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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Pecan Grove Primary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASCENSION PARISH·NCES 220009002081
Pecan Grove Primary School
1712 South Pecan Grove Avenue, Gonzales, LA 70737 · (225) 391-7450 · Ascension Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B+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.
- 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
10.4:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
351 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 55 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
56.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
41.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 56.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Pecan Grove Primary School
Pecan Grove Primary School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecan Grove Primary School this school | 508 | 69.1% | 43.5% |
| G. W. Carver Primary School Gonzales | 487 | 71.7% | 37.8% |
| Bayou Woods Elementary School Slidell | 431 | 71.2% | 33.0% |
| Gonzales Primary School Gonzales | 455 | 73.8% | 35.5% |
| Katharine Drexel Elementary School Broussard | 583 | 71.0% | 31.7% |
| St. Rose Elementary School St. Rose | 540 | 68.1% | 36.5% |
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 Pecan Grove Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ascension Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #173 of 583 | #15 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #207 of 582 ▼ 22 | #12 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #110 of 587 ▲ 1 | #12 of 18 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #141 of 540 | #3 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #244 of 714 | #14 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #63 of 655 | #2 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #147 of 655 | #8 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.1% | #416 of 705 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #382 of 436 | #12 of 12 |
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
508
-44 (-8%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 508 | 48.7 | 10.4:1 | 69% (351) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 49.3 | 13.4:1 | 68% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 42 | 15.3:1 | 71% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 62% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 35.5 | 14.9:1 | 48% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 87% (488) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 36 | 12.9:1 | 80% (373) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pecan Grove Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (528 to 508); teachers up 37% (35.5 to 48.7).
About Pecan Grove Primary School
Pecan Grove Primary School is a public elementary school in Gonzales, Louisiana. The school counts 508 students across pre-K through 5.
Pecan Grove Primary School is one of the 32 schools that make up Ascension Parish (23,743 students in total).
Black students make up a majority at Pecan Grove Primary School, at 56%. Next come 23% Hispanic, 15% White, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 23% Black among all Ascension Parish residents. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Pecan Grove Primary School employs 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Pecan Grove Primary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 69%. Public schools in Ascension Parish average 52%.
The allk12 Grade for Pecan Grove Primary School is A-. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Pecan Grove Primary School, the prediction is 34.6% and the result is 43.5%.
Ascension Parish has about 130,314 residents, and the median household income is $91,549, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Ascension Parish has 32 public schools and roughly 23,743 students.
The closest other public school is East Ascension High School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Pecan Grove Primary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment decrease, from 552 in 2020-21 to 508 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 15.3 in 2020-21 to 10.4 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Ascension Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,314
Census ACS
Median income
$91,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
23,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ascension Parish
- Dutchtown High SchoolHigh · 2,029 students
- East Ascension High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- St. Amant High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Prairieville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,096 students
- Prairieville Primary SchoolElementary · 865 students
Other schools in Gonzales
- East Ascension High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Gonzales Middle SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- Central Primary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Duplessis Primary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 512 students
- G. W. Carver Primary SchoolElementary · 487 students
Nearby schools
- East Ascension High School0.7 mi · 1,894
- Gonzales Primary School1.5 mi · 455
- Gonzales Middle School1.7 mi · 664
- G. W. Carver Primary School2.1 mi · 487
- St. Amant High School2.6 mi · 1,847
- St. Amant Middle School2.8 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About Pecan Grove Primary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pecan Grove Primary School?
Pecan Grove Primary School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pecan Grove Primary School serve?
Pecan Grove Primary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Pecan Grove Primary School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Pecan Grove Primary School.
How diverse is Pecan Grove Primary School?
Pecan Grove Primary School reports a student body of 15% White, 23% Hispanic, 56% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Pecan Grove Primary School public or private?
Pecan Grove Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ascension Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.