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Enrollment
638
Elementary
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASCENSION PARISH·NCES 220009002326
Sorrento Primary School
42111 North City Parc Drive, Sorrento, LA 70778 · (225) 391-6900 · Ascension Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL638 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% 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.
- A-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
13.4:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
412 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 | 28 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
64%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
58.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
51.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Sorrento Primary School
Sorrento Primary School's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento Primary School this school | 638 | 64.6% | 50.0% |
| Shreve Island Elementary School Shreveport | 579 | 61.1% | 31.5% |
| Henry Mayfield Elementary School Slidell | 749 | 60.6% | 35.5% |
| Brusly Elementary School Brusly | 489 | 67.3% | N/A |
| Paulina Elementary School Paulina | 657 | 62.1% | 39.2% |
| Iberville Charter Academy Plaquemine | 513 | 69.2% | N/A |
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 Sorrento Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ascension Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #104 of 583 | #11 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #111 of 582 ▼ 8 | #8 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #95 of 587 no change | #10 of 18 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #263 of 540 | #6 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 638 | #116 of 714 | #7 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #326 of 655 | #11 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #103 of 655 | #5 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #480 of 705 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.5% | #100 of 197 | N/A |
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
638
+86 (+16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 638 | 47.7 | 13.4:1 | 65% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 52.5 | 12.1:1 | 62% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 627 | 34.3 | 18.3:1 | 63% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 27 | 20.4:1 | 60% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 40% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 64% (373) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sorrento Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (572 to 638); teachers up 36% (35 to 47.7).
About Sorrento Primary School
Federal records list Sorrento Primary School as an elementary school in Sorrento, Louisiana. The school had 638 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Louisiana) has about 453 students.
A total of 32 schools make up Ascension Parish, with 23,743 students enrolled.
Sorrento Primary School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 44%. The remaining students are 40% White, 10% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Ascension Parish, the Black share is about 23%. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.4:1. That is close to the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Eligible students account for 65% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Ascension Parish average 52%.
Sorrento Primary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Sorrento Primary School is 12.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 50.0%. Predicted: 37.8%.
Ascension Parish has these Census figures: the median household income is $91,549, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ascension Parish is home to 32 public schools and about 23,743 public school students.
The closest public school, Pecan Grove Primary School, is about 4.5 miles from Sorrento Primary School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. On average proficiency, Sorrento Primary School is 2nd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Sorrento Primary School's enrollment climbed from 552 in 2020-21 to 638 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 20.4:1 to 13.4:1.
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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
Nearby schools
- Pecan Grove Primary School4.5 mi · 508
- St. Amant Middle School4.8 mi · 532
- St. Amant Primary School4.9 mi · 585
- East Ascension High School5.1 mi · 1,894
- Gonzales Middle School5.2 mi · 664
- Gonzales Primary School5.9 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About Sorrento Primary SchoolHow many students attend Sorrento Primary School?
Sorrento Primary School enrolls approximately 638 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sorrento Primary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sorrento Primary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sorrento Primary School have?
Sorrento Primary School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is Sorrento Primary School?
Sorrento Primary School reports a student body of 40% White, 10% Hispanic, 44% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Sorrento Primary School?
Sorrento Primary School is overseen by Ascension Parish in Ascension Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.