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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at St. Amant Primary School this year?
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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASCENSION PARISH·NCES 220009001977
St. Amant Primary School
44365 Hwy 429, St. Amant, LA 70774 · (225) 391-7950 · Ascension Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- FThree-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
14.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
298 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 | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
36%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% . -13.0pp since 2022
Math
49.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -15.0pp 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 49 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 13 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 15 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 St. Amant Primary School
St. Amant Primary School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Amant Primary School this school | 585 | 50.9% | 56.2% |
| Abita Springs Elementary School Abita Springs | 587 | 50.3% | 45.0% |
| Gillis Elementary School Lake Charles | 650 | 53.7% | 47.0% |
| Mire Elementary School Rayne | 662 | 54.4% | 44.3% |
| Folsom Elementary School Folsom | 453 | 51.0% | 50.7% |
| Haughton Elementary School Haughton | 618 | 52.8% | 47.0% |
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 St. Amant Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ascension Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #69 of 583 | #8 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #129 of 582 ▼ 14 | #9 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #93 of 587 ▼ 28 | #8 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.0pp | #24 of 540 | #2 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #162 of 714 | #10 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #455 of 655 | #16 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #469 of 655 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #607 of 705 | #12 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.9% | #84 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
585
+66 (+13%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 657
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 585 | 40.1 | 14.6:1 | 51% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 39.1 | 15.3:1 | 51% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 52% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 519 | 26 | 20.0:1 | 44% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 27.6 | 18.5:1 | 25% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 46% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 854 | 52 | 16.4:1 | 52% (448) |
| 2000-01 | 716 | 48 | 14.9:1 | 49% (348) |
| 1990-91 | 657 | 36 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Amant Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (509 to 585); teachers up 45% (27.6 to 40.1).
About St. Amant Primary School
St. Amant Primary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in St. Amant, Louisiana. The school's 585 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 29% higher than the average for elementary schools in Louisiana, which is about 453.
Ascension Parish oversees St. Amant Primary School and 31 other schools, with 23,743 students in total.
At 79%, White students outnumber all other groups at St. Amant Primary School combined. The school is also 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 64%. St. Amant Primary School has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at St. Amant Primary School total 40.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.6:1. Elementary schools in Louisiana have a similar average ratio of 14.0:1. The school counts 298 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 51%. That is close to the 52% average for public schools in Ascension Parish.
The allk12 Grade for St. Amant Primary School is A-. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 47.7% for a school in Louisiana with St. Amant Primary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. St. Amant Primary School posts 56.2%.
In the county around the school, Ascension Parish, median household income is about $91,549, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. A total of 32 public schools operate in Ascension Parish, serving about 23,743 students.
The nearest other public school, St. Amant Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, St. Amant Primary School ranks 1st of 7 on average proficiency.
St. Amant Primary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The student count in 2024-25 was 585, 13% above the 519 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 20.0:1 to 14.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The St. Amant Primary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other schools in St. Amant
- St. Amant High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,096 students
- St. Amant Middle SchoolMiddle · 532 students
Nearby schools
- St. Amant Middle School0.1 mi · 532
- St. Amant High School1.5 mi · 1,847
- Pecan Grove Primary School2.9 mi · 508
- East Ascension High School3.4 mi · 1,894
- Lake Elementary School3.7 mi · 1,096
- Gonzales Primary School3.9 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About St. Amant Primary SchoolHow large is St. Amant Primary School?
St. Amant Primary School enrolls approximately 585 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does St. Amant Primary School serve?
St. Amant Primary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at St. Amant Primary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at St. Amant Primary School is approximately 14.6:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at St. Amant Primary School?
At St. Amant Primary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is St. Amant Primary School public or private?
St. Amant Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ascension Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.