Enrollment
205
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAQUEMINES PARISH·NCES 220123002026
South Plaquemines Elementary School
218 School Rd, Port Sulphur, LA 70083 · (504) 595-6415 · Plaquemines Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL205 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
10.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
152 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 32 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 29% larger than its 6th grade class (21).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
South Plaquemines Elementary School→South Plaquemines High School
Based on grade levels within Plaquemines Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
28.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
28.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 28.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Plaquemines Elementary School
South Plaquemines Elementary School's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Plaquemines Elementary School this school | 205 | 74.1% | 21.3% |
| Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center Slidell | 233 | 73.0% | N/A |
| Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School Batchelor | 241 | 73.4% | 20.3% |
| Riverbend Elementary School West Monroe | 301 | 81.1% | 18.7% |
| North Highlands Elementary School Shreveport | 355 | 76.3% | 20.7% |
| Glynn H. Brock Elementary School Slidell | 345 | 78.8% | 23.7% |
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 Plaquemines Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #430 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #348 of 582 ▲ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #446 of 587 ▼ 64 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #220 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 205 | #652 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #66 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #322 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.1% | #354 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #326 of 436 |
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
205
+10 (+5%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 248
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 27.9:1
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 | 205 | 19.3 | 10.6:1 | 74% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 18.3 | 12.0:1 | 67% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 11.6 | 17.3:1 | 99% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 195 | 7 | 27.9:1 | 99% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 223 | 12 | 18.6:1 | 100% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 227 | 13 | 17.5:1 | 100% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 248 | 20 | 12.4:1 | 88% (217) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Plaquemines Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (223 to 205); teachers up 61% (12 to 19.3).
About South Plaquemines Elementary School
South Plaquemines Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Port Sulphur, Louisiana. It had 205 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Louisiana average about 453 students, which makes this school 55% below average.
South Plaquemines Elementary School is in Plaquemines Parish, a district with 3,510 students across 8 schools.
At South Plaquemines Elementary School, 68% of students are Black. It is also 14% Hispanic, 13% White, and 4% Native American. For comparison, the population of Plaquemines Parish is roughly 21% Black. The diversity index for South Plaquemines Elementary School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.6:1. The gap from the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 3.3 students per teacher. On the income side, 74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 61% average for public schools in Plaquemines Parish is 13 points.
South Plaquemines Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 17% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, South Plaquemines Elementary School is 9.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 21.3%. Predicted: 30.9%.
Plaquemines Parish is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $86,315, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 9 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,283, South Plaquemines Elementary School among them.
The closest school to South Plaquemines Elementary School is South Plaquemines High School, located about 10.7 miles away. South Plaquemines Elementary School ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 21.3% against a local average of 38.2%.
South Plaquemines Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 5%, from 195 to 205. The number of students per teacher dropped from 27.9 to 10.6 over 4 years.
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Plaquemines Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,803
Census ACS
Median income
$86,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,283 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plaquemines Parish
- Belle Chasse High SchoolHigh · 883 students
- Belle Chasse Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Belle Chasse Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Belle Chasse Primary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- South Plaquemines High SchoolHigh · 355 students
- Boothville-Venice Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Nearby schools
- South Plaquemines High School10.7 mi · 355
- Phoenix High School18.2 mi · 203
- Boothville-Venice Elementary School19.9 mi · 270
- Grand Isle High School24.9 mi · 76
- Belle Chasse Middle School25.7 mi · 656
- J.F. Gauthier School29.0 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About South Plaquemines Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Plaquemines Elementary School?
South Plaquemines Elementary School enrolls approximately 205 students in grades PK-06.
Is South Plaquemines Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Plaquemines Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at South Plaquemines Elementary School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at South Plaquemines Elementary School.
How diverse is South Plaquemines Elementary School?
South Plaquemines Elementary School reports a student body of 13% White, 14% Hispanic, 68% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is South Plaquemines Elementary School public or private?
South Plaquemines Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Plaquemines Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.