Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School

As a big primary school in LaPlace, Louisiana, Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School enrolls 754 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by St. John the Baptist Parish. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 66% bigger than typical.

Across the 10 schools in St. John the Baptist Parish (5,039 students total), Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Black, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 26% Hispanic, 3% White. By comparison, St. John the Baptist Parish as a whole is about 57% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. The state averages about 14.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.9%; this one delivers 28.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for St. John the Baptist Parish indicate median household income runs about $66,630, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. John the Baptist Parish's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,039 students), Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LaPlace Elementary School, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 24.9%.

Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 12%: 675 students in 2018 compared to 754 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 14% to 26% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.