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Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IBERIA PARISH·NCES 220072000532
Pesson Addition Elementary School
619 Broussard Street, New Iberia, LA 70560 · (337) 369-9907 · Iberia Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C+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.
- CThree-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
15.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
388 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 23 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 79% larger than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
27.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
25.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 27.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Pesson Addition Elementary School
Pesson Addition Elementary School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pesson Addition Elementary School this school | 427 | 90.9% | 26.3% |
| Cypress Point Elementary School Monroe | 431 | 89.8% | 21.2% |
| Central Elementary School Bogalusa | 416 | 94.2% | 12.7% |
| Brownfields Elementary School Baton Rouge | 368 | 90.8% | 34.8% |
| Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School Alexandria | 366 | 88.8% | 33.7% |
| Westwood Elementary School Shreveport | 419 | 88.5% | 9.8% |
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 Pesson Addition Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Iberia Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #365 of 583 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #375 of 582 ▼ 39 | #10 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #461 of 587 ▼ 44 | #14 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #174 of 540 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #355 of 714 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #489 of 655 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.3% | #492 of 655 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.9% | #112 of 705 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #340 of 436 | #5 of 8 |
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
427
+33 (+8%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 427 | 28.3 | 15.1:1 | 91% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 27.1 | 15.6:1 | 77% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 21.3 | 19.5:1 | 84% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 70% (276) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 27.6 | 16.6:1 | 75% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 81% (392) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 96% (515) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 92% (402) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 25 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pesson Addition Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (458 to 427); teachers up 3% (27.6 to 28.3).
About Pesson Addition Elementary School
Pesson Addition Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in New Iberia, Louisiana. Total enrollment is 427 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6.
Iberia Parish has 23 schools and 11,037 students, and Pesson Addition Elementary School is one of those schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Pesson Addition Elementary School is Black, at 82%. After that, the student body is 8% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Among all residents of Iberia Parish, the Black share is about 31%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 31%.
Pesson Addition Elementary School reports a ratio of 15.1 students per teacher, from 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 1.1 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Pesson Addition Elementary School, 91% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Iberia Parish is 17 points.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Pesson Addition Elementary School outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Pesson Addition Elementary School, the prediction is 18.9% and the result is 26.3%.
Iberia Parish is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $56,961 a year, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Iberia Parish number 21, with about 10,111 students.
About 1.0 miles separate Pesson Addition Elementary School from the closest public school, New Iberia Senior High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Pesson Addition Elementary School ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 26.3% against a local average of 26.7%.
For locale, NCES codes Pesson Addition Elementary School as Town: Fringe.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 8%. By 2024-25, the school had 15.1 students per teacher, compared with 16.4 in 2020-21.
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Iberia Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,599
Census ACS
Median income
$56,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
10,111 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iberia Parish
- New Iberia Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,315 students
- Westgate High SchoolHigh · 863 students
- Loreauville Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Loreauville High SchoolHigh · 576 students
- Caneview Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Daspit Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Other schools in New Iberia
- New Iberia Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,315 students
- Westgate High SchoolHigh · 863 students
- Caneview Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Daspit Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- North Lewis Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Jefferson Island Road ElementaryElementary · 486 students
Nearby schools
- New Iberia Senior High School1.0 mi · 1,315
- Center Street Elementary School1.0 mi · 368
- Johnston Hopkins Elementary School1.2 mi · 350
- Anderson Middle School1.4 mi · 320
- Iberia Middle School1.5 mi · 405
- North Lewis Elementary School1.9 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Pesson Addition Elementary SchoolHow large is Pesson Addition Elementary School?
Pesson Addition Elementary School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Pesson Addition Elementary School serve?
Pesson Addition Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pesson Addition Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pesson Addition Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pesson Addition Elementary School?
Pesson Addition Elementary School reports a student body of 8% White, 4% Hispanic, 82% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Pesson Addition Elementary School?
Pesson Addition Elementary School is overseen by Iberia Parish in Iberia Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.