Katharine Drexel Elementary School

Set in Broussard, Louisiana, Katharine Drexel Elementary School is an average-sized K-5 school, overseen by Lafayette Parish. It teaches 583 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 29% above the state mean of about 453.

Katharine Drexel Elementary School is one of 44 schools operated by Lafayette Parish, a district that caters to 29,396 students overall.

On demographics, Katharine Drexel Elementary School records that 46% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 28% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Katharine Drexel Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lafayette Parish (around 59%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Katharine Drexel Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.3%; this one delivers 34.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lafayette Parish put the typical household earns roughly $67,451 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Lafayette Parish runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,903 students), of which Katharine Drexel Elementary School is one.

Broussard Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Katharine Drexel Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 53.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Katharine Drexel Elementary School has declined 18%, going from 710 students in 2018 to 583 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 48% to 28% over that span.

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