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Enrollment
467
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON PARISH·NCES 220084000629
Lincoln School for the Arts
1429 Ames Blvd., Marrero, LA 70072 · (504) 340-8489 · Jefferson Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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.
- 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
15.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
413 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 10% smaller than its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
36%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
31.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
14.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 31.0% | 14.0% |
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 9.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
18.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Lincoln School for the Arts
Lincoln School for the Arts's state test result (18.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln School for the Arts this school | 467 | 88.4% | 18.0% |
| Woodland Park Magnet Hammond | 458 | 90.0% | 13.3% |
| Southern Hills Elementary School Shreveport | 504 | 87.1% | 15.3% |
| Baker Heights Elementary School Baker | 381 | 89.0% | 7.6% |
| Lucille Cherbonnier School Waggaman | 466 | 86.1% | 11.6% |
| Elan Academy Charter School New Orleans | 436 | 85.1% | 20.2% |
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 Lincoln School for the Arts ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Jefferson Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #478 of 583 | #40 of 50 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #517 of 582 ▲ 38 | #41 of 48 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #412 of 587 ▲ 35 | #30 of 50 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #130 of 540 | #11 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #299 of 714 | #34 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #520 of 655 | #44 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #468 of 655 | #50 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #153 of 705 | #2 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #392 of 436 | #17 of 22 |
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
467
+28 (+6%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 467 | 30.4 | 15.4:1 | 88% (413) |
| 2023-24 | 481 | 32.5 | 14.8:1 | 79% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 26.8 | 17.1:1 | 83% (379) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 90% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 75% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 644 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 91% (586) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 90% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 95% (475) |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 32 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln School for the Arts.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (482 to 467); teachers up 1% (30 to 30.4).
About Lincoln School for the Arts
As a medium-sized elementary school, Lincoln School for the Arts serves students in Marrero, Louisiana. It educates 467 students in pre-K through 8.
Enrollment across the 74 schools in Jefferson Parish totals 46,790 students.
A majority of students at Lincoln School for the Arts, 79%, are Black. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic and 6% White. Jefferson Parish as a whole is about 26% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Lincoln School for the Arts belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 36%.
Federal staffing data show 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lincoln School for the Arts and a ratio of 15.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Louisiana is 14.0:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 88% of enrollment. Among public schools in Jefferson Parish, the average eligibility rate is 68%.
allk12 grades Lincoln School for the Arts a C. 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 18.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 20.6%.
Jefferson Parish census figures show that median household income is about $65,252, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. A total of 86 public schools operate in Jefferson Parish, serving about 47,983 students.
Nearest public school: Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Lincoln School for the Arts is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 467 was 6% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 439.
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Jefferson Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
430,920
Census ACS
Median income
$65,252
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
47,983 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Parish
- Bonnabel Magnet Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,376 students
- Kenner Discovery Health Sciences AcademyCombined · 2,263 students
- John Ehret High SchoolHigh · 1,850 students
- West Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,438 students
- East Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,381 students
- Riverdale High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
Other schools in Marrero
- John Ehret High SchoolHigh · 1,850 students
- L.W. Higgins High SchoolHigh · 1,136 students
- Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary SchoolElementary · 868 students
- Allen Ellender SchoolElementary · 727 students
- Harry S Truman SchoolElementary · 717 students
- L.H. Marrero Middle SchoolMiddle · 619 students
Nearby schools
- Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School0.5 mi · 414
- L.W. Higgins High School1.0 mi · 1,136
- Isaac G Joseph Elementary School1.4 mi · 439
- John Ehret High School1.4 mi · 1,850
- L.H. Marrero Middle School1.5 mi · 619
- Ella C. Pittman Elementary School1.6 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln School for the ArtsHow many students attend Lincoln School for the Arts?
Lincoln School for the Arts enrolls approximately 467 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Lincoln School for the Arts serve?
Lincoln School for the Arts serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Lincoln School for the Arts have?
Lincoln School for the Arts employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln School for the Arts?
At Lincoln School for the Arts, the student body is approximately 6% White, 13% Hispanic, 79% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lincoln School for the Arts public or private?
Lincoln School for the Arts is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.