Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFOURCHE PARISH·NCES 220090001603
South Larose Elementary School
154 West 25th Stree, Larose, LA 70373 · (985) 693-7597 · Lafourche Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- 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
14.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
211 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
56%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
40.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
58.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +24.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 24 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 South Larose Elementary School
South Larose Elementary School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Larose Elementary School this school | 349 | 60.5% | 40.5% |
| Belle Chasse Primary School Belle Chasse | 395 | 57.0% | N/A |
| Cut Off Elementary School Cut Off | 395 | 62.5% | 43.2% |
| Seventh Ward Elementary School Denham Springs | 382 | 61.8% | 49.3% |
| Pickering Elementary School Leesville | 476 | 60.9% | 43.7% |
| Leo E. Kerner Jr. Elementary School Lafitte | 360 | 64.4% | 39.3% |
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 South Larose Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafourche Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #209 of 583 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #66 of 582 ▲ 34 | #7 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #288 of 587 ▼ 11 | #11 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #16 of 540 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #476 of 714 | #11 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #424 of 655 | #7 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #240 of 655 | #8 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.5% | #534 of 705 | #13 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #349 of 436 | #12 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
349
-38 (-10%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 349 | 24.5 | 14.2:1 | 60% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 25.4 | 14.4:1 | 65% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 21.3 | 16.9:1 | 60% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 23 | 16.8:1 | 51% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 21.9 | 17.0:1 | 63% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 32 | 11.4:1 | 69% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 53% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 419 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 48% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 510 | 26 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Larose Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (372 to 349); teachers up 12% (21.9 to 24.5).
About South Larose Elementary School
South Larose Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Larose, Louisiana. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 349 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana average about 453 students.
Lafourche Parish counts 30 schools and 13,326 students, including South Larose Elementary School.
At South Larose Elementary School, White students make up 64% of the student body. The remaining shares are 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. Lafourche Parish as a whole is about 75% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
South Larose Elementary School counts 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.2 students for each one. That matches the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana fairly closely. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 63% average for public schools in Lafourche Parish.
The allk12 Grade for South Larose Elementary School is B+. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 67% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
South Larose Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (40.5%) and its predicted rate (40.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools.
Among Lafourche Parish residents, the median household income is $63,135, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. South Larose Elementary School is one of 32 public schools in the county.
Larose-Cut Off Middle School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of South Larose Elementary School. South Larose Elementary School places 5th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
Over 4 years, South Larose Elementary School's enrollment dropped 10%, to 349. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.8:1 to 14.2:1.
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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 Larose
- Larose-Cut Off Middle SchoolMiddle · 430 students
- North Larose Elementary SchoolElementary · 202 students
Nearby schools
- Larose-Cut Off Middle School0.1 mi · 430
- North Larose Elementary School2.0 mi · 202
- Cut Off Elementary School2.5 mi · 395
- South Lafourche High School7.3 mi · 990
- Galliano Elementary School9.1 mi · 383
- Ecole Pointe-au-Chien10.6 mi · 33
Frequently asked questions
About South Larose Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Larose Elementary School?
South Larose Elementary School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does South Larose Elementary School serve?
South Larose Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Larose Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Larose Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at South Larose Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Larose Elementary School are roughly 64% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees South Larose Elementary School?
South Larose Elementary School is overseen by Lafourche Parish in Lafourche Parish.
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