Enrollment
302
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFOURCHE PARISH·NCES 220090000718
Raceland Upper Elementary School
3759 Hwy 308, Raceland, LA 70394 · (985) 537-5142 · Lafourche Parish
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
14.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
236 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 107 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 30% |
Student demographics
64%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
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
53.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +16.0pp since 2022
Math
49.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +18.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 16 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 18 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 53.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 28% 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 14 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 Raceland Upper Elementary School
Raceland Upper Elementary School's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raceland Upper Elementary School this school | 302 | 78.1% | 42.3% |
| Raceland Lower Elementary School Raceland | 330 | 74.5% | N/A |
| Grand Coteau Elementary School Grand Coteau | 269 | 77.7% | 32.5% |
| M. J. Kaufman Elementary School Lake Charles | 308 | 82.1% | 33.7% |
| Richard W. Vincent Elementary School Sulphur | 283 | 82.7% | 28.7% |
| Boley Elementary School West Monroe | 279 | 78.9% | 52.3% |
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 Raceland Upper Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafourche Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #193 of 583 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #133 of 582 ▲ 4 | #9 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #148 of 587 ▲ 70 | #8 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.0pp | #7 of 540 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #538 of 714 | #14 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #439 of 655 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #98 of 655 | #1 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.1% | #308 of 705 | #5 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #149 of 436 | #7 of 15 |
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
302
-15 (-5%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 721
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 302 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 78% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 22.9 | 12.6:1 | 76% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 18 | 16.3:1 | 74% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 63% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 382 | 21 | 18.2:1 | 81% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 330 | 31 | 10.7:1 | 79% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 81% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 46 | 13.2:1 | 75% (454) |
| 1990-91 | 721 | 35 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Raceland Upper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (382 to 302); teachers unchanged (21 to 21).
About Raceland Upper Elementary School
As a low-enrollment elementary school, Raceland Upper Elementary School serves students in Raceland, Louisiana. Grades offered run from 3 through 5, with 302 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Louisiana is roughly 453 students; this school is 33% smaller than that.
Raceland Upper Elementary School reports to Lafourche Parish, which has 30 schools and 13,326 students.
Raceland Upper Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 48%. After that, the student body is 34% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Lafourche Parish, the White share is about 75%. Raceland Upper Elementary School has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Raceland Upper Elementary School counts 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.4 students for each one. Elementary schools in Louisiana average about 14.0:1, a similar figure. About 78% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in Lafourche Parish average 63%.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, Raceland Upper Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Raceland Upper Elementary School are 14.3 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.3%, compared with a predicted 28.1%, which ranks in the top 10% in Louisiana.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Lafourche Parish show that median household income is about $63,135, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Raceland Upper Elementary School is one of 32 public schools in Lafourche Parish, which together enroll about 13,426 students.
The closest other public school is Raceland Lower Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Raceland Upper Elementary School's average proficiency of 42.3% compares with 48.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 317 in 2020-21 and 302 in 2024-25, a decrease of 15 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.4:1.
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Lafourche Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,252
Census ACS
Median income
$63,135
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
13,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lafourche Parish
- Central Lafourche High SchoolHigh · 1,307 students
- Thibodaux High SchoolHigh · 1,306 students
- South Lafourche High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Thibodaux Middle SchoolMiddle · 592 students
- Thibodaux Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Bayou Community Academy Charter SchoolElementary · 499 students
Other schools in Raceland
- Central Lafourche High SchoolHigh · 1,307 students
- Raceland Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- Raceland Middle SchoolMiddle · 289 students
Nearby schools
- Raceland Lower Elementary School0.1 mi · 330
- Raceland Middle School0.1 mi · 289
- Central Lafourche High School4.2 mi · 1,307
- St. Charles Elementary School6.9 mi · 253
- Bayou Blue Middle School7.6 mi · 396
- Bayou Blue Elementary School7.6 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Raceland Upper Elementary SchoolHow large is Raceland Upper Elementary School?
Raceland Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 302 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Raceland Upper Elementary School serve?
Raceland Upper Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Raceland Upper Elementary School have?
Raceland Upper Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Raceland Upper Elementary School?
At Raceland Upper Elementary School, the student body is approximately 48% White, 10% Hispanic, 34% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Raceland Upper Elementary School public or private?
Raceland Upper Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lafourche Parish.
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