Martin Petitjean Elementary School

Set in Rayne, Louisiana, Martin Petitjean Elementary School is a close-knit elementary-level community, overseen by Acadia Parish. It instructs 306 students across grades 1 through 3. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 32% leaner than typical.

Within Acadia Parish, which oversees 27 schools and 9,043 students, Martin Petitjean Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Martin Petitjean Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Black (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 40% White, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Acadia Parish runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Martin Petitjean Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 21.3%, the actual is 18.7%, a residual of -2.6 points.

In the area at large, census data for Acadia Parish shows the typical household earns roughly $45,562 per year, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 20%. Across Acadia Parish's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,043 students), Martin Petitjean Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is South Rayne Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Martin Petitjean Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Martin Petitjean Elementary School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 29.3%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Martin Petitjean Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 379 (now 306). White enrollment moved from 47% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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