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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 282 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASSUMPTION PARISH·NCES 220012000056
Pierre Part Elementary School
3321 Hwy 70, Pierre Part, LA 70339 · (985) 252-6359 · Assumption Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
13.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
249 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 62 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 55% larger than its 8th grade class (33).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Pierre Part Elementary School→Assumption High School
Based on grade levels within Assumption Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
54.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
62.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +16.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 16 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 54.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Pierre Part Elementary School
Pierre Part Elementary School's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Part Elementary School this school | 480 | 51.9% | 46.2% |
| Fifth Ward Junior High School Bush | 440 | 52.3% | 45.8% |
| Calhoun Elementary School Calhoun | 420 | 54.0% | N/A |
| Central Elementary School Calhoun | 430 | 49.8% | 36.2% |
| Richard Elementary School Church Point | 458 | 48.7% | 47.3% |
| East Beauregard Elementary School DeRidder | 425 | 56.9% | 38.5% |
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 Pierre Part Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #139 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #52 of 582 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #132 of 587 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #42 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #289 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #332 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.3% | #593 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #600 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +100.0% | #6 of 197 |
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
480
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 480 | 35.8 | 13.4:1 | 52% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 38.2 | 13.6:1 | 51% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 29.8 | 17.4:1 | 50% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 31% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 14.6 | 16.4:1 | 47% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 243 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 49% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 18 | 17.7:1 | 52% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 24 | 15.6:1 | 49% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 357 | 20 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pierre Part Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 100% (240 to 480); teachers up 145% (14.6 to 35.8).
About Pierre Part Elementary School
Families in Pierre Part, Louisiana, are served by Pierre Part Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 480 students are in pre-K through 8.
District-wide, Assumption Parish has 9 schools and 2,701 students.
Pierre Part Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 93% White. Other reported shares: 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That compares with about 65% White among all Assumption Parish residents. Pierre Part Elementary School has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Pierre Part Elementary School is 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.4:1. Across elementary schools in Louisiana, the average ratio is about 14.0:1. About 52% of students, or 249, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 64% average for public schools in Assumption Parish is 12 points higher.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, Pierre Part Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Pierre Part Elementary School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (46.2% versus 47.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Louisiana.
Pierre Part Elementary School is located in Assumption Parish, where median household income is about $51,423, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Pierre Part Elementary School is one of 9 public schools in Assumption Parish, which together enroll about 2,701 students.
The next-closest public school is Napoleonville Primary School, about 10.9 miles away. On proficiency, Pierre Part Elementary School is ahead of the 27.1% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 506 to 480. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.4:1.
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Assumption Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,484
Census ACS
Median income
$51,423
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,701 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Assumption Parish
- Assumption High SchoolHigh · 742 students
- Napoleonville Primary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Napoleonville Middle SchoolMiddle · 281 students
- Labadieville Primary SchoolElementary · 256 students
- Labadieville Middle SchoolMiddle · 191 students
- Belle Rose Primary SchoolElementary · 155 students
Nearby schools
- Napoleonville Primary School10.9 mi · 369
- Napoleonville Middle School11.2 mi · 281
- Assumption High School11.2 mi · 742
- Belle Rose Primary School12.0 mi · 155
- Belle Rose Middle School12.3 mi · 77
- Stephensville Elementary School14.1 mi · 96
Frequently asked questions
About Pierre Part Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pierre Part Elementary School?
Pierre Part Elementary School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Pierre Part Elementary School serve?
Pierre Part Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Pierre Part Elementary School have?
Pierre Part Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Pierre Part Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pierre Part Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Pierre Part Elementary School public or private?
Pierre Part Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Assumption Parish.
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