St. Charles Street Elementary School

St. Charles Street Elementary School, a small elementary school in Jeanerette, Louisiana, part of Iberia Parish, works with 328 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 28% leaner than typical.

Within Iberia Parish, which oversees 23 schools and 11,037 students, St. Charles Street Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, St. Charles Street Elementary School records that nearly all students (89%) are Black. Beyond that, the school reports 4% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Iberia Parish as a whole is about 31% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, St. Charles Street Elementary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 95% of students at St. Charles Street Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Iberia Parish (around 74%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, St. Charles Street Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 16.5%, the actual is 28.0%, a residual of +11.5 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Iberia Parish indicate the typical household earns roughly $56,961 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Iberia Parish runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,111 students), of which St. Charles Street Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jeanerette Senior High School, around 2.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts St. Charles Street Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at St. Charles Street Elementary School has grew 37%, going from 239 students in 2018 to 328 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the St. Charles Street Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.