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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Magnolia Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
407
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IBERIA PARISH·NCES 220072002078
Magnolia Elementary
3116 East Admiral Doyle Drive, New Iberia, LA 70560 · (337) 369-6120 · Iberia Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
13.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
330 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 28 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
64%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
28.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -17.0pp since 2022
Math
23.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Magnolia Elementary
Magnolia Elementary's state test result (25.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Elementary this school | 407 | 81.1% | 25.8% |
| Ella C. Pittman Elementary School Harvey | 471 | 80.3% | 20.3% |
| Truman Early Childhood Education Center Lafayette | 331 | 79.2% | N/A |
| Isaac G Joseph Elementary School Westwego | 439 | 83.4% | 21.2% |
| Park Vista Elementary School Opelousas | 533 | 82.9% | 26.8% |
| Cherokee Elementary School Alexandria | 576 | 84.5% | 33.8% |
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 Magnolia Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Iberia Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #373 of 583 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #405 of 582 ▼ 12 | #12 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #439 of 587 ▼ 80 | #12 of 14 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.0pp | #64 of 540 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #393 of 714 | #8 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #333 of 655 | #2 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #100 of 655 | #5 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.1% | #264 of 705 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.7% | #76 of 436 | #2 of 8 |
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
407
-49 (-11%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 407 | 30.4 | 13.4:1 | 81% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 28.9 | 14.6:1 | 74% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 24.9 | 18.7:1 | 77% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 63% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 29.8 | 19.4:1 | 67% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 613 | 36 | 17.0:1 | 64% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 81% (470) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Magnolia Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (579 to 407); teachers up 2% (29.8 to 30.4).
About Magnolia Elementary
The public elementary school Magnolia Elementary is located in New Iberia, Louisiana. The school has 407 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 6.
Iberia Parish is responsible for 23 schools, Magnolia Elementary included, with 11,037 students in all.
About 53% of the student body at Magnolia Elementary is Black. Enrollment also includes 24% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Iberia Parish, the Black share is about 31%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
The school has 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.4 students per teacher. That is in line with the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Of all students at Magnolia Elementary, 81% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Magnolia Elementary lands at C, ahead of 32% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Schools in Louisiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 25.9%. Magnolia Elementary scores 25.8%.
Looking at the county, Iberia Parish, median household income comes to about $56,961, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. The county's public schools total 21, with about 10,111 students.
New Iberia Senior High School, about 1.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Magnolia Elementary ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The school's enrollment fell 11% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.5:1 to 13.4:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Magnolia Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Iberia Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,599
Census ACS
Median income
$56,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
10,111 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iberia Parish
- New Iberia Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,315 students
- Westgate High SchoolHigh · 863 students
- Loreauville Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Loreauville High SchoolHigh · 576 students
- Caneview Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Daspit Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Other schools in New Iberia
- New Iberia Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,315 students
- Westgate High SchoolHigh · 863 students
- Caneview Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Daspit Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- North Lewis Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Jefferson Island Road ElementaryElementary · 486 students
Other Magnolia Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 7 states are named Magnolia Elementary. Magnolia Elementary is the 11th largest of the 14.
- Magnolia ElementaryLumberton, NC · 779 students
- Magnolia ElementaryEl Cajon, CA · 703 students
- Magnolia Elementary SchoolPEARLAND, TX · 703 students
- Magnolia ElementaryOakdale, CA · 636 students
- Magnolia ElementaryJoppa, MD · 545 students
Nearby schools
- New Iberia Senior High School1.5 mi · 1,315
- Caneview Elementary School2.0 mi · 509
- Pesson Addition Elementary School2.4 mi · 427
- North Lewis Elementary School2.7 mi · 488
- Iberia Middle School2.9 mi · 405
- Center Street Elementary School3.0 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Magnolia ElementaryHow many students attend Magnolia Elementary?
Magnolia Elementary enrolls approximately 407 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Magnolia Elementary serve?
Magnolia Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Magnolia Elementary have?
Magnolia Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Magnolia Elementary?
Student demographics at Magnolia Elementary are roughly 24% White, 13% Hispanic, 53% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Magnolia Elementary in?
Magnolia Elementary is part of Iberia Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.