Luling Elementary School

As an average-sized elementary-level community in Luling, Louisiana, Luling Elementary School hosts 653 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of St. Charles Parish. That puts it 44% bigger than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

Luling Elementary School is one of 15 schools operated by St. Charles Parish, a district that caters to 8,756 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Luling Elementary School lists that 57% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest consists of 21% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Luling Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against St. Charles Parish (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Luling Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.0%, the actual is 32.0%, a residual of -5.0 points.

In the area at large, St. Charles Parish reports that median household income runs about $80,897, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Luling Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in St. Charles Parish (combined enrollment of about 8,756 students).

R.K. Smith Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Luling Elementary School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 46.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 640 students in 2018 compared to 653 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 68% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.