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Alumni: what's one memory from Martial Billeaud Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFAYETTE PARISH·NCES 220087002473
Martial Billeaud Elementary School
500 E. Fairfield Dr., Broussard, LA 70518 · (337) 521-7270 · Lafayette Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A-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
15.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
248 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
54.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
57.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 54.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Martial Billeaud Elementary School
Martial Billeaud Elementary School's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martial Billeaud Elementary School this school | 572 | 43.4% | 50.8% |
| Stockwell Place Elementary School Bossier City | 496 | 44.0% | 65.7% |
| North DeSoto Lower Elementary School Stonewall | 523 | 41.5% | N/A |
| Benton Elementary School Benton | 595 | 45.5% | 52.8% |
| Bluff Ridge Primary Prairieville | 677 | 39.1% | 66.2% |
| Honey Island Elementary School Slidell | 607 | 46.0% | 44.0% |
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 Martial Billeaud Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafayette Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #100 of 583 | #9 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #73 of 582 ▲ 20 | #8 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #138 of 587 ▲ 11 | #8 of 24 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #284 of 540 | #11 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #180 of 714 | #15 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #507 of 655 | #12 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #257 of 655 | #16 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.4% | #651 of 705 | #22 of 26 |
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
572
-55 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 572 | 37.5 | 15.3:1 | 43% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 38.5 | 15.5:1 | 44% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 822 | 45.1 | 18.2:1 | 46% (379) |
| 2020-21 | 627 | 34 | 18.4:1 | 53% (332) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martial Billeaud Elementary School.
About Martial Billeaud Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Martial Billeaud Elementary School serves students in Broussard, Louisiana. It educates 572 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 26% bigger than the 453 average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
The district, Lafayette Parish, operates 44 schools serving 29,396 students.
Martial Billeaud Elementary School is 60% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 28% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The White share in Lafayette Parish as a whole is similar, at about 63%. Martial Billeaud Elementary School's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.3:1, with 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Martial Billeaud Elementary School is 43%. Across public schools in Lafayette Parish, the average is 59%.
allk12 grades Martial Billeaud Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Louisiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Martial Billeaud Elementary School's results are 2.3 points below predicted: 50.8% against 53.2%.
Martial Billeaud Elementary School is located in Lafayette Parish, where the median household income is $67,451, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Besides Martial Billeaud Elementary School, Lafayette Parish has 49 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Broussard Middle School, about 0.9 miles away. Martial Billeaud Elementary School has 7 other public schools within five miles. Martial Billeaud Elementary School ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 50.8% against a local average of 47.8%.
NCES assigns Martial Billeaud Elementary School the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment decrease, from 627 in 2020-21 to 572 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 15.3:1, from 18.4:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Martial Billeaud Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lafayette Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
247,997
Census ACS
Median income
$67,451
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
35,903 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lafayette Parish
- Southside High SchoolHigh · 1,833 students
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 1,720 students
- Acadiana High SchoolHigh · 1,652 students
- David Thibodaux STEM Magnet AcademyHigh · 1,362 students
- Milton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,261 students
- Carencro High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
Other schools in Broussard
- Katharine Drexel Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Broussard Middle SchoolMiddle · 465 students
Nearby schools
- Broussard Middle School0.9 mi · 465
- Katharine Drexel Elementary School1.7 mi · 583
- Southside High School2.1 mi · 1,833
- Youngsville Middle School2.8 mi · 534
- Green T. Lindon Elementary School3.0 mi · 719
- Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy3.4 mi · 3,669
Frequently asked questions
About Martial Billeaud Elementary SchoolHow large is Martial Billeaud Elementary School?
Martial Billeaud Elementary School enrolls approximately 572 students in grades PK-05.
Is Martial Billeaud Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Martial Billeaud Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Martial Billeaud Elementary School have?
Martial Billeaud Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Martial Billeaud Elementary School?
Student demographics at Martial Billeaud Elementary School are roughly 60% White, 5% Hispanic, 28% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Martial Billeaud Elementary School in?
Martial Billeaud Elementary School is part of Lafayette Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.