Enrollment
221
Elementary
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARY PARISH·NCES 220162001249
LaGrange Elementary School
2129 Chatsworth Road, Franklin, LA 70538 · (337) 828-1991 · St. Mary Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
206 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
19.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
21.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 12 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 19.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 18.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 9.0% | 9.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
12.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 LaGrange Elementary School
LaGrange Elementary School's state test result (12.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaGrange Elementary School this school | 221 | 93.2% | 12.0% |
| W.P. Foster Elementary School Franklin | 222 | 95.5% | 15.8% |
| Ferriday Upper Elementary School Ferriday | 242 | 93.4% | 15.7% |
| Raintree Elementary School Baldwin | 254 | 91.3% | 33.3% |
| Cohn Elementary School Port Allen | 217 | 94.0% | 26.5% |
| Ross Elementary School Crowley | 256 | 92.6% | 14.5% |
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 LaGrange Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Mary Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #557 of 583 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #430 of 582 ▲ 54 | #9 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #549 of 587 ▲ 4 | #10 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #73 of 540 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #633 of 714 | #9 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #551 of 655 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #427 of 655 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.2% | #79 of 705 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #352 of 436 | #8 of 8 |
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
221
+26 (+13%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 221 | 14 | 15.8:1 | 93% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 215 | 17.3 | 12.4:1 | 91% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 229 | 12.5 | 18.3:1 | 88% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 195 | 11 | 17.7:1 | 75% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 235 | 17 | 13.8:1 | 84% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 184 | 15 | 12.3:1 | 95% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 95% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 18 | 15.9:1 | 82% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 27 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LaGrange Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (235 to 221); teachers down 18% (17 to 14).
About LaGrange Elementary School
Located in Franklin, Louisiana, LaGrange Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school had 221 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Louisiana) has about 453 students.
LaGrange Elementary School is one school in a 21-school district, St. Mary Parish, which enrolls 7,153 students.
Black students account for 75% of enrollment at LaGrange Elementary School. Smaller groups are 13% White, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of St. Mary Parish is roughly 29% Black. LaGrange Elementary School has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 14 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at LaGrange Elementary School was 15.8:1. Among elementary schools in Louisiana, the typical ratio is 14.0:1. LaGrange Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 93%. Across public schools in St. Mary Parish, the average is 75%.
The allk12 Grade for LaGrange Elementary School is C-. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, LaGrange Elementary School is 5.2 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 12.0% actual, 17.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Louisiana.
St. Mary Parish has these Census figures: median household income is about $52,576, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 18%. LaGrange Elementary School is among the 23 public schools in St. Mary Parish.
The school nearest to LaGrange Elementary School is W.P. Foster Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.4 miles. Within five miles of LaGrange Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, LaGrange Elementary School places 6th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes LaGrange Elementary School as Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 195 to 221. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.7:1 in 2020-21 to 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
The LaGrange Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
St. Mary Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,828
Census ACS
Median income
$52,576
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Mary Parish
- Morgan City High SchoolHigh · 650 students
- Hattie A. Watts Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Berwick High SchoolHigh · 469 students
- Patterson High SchoolHigh · 439 students
- Centerville High SchoolCombined · 429 students
- Berwick Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
Other schools in Franklin
- V. B. Glencoe Charter SchoolCombined · 502 students
- Franklin Senior High SchoolHigh · 304 students
- W.P. Foster Elementary SchoolElementary · 222 students
- Franklin Junior High SchoolMiddle · 196 students
Other LaGrange Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named LaGrange Elementary. LaGrange Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- LaGrange Elementary SchoolLa Grange, KY · 450 students
- LaGrange ElementaryLa Grange, WY · 16 students
Nearby schools
- W.P. Foster Elementary School1.4 mi · 222
- Franklin Junior High School1.5 mi · 196
- Franklin Senior High School1.5 mi · 304
- Raintree Elementary School5.1 mi · 254
- West St. Mary High School5.4 mi · 276
- B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School5.4 mi · 150
Frequently asked questions
About LaGrange Elementary SchoolHow many students attend LaGrange Elementary School?
LaGrange Elementary School enrolls approximately 221 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LaGrange Elementary School serve?
LaGrange Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at LaGrange Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at LaGrange Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at LaGrange Elementary School?
Student demographics at LaGrange Elementary School are roughly 13% White, 5% Hispanic, 75% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is LaGrange Elementary School in?
LaGrange Elementary School is part of St. Mary Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.