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Enrollment
653
Elementary
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. CHARLES PARISH·NCES 220144001144
Luling Elementary School
904 Sugarhouse Road, Luling, LA 70070 · (985) 785-6086 · St. Charles Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B-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.
- B+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
9.0:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
430 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
33.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
32.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 33.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Luling Elementary School
Luling Elementary School's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luling Elementary School this school | 653 | 65.8% | 30.3% |
| Homer Plessy Community School New Orleans | 781 | 68.9% | N/A |
| Rollins Place Elementary Zachary | 774 | 67.8% | N/A |
| Katharine Drexel Elementary School Broussard | 583 | 71.0% | 31.7% |
| Shreve Island Elementary School Shreveport | 579 | 61.1% | 31.5% |
| Sorrento Primary School Sorrento | 638 | 64.6% | 50.0% |
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 Luling Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Charles Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #320 of 583 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #311 of 582 ▲ 7 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #384 of 587 ▼ 53 | #6 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #177 of 540 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 653 | #104 of 714 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #16 of 655 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #148 of 655 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.8% | #464 of 705 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #175 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
653
-30 (-4%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 653 | 72.4 | 9.0:1 | 66% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 688 | 72.1 | 9.6:1 | 67% (461) |
| 2022-23 | 734 | 54.9 | 13.4:1 | 68% (500) |
| 2020-21 | 683 | 51 | 13.4:1 | 72% (495) |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 55.1 | 11.6:1 | 83% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 690 | 68 | 10.2:1 | 86% (590) |
| 2010-11 | 654 | 66 | 9.9:1 | 81% (529) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 40 | 9.7:1 | 75% (288) |
| 1990-91 | 547 | 33 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luling Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (640 to 653); teachers up 31% (55.1 to 72.4).
About Luling Elementary School
Luling Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Luling, Louisiana. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 653 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Louisiana is roughly 453 students; this school is 44% above that.
The district for Luling Elementary School is St. Charles Parish, with 15 schools and 8,756 students.
Black students make up a majority at Luling Elementary School, at 57%. Smaller groups are 21% White, 15% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of St. Charles Parish is roughly 22% Black. Luling Elementary School's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.0:1 at Luling Elementary School, with 72.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 4.9 below the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 66%. Among public schools in St. Charles Parish, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
allk12 grades Luling Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Luling Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Louisiana is predicted to score 36.9%. Luling Elementary School scores 30.3%, 6.6 points below that line.
St. Charles Parish census figures show that the median household income is $80,897, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 15 public schools in St. Charles Parish, enrolling about 8,756 students in all.
The nearest other public school, R.K. Smith Middle School, is about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Luling Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Luling Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 683 in 2020-21 to 653 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.4:1 to 9.0:1.
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St. Charles Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,396
Census ACS
Median income
$80,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
8,756 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Charles Parish
- Destrehan High SchoolHigh · 1,435 students
- Hahnville High SchoolHigh · 1,416 students
- J.B. Martin Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Harry M. Hurst Middle SchoolMiddle · 685 students
- St. Rose Elementary SchoolElementary · 540 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
Other schools in Luling
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Mimosa Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- R.K. Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 303 students
Nearby schools
- R.K. Smith Middle School1.1 mi · 303
- Mimosa Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 440
- Lakewood Elementary School1.9 mi · 501
- Harry M. Hurst Middle School1.9 mi · 685
- Destrehan High School3.1 mi · 1,435
- Hahnville High School3.2 mi · 1,416
Frequently asked questions
About Luling Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Luling Elementary School?
Luling Elementary School enrolls approximately 653 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Luling Elementary School serve?
Luling Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Luling Elementary School?
Approximately 9.0:1 students per teacher at Luling Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Luling Elementary School?
At Luling Elementary School, the student body is approximately 21% White, 15% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Luling Elementary School public or private?
Luling Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Charles Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.