Lincoln School for the Arts

Lincoln School for the Arts, a mid-tier elementary campus in Marrero, Louisiana, overseen by Jefferson Parish, works with 467 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

Jefferson Parish runs 74 schools in total, collectively educating 46,790 students. Lincoln School for the Arts is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Lincoln School for the Arts logs that 79% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Hispanic, 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 26% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Lincoln School for the Arts higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Jefferson Parish runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Lincoln School for the Arts performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 20.9%, the actual is 19.3%, a residual of -1.5 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Jefferson Parish) logs that the typical household earns roughly $65,252 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Jefferson Parish's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students), Lincoln School for the Arts is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lincoln School for the Arts comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 17.0%.

Lincoln School for the Arts operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln School for the Arts has shrank 3%, going from 482 students in 2018 to 467 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 86% to 79% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.