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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Lacoste Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
621
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. BERNARD PARISH·NCES 220141002338
Lacoste Elementary School
1625 Missouri Street, Chalmette, LA 70043 · (504) 304-5747 · St. Bernard Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
B+
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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.
- 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
343 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 62 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
55.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
47.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Lacoste Elementary School
Lacoste Elementary School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacoste Elementary School this school | 621 | 55.2% | 43.5% |
| Joseph J. Davies Elementary School Meraux | 593 | 57.8% | 49.0% |
| Bonne Ecole Elementary School Slidell | 651 | 54.2% | 41.5% |
| Covington Elementary School Covington | 551 | 56.8% | 38.2% |
| Ridge Elementary School Duson | 592 | 59.3% | 44.2% |
| Arabi Elementary School Arabi | 567 | 57.3% | 38.7% |
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 Lacoste Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Bernard Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #174 of 583 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #159 of 582 ▲ 23 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #126 of 587 ▲ 57 | #1 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #152 of 540 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #132 of 714 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #510 of 655 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #86 of 655 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #576 of 705 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #237 of 436 | N/A |
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
621
-38 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 621 | 40.7 | 15.3:1 | 55% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 711 | 41 | 17.3:1 | 56% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 709 | 41.1 | 17.3:1 | 54% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | 39 | 16.9:1 | 51% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 39 | 18.7:1 | 63% (461) |
| 2015-16 | 866 | 67 | 12.9:1 | 80% (690) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lacoste Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (731 to 621); teachers up 4% (39 to 40.7).
About Lacoste Elementary School
Lacoste Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in Chalmette, Louisiana. It reported 621 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana enroll about 453 students on average.
St. Bernard Parish has 12 schools and 7,592 students, and Lacoste Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students are 52% of those enrolled at Lacoste Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 23% Black, 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana, 14.0:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 55%.
Lacoste 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 65% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Lacoste Elementary School is 44.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.5%.
In St. Bernard Parish, median household income comes to about $58,651, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. St. Bernard Parish counts 12 public schools with about 7,592 students.
The closest school to Lacoste Elementary School is Chalmette High School, located about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Lacoste Elementary School's average proficiency of 43.5% compares with 33.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 659 students in 2020-21 to 621 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.3:1) than in 2020-21 (16.9:1).
On allk12, people connected to Lacoste Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
St. Bernard Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,419
Census ACS
Median income
$58,651
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
7,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Bernard Parish
- Chalmette High SchoolHigh · 2,193 students
- N.P. Trist Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- Joseph J. Davies Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Arlene Meraux Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Arabi Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- Andrew Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 546 students
Other schools in Chalmette
- Chalmette High SchoolHigh · 2,193 students
- Arlene Meraux Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Andrew Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 546 students
- Chalmette Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- C.F. Rowley Alternative SchoolHigh · 103 students
Other Lacoste Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lacoste Elementary. Lacoste Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Lacoste Elementary SchoolLACOSTE, TX · 610 students
Nearby schools
- Chalmette High School0.6 mi · 2,193
- Arlene Meraux Elementary School1.3 mi · 583
- Joseph J. Davies Elementary School1.4 mi · 593
- N.P. Trist Middle School1.6 mi · 767
- Chalmette Elementary School1.9 mi · 467
- C.F. Rowley Alternative School2.0 mi · 103
Frequently asked questions
About Lacoste Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lacoste Elementary School?
Lacoste Elementary School enrolls approximately 621 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lacoste Elementary School serve?
Lacoste Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lacoste Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lacoste Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lacoste Elementary School?
Lacoste Elementary School reports a student body of 52% White, 15% Hispanic, 23% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lacoste Elementary School?
Lacoste Elementary School is overseen by St. Bernard Parish in St. Bernard Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.