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Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARTIN PARISH·NCES 220159001228
St. Martin STEAM Academy
716 N. Main Street, St. Martinville, LA 70582 · (337) 394-6254 · St. Martin Parish
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- 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
9.6:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
435 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 135 | 28% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 21% |
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within St. Martin Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
40.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
26.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -5.0pp 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 26 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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. Martin STEAM Academy
St. Martin STEAM Academy's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Martin STEAM Academy this school | 478 | 91.0% | 26.0% |
| Red River Elementary School Coushatta | 568 | 90.5% | 32.0% |
| Marksville Elementary School Marksville | 625 | 87.7% | 23.8% |
| Parks Primary School St. Martinville | 373 | 96.2% | 38.7% |
| Schriever Elementary School Schriever | 537 | 87.5% | 30.0% |
| Chataignier Elementary School Chataignier | 375 | 85.3% | 28.8% |
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. Martin STEAM Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Martin Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #370 of 583 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #371 of 582 ▲ 49 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #293 of 587 ▲ 40 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #250 of 540 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #292 of 714 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #28 of 655 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #230 of 655 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #109 of 705 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #290 of 436 | #6 of 7 |
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
478
+35 (+8%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 1,047
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 478 | 50.1 | 9.6:1 | 91% (435) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 31.1 | 14.4:1 | 83% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 27.9 | 17.8:1 | 77% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 21 | 21.1:1 | 62% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 29 | 18.4:1 | 89% (475) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 43 | 14.1:1 | 77% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 632 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 91% (575) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | 46 | 12.1:1 | 91% (508) |
| 1990-91 | 1,047 | 63 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Martin STEAM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (535 to 478); teachers up 73% (29 to 50.1).
About St. Martin STEAM Academy
St. Martin STEAM Academy is a medium-sized elementary school in St. Martinville, Louisiana, (ZIP code 70582). The school had 478 students in grades 2 through 5 in 2024-25.
St. Martin STEAM Academy is one of 15 schools in St. Martin Parish, which enrolls 6,680 students in total.
Black students account for 55% of enrollment at St. Martin STEAM Academy. Other students are 36% White and 7% multiracial. That is higher than the 29% Black share among all St. Martin Parish residents. St. Martin STEAM Academy has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 91%.
St. Martin STEAM Academy is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 49% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, St. Martin STEAM Academy is 7.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 26.0%. Predicted: 18.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in St. Martin Parish, median household income is about $55,960, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of St. Martin Parish number 16 and enroll about 6,696.
St. Martinville Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, St. Martin STEAM Academy is 5th of 6 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 478, 8% above the 443 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 21.1 in 2020-21 to 9.6 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Martin Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,353
Census ACS
Median income
$55,960
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,696 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Martin Parish
- Cecilia High SchoolHigh · 768 students
- Breaux Bridge High SchoolHigh · 690 students
- Cecilia Primary SchoolElementary · 656 students
- Cecilia Junior High SchoolMiddle · 576 students
- Teche Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- St. Martinville Senior High SchoolHigh · 521 students
Other schools in St. Martinville
- St. Martinville Senior High SchoolHigh · 521 students
- Parks Primary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- St. Martinville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 299 students
- St. Martin Early STEAM AcademyElementary · 295 students
- Parks Middle SchoolMiddle · 245 students
Nearby schools
- St. Martinville Senior High School0.2 mi · 521
- St. Martin Early STEAM Academy1.2 mi · 295
- Central Southwest Alternative- St. Martinville2.3 mi · 16
- St. Martinville Junior High School2.8 mi · 299
- Parks Middle School5.7 mi · 245
- Parks Primary School6.0 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About St. Martin STEAM AcademyHow many students attend St. Martin STEAM Academy?
St. Martin STEAM Academy enrolls approximately 478 students in grades 02-05.
What grades does St. Martin STEAM Academy serve?
St. Martin STEAM Academy serves grades 02-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at St. Martin STEAM Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at St. Martin STEAM Academy is approximately 9.6:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is St. Martin STEAM Academy?
St. Martin STEAM Academy reports a student body of 36% White, 2% Hispanic, 55% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is St. Martin STEAM Academy in?
St. Martin STEAM Academy is part of St. Martin Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.