Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFOURCHE PARISH·NCES 220090000719
St. Charles Elementary School
1690 Hwy 1, Thibodaux, LA 70301 · (985) 446-6862 · Lafourche Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
14.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
168 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 | 17 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
55%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
63.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -9.0pp since 2022
Math
64.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 63.0% | 64.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% 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 20 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 St. Charles Elementary School
St. Charles Elementary School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Charles Elementary School this school | 253 | 66.4% | 56.2% |
| DeQuincy Primary School DeQuincy | 239 | 65.7% | N/A |
| W. W. Stewart Elementary School Basile | 283 | 60.4% | 55.2% |
| K.R. Hanchey Elementary School DeRidder | 353 | 66.9% | N/A |
| Spring Creek Elementary School Kentwood | 292 | 68.8% | 36.7% |
| Oberlin Elementary School Oberlin | 262 | 71.0% | 45.2% |
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. Charles Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafourche Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #70 of 583 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #45 of 582 ▲ 39 | #5 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #71 of 587 ▲ 1 | #4 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #184 of 540 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #600 of 714 | #15 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #471 of 655 | #10 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #255 of 655 | #9 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #458 of 705 | #10 of 20 |
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
253
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 311
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 253 | 17.1 | 14.8:1 | 66% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 19.7 | 13.9:1 | 59% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 15.8 | 17.3:1 | 58% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 14 | 18.6:1 | 38% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 196 | 13.8 | 14.2:1 | 55% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 259 | N/A | N/A | 60% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 20 | 14.6:1 | 59% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 25 | 11.4:1 | 46% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 311 | 20 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Charles Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (196 to 253); teachers up 24% (13.8 to 17.1).
About St. Charles Elementary School
St. Charles Elementary School is an elementary school in Thibodaux, Louisiana, reachable at (985) 446-6862. Enrollment totals 253 students across pre-K through 5. The school is 44% below the average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Within Lafourche Parish, St. Charles Elementary School is one of 30 schools. The district enrolls 13,326 students.
The largest group at St. Charles Elementary School is White students, at 64%. Smaller groups are 12% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. County-wide, 75% of Lafourche Parish residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
Based on 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, St. Charles Elementary School has a ratio of 14.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana, 14.0:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
St. Charles Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 91% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, St. Charles Elementary School is in the top 10% of Louisiana schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.2% is 19.6 points above the 36.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Lafourche Parish, where the median household earns about $63,135 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Lafourche Parish, 32 public schools serve about 13,426 students.
Schriever Elementary School is about 5.1 miles from St. Charles Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, St. Charles Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies St. Charles Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment fell 3% over 4 years, reaching 253 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.6:1 to 14.8:1 over the same years.
The discussion board for St. Charles Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Thibodaux
- Thibodaux High SchoolHigh · 1,306 students
- Thibodaux Middle SchoolMiddle · 592 students
- Thibodaux Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Bayou Community Academy Charter SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Virtual Academy of LafourcheCombined · 477 students
- W.S. Lafargue Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Other St. Charles Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named St. Charles Elementary. St. Charles Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARYSAINT CHARLES, MN · 457 students
- St. Charles ElementarySt Charles, VA · 110 students
Nearby schools
- Schriever Elementary School5.1 mi · 537
- The MAX Charter School5.7 mi · 100
- Caldwell Middle School5.9 mi · 341
- C.M. Washington Elementary School5.9 mi · 392
- Thibodaux Middle School6.0 mi · 592
- Bayou Community Academy Charter School6.1 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About St. Charles Elementary SchoolHow many students attend St. Charles Elementary School?
St. Charles Elementary School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades PK-05.
Is St. Charles Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
St. Charles Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does St. Charles Elementary School have?
St. Charles Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at St. Charles Elementary School?
Student demographics at St. Charles Elementary School are roughly 64% White, 12% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% Two or more.
What district is St. Charles Elementary School in?
St. Charles Elementary School is part of Lafourche Parish.
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