Enrollment
373
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARTIN PARISH·NCES 220159001225
Parks Primary School
1034 Main Street, St. Martinville, LA 70582 · (337) 845-4663 · St. Martin Parish
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
14.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
359 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 22 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 15% larger than its 4th grade class (66).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
52.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
37.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -15.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 15 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 52.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 15% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Louisiana's top 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 Parks Primary School
Parks Primary School's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parks Primary School this school | 373 | 96.2% | 38.7% |
| St. Martin Early STEAM Academy St. Martinville | 295 | 98.3% | N/A |
| Breaux Bridge Elementary School Breaux Bridge | 322 | 91.6% | 19.2% |
| St. Martin STEAM Academy St. Martinville | 478 | 91.0% | 26.0% |
| Lessie Moore Elementary School Pineville | 392 | 95.4% | 24.7% |
| Breaux Bridge Primary School Breaux Bridge | 463 | 96.5% | N/A |
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 Parks Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Martin Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #237 of 583 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #263 of 582 ▲ 12 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #165 of 587 ▲ 58 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.0pp | #69 of 540 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 373 | #437 of 714 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #457 of 655 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #222 of 655 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #37 of 705 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #320 of 436 | #7 of 7 |
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
373
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 373 | 25.6 | 14.6:1 | 96% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 24.5 | 17.0:1 | 74% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 19.8 | 19.5:1 | 69% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 18 | 20.8:1 | 45% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 20 | 20.4:1 | 66% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | N/A | N/A | 71% (391) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | 28 | 19.4:1 | 63% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 60% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 300 | 20 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parks Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (409 to 373); teachers up 28% (20 to 25.6).
About Parks Primary School
Parks Primary School is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in St. Martinville, Louisiana. It serves 373 students in pre-K through 4.
St. Martin Parish serves 6,680 students across 15 schools.
Parks Primary School is 53% Black by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 39% White and 6% multiracial. In St. Martin Parish overall, about 29% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Parks Primary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1. The lunch program counts 96% of students at Parks Primary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in St. Martin Parish, the average is 84%.
The allk12 Grade for Parks Primary School is B+. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Parks Primary School is among the top 10% of schools in Louisiana. Predicted: 15.0%. Actual: 38.7%.
Federal survey data for St. Martin Parish show that the median household income is $55,960, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 16 public schools in St. Martin Parish, enrolling about 6,696 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Parks Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Its average proficiency rate of 38.7% is above the 24.3% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Parks Primary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 375 in 2020-21, 373 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.8:1 to 14.6:1 over the same years.
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St. Martin Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,353
Census ACS
Median income
$55,960
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,696 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Martin Parish
- Cecilia High SchoolHigh · 768 students
- Breaux Bridge High SchoolHigh · 690 students
- Cecilia Primary SchoolElementary · 656 students
- Cecilia Junior High SchoolMiddle · 576 students
- Teche Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- St. Martinville Senior High SchoolHigh · 521 students
Other schools in St. Martinville
- St. Martinville Senior High SchoolHigh · 521 students
- St. Martin STEAM AcademyElementary · 478 students
- St. Martinville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 299 students
- St. Martin Early STEAM AcademyElementary · 295 students
- Parks Middle SchoolMiddle · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Parks Middle School0.6 mi · 245
- Breaux Bridge High School3.1 mi · 690
- Breaux Bridge Elementary School5.5 mi · 322
- Breaux Bridge Primary School5.6 mi · 463
- Breaux Bridge Junior High School5.8 mi · 351
- St. Martinville Senior High School5.8 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About Parks Primary SchoolHow large is Parks Primary School?
Parks Primary School enrolls approximately 373 students in grades PK-04.
Is Parks Primary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parks Primary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Parks Primary School have?
Parks Primary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Parks Primary School?
Student demographics at Parks Primary School are roughly 39% White, 2% Hispanic, 53% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Parks Primary School in?
Parks Primary School is part of St. Martin Parish.
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