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If you could change one rule at Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
754
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH·NCES 220153002004
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School
3328 Hwy 51, LaPlace, LA 70068 · (985) 652-2003 · St. John the Baptist Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL754 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.6:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
592 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 80 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 8% smaller than its 8th grade class (71).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School→East St. John High School
Based on grade levels within St. John the Baptist Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
45.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +10.0pp since 2022
Math
36.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +14.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 14 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 45.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School this school | 754 | 78.5% | 29.8% |
| Dorothy Height Charter School New Orleans | 878 | 79.8% | N/A |
| Harriet Tubman Charter School New Orleans | 901 | 76.9% | N/A |
| Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy Lake Charles | 852 | 82.9% | N/A |
| Phillis Wheatley Community School New Orleans | 777 | 84.4% | N/A |
| Wilson Charter School New Orleans | 601 | 78.5% | N/A |
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 Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. John the Baptist Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #324 of 583 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #274 of 582 ▲ 33 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #241 of 587 ▼ 2 | #2 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #30 of 540 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 754 | #59 of 714 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #355 of 655 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #394 of 655 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.5% | #301 of 705 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #99 of 197 | 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
754
+23 (+3%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 944
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 754 | 55.4 | 13.6:1 | 79% (592) |
| 2023-24 | 802 | 54.1 | 14.8:1 | 69% (556) |
| 2022-23 | 754 | 42 | 17.9:1 | 28% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 731 | 44 | 16.6:1 | 4% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 675 | 39 | 17.3:1 | 60% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 50 | 12.4:1 | 72% (449) |
| 2010-11 | 710 | 48 | 14.8:1 | 93% (660) |
| 2000-01 | 944 | 69 | 13.7:1 | 85% (798) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (675 to 754); teachers up 42% (39 to 55.4).
About Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School is a large elementary school based in LaPlace, Louisiana. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 754 students. Enrollment is 66% higher than the average for elementary schools in Louisiana, which is about 453.
St. John the Baptist Parish runs Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School along with 9 other schools, enrolling 5,039 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School is 70% Black. It is also 26% Hispanic and 3% White. For comparison, the population of St. John the Baptist Parish is roughly 57% Black. Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School counts 55.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.6 students for each one. Elementary schools in Louisiana average about 14.0:1, a similar figure. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 80% average for public schools in St. John the Baptist Parish.
allk12 grades Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 27.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in St. John the Baptist Parish, median household income is about $66,630, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School is among the 10 public schools in St. John the Baptist Parish.
The closest public school to Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School is LaPlace Elementary School, about 1.5 miles away. Within five miles of Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School, there are 6 other public schools. On proficiency, Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School is ahead of the 26.5% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The number of students climbed from 731 to 754 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.6 to 13.6 over 4 years.
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St. John the Baptist Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,743
Census ACS
Median income
$66,630
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
5,039 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. John the Baptist Parish
- East St. John High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- LaPlace Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- Emily C. Watkins ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- John L. Ory Communications Magnet ElementaryElementary · 428 students
- East St. John Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 318 students
- Fifth Ward Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
Other schools in LaPlace
- LaPlace Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- Emily C. Watkins ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- John L. Ory Communications Magnet ElementaryElementary · 428 students
- East St. John Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 318 students
Nearby schools
- LaPlace Elementary School1.5 mi · 710
- John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary1.5 mi · 428
- Emily C. Watkins Elementary1.8 mi · 551
- East St. John Preparatory Academy3.1 mi · 318
- East St. John High School3.8 mi · 1,293
- Fifth Ward Elementary School4.3 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Pontchartrain Elementary SchoolHow large is Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School?
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School enrolls approximately 754 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School serve?
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School.
How diverse is Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School?
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 26% Hispanic, 70% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School public or private?
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. John the Baptist Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.