L. Leo Judice Elementary School
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (63).
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 15 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 14 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 81.0% | 78.0% |
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 64.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Louisiana's top 10%.
Schools most like L. Leo Judice Elementary School
L. Leo Judice Elementary School's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. Leo Judice Elementary School this school | 371 | 44.5% | 66.8% |
| Phoenix Magnet Elementary School Alexandria | 314 | 47.1% | 80.7% |
| Kiroli Elementary School West Monroe | 450 | 47.1% | 47.8% |
| Meaux Elementary School Abbeville | 281 | 48.8% | 53.3% |
| North DeSoto Lower Elementary School Stonewall | 523 | 41.5% | N/A |
| Ethel Schoeffner Elementary School Destrehan | 381 | 41.7% | 46.8% |
Where L. Leo Judice Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafayette Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #27 of 583 | #2 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #14 of 582 ▲ 15 | #2 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #15 of 587 ▲ 3 | #2 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #18 of 540 | #1 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #440 of 714 | #23 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 29.2:1 | #650 of 655 | #25 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #356 of 655 | #19 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #646 of 705 | #21 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #408 of 436 | #13 of 14 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 371 | 12.7 | 29.2:1 | 44% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 47% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 21.3 | 17.3:1 | 49% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 90% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 21 | 18.0:1 | 23% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 372 | 23 | 16.2:1 | 56% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 56% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 20 | 15.7:1 | 63% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 322 | 18 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (378 to 371); teachers down 40% (21 to 12.7).
About L. Leo Judice Elementary School
L. Leo Judice Elementary School is a small elementary school found in Scott, Louisiana. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 371 students.
Lafayette Parish is the district for L. Leo Judice Elementary School. It has 44 schools and 29,396 students.
White students make up a majority at L. Leo Judice Elementary School, at 68%. Other students are 22% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
L. Leo Judice Elementary School operates with 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 29.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Louisiana have 14.0:1, compared with 29.2:1 here. L. Leo Judice Elementary School reports 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Lafayette Parish average 59%.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, L. Leo Judice Elementary School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
L. Leo Judice Elementary School beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 14.5 points (66.8% versus 52.4%), a top-10% result in Louisiana on BeatsExpectations.
Within Lafayette Parish, the median household income is $67,451, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides L. Leo Judice Elementary School, Lafayette Parish has 49 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Scott Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. L. Leo Judice Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. L. Leo Judice Elementary School ranks 1st of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 66.8% against a local average of 30.8%.
L. Leo Judice Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Mid-size locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
L. Leo Judice Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 356 in 2020-21 to 371 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 29.2:1, from 16.9:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lafayette Parish at a glance
View full county profileQuick facts
Related schools
- 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
- J. Wallace James Elementary SchoolElementary · 957 students
- Scott Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Scott Middle School0.2 mi · 629
- Westside Elementary School0.5 mi · 597
- JCFA Lafayette1.5 mi · 56
- Acadiana High School2.0 mi · 1,652
- S.J. Montgomery Elementary School2.4 mi · 663
- Early College Academy2.7 mi · 257