussard, LA 70518 · (337) 521-7650 · Lafayette Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
17.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
414 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 64 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
67%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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2024-25 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
34.0%
LA avg 41.4% . -11.0pp since 2022
Math
31.0%
LA avg 33.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 41 and 33. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Katharine Drexel Elementary School
Katharine Drexel Elementary School's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katharine Drexel Elementary School this school | 583 | 71.0% | 31.7% |
| St. Rose Elementary School St. Rose | 540 | 68.1% | 36.5% |
| Tucker Memorial Elementary School Ponchatoula | 633 | 74.2% | N/A |
| Woodlawn Elementary Baton Rouge | 658 | 68.4% | 44.0% |
| Pecan Grove Primary School Gonzales | 508 | 69.1% | 43.5% |
| Luling Elementary School Luling | 653 | 65.8% | 30.3% |
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 Katharine Drexel Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafayette Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #305 of 583 | #17 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #320 of 582 ▼ 52 | #18 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #365 of 587 ▼ 80 | #17 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #164 of 714 | #14 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #622 of 655 | #17 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #66 of 655 | #7 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #396 of 705 | #12 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #193 of 436 | #7 of 14 |
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
583
+25 (+4%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 583 | 32.9 | 17.7:1 | 71% (414) |
| 2023-24 | 619 | 47 | 13.2:1 | 70% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 646 | 37.8 | 17.1:1 | 69% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 91% (507) |
| 2017-18 | 710 | 39 | 18.2:1 | 48% (343) |
| 2015-16 | 677 | 43 | 15.7:1 | 55% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | 38 | 18.0:1 | 72% (491) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 49% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 33 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Katharine Drexel Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (710 to 583); teachers down 16% (39 to 32.9).
About Katharine Drexel Elementary School
Katharine Drexel Elementary School serves students in Broussard, Louisiana, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 583 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Louisiana) has about 453 students.
Across its 44 schools, Lafayette Parish enrolls 29,396 students. Katharine Drexel Elementary School is one of those schools.
The most common group at Katharine Drexel Elementary School is Black students, at 46%. After that, the student body is 28% White, 19% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Lafayette Parish, the Black share is about 25%. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Katharine Drexel Elementary School was 17.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Louisiana have 14.0:1, compared with 17.7:1 here. Katharine Drexel Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 71%. On average, public schools in Lafayette Parish report 59%.
The allk12 Grade for Katharine Drexel Elementary School is C+. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Katharine Drexel Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.7%; the prediction is 33.2%.
Across Lafayette Parish, the median household income is $67,451, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. In all, Lafayette Parish has 50 public schools and roughly 35,903 students.
Nearest public school: Broussard Middle School, about 1.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Katharine Drexel Elementary School's average proficiency of 31.7% compares with 52.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Katharine Drexel Elementary School is Suburb: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 25 more students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.7:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Katharine Drexel Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lafayette Parish
- Southside High SchoolHigh · 1,833 students
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 1,720 students
- Acadiana High SchoolHigh · 1,652 students
- David Thibodaux STEM Magnet AcademyHigh · 1,362 students
- Milton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,261 students
- Carencro High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
Other schools in Broussard
- Martial Billeaud Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Broussard Middle SchoolMiddle · 465 students
Nearby schools
- Broussard Middle School1.1 mi · 465
- Martial Billeaud Elementary School1.7 mi · 572
- Southside High School3.6 mi · 1,833
- Youngsville Middle School3.7 mi · 534
- Ernest Gallet Elementary School3.9 mi · 643
- Green T. Lindon Elementary School4.0 mi · 719
Frequently asked questions
About Katharine Drexel Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Katharine Drexel Elementary School?
Katharine Drexel Elementary School enrolls approximately 583 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Katharine Drexel Elementary School serve?
Katharine Drexel Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Katharine Drexel Elementary School have?
Katharine Drexel Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Katharine Drexel Elementary School?
Student demographics at Katharine Drexel Elementary School are roughly 28% White, 19% Hispanic, 46% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Katharine Drexel Elementary School public or private?
Katharine Drexel Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lafayette Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.