North Larose Elementary School

North Larose Elementary School is a low-enrollment primary school in Larose, Louisiana, overseen by Lafourche Parish. The school instructs 202 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 55% leaner than the state mean of about 453.

Across the 30 schools in Lafourche Parish (13,326 students total), North Larose Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, North Larose Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 74%. The remainder comes out to 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Native American. Compared to Lafourche Parish overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, North Larose Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, North Larose Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Louisiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.7%; actual is 59.7%, +14.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lafourche Parish indicate median household earnings sit near $63,135, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Lafourche Parish runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,426 students), of which North Larose Elementary School is one.

Larose-Cut Off Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Larose Elementary School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 49.2%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. North Larose Elementary School's enrollment has declined 29% since 2018, when it stood at 284 (now 202). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 7% to 14%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

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