Raceland Lower Elementary School

In Raceland, Louisiana, Raceland Lower Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment stands at 330 students, covering pre-K through 2. That puts enrollment 27% below the 453-student average for elementary schools in Louisiana.

Lafourche Parish is the district for Raceland Lower Elementary School. It has 30 schools and 13,326 students.

Of every 100 students at Raceland Lower Elementary School, about 47 are White, the largest group. It is also 39% Black, 6% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Lafourche Parish is roughly 75% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Raceland Lower Elementary School is 14.2:1, based on 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 14.0:1. Raceland Lower Elementary School counts 75% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Lafourche Parish, the average is 63%.

The school is in Lafourche Parish, where the median household earns about $63,135 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Raceland Lower Elementary School shares Lafourche Parish with 31 other public schools.

Measured in a straight line, Raceland Upper Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Raceland Lower Elementary School. The five-mile area around Raceland Lower Elementary School holds 3 other public schools.

Its location is classified as Suburb: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 18%, from 403 to 330. Students per teacher dropped from 18.3 in 2020-21 to 14.2 in 2024-25.

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