Sugar Mill Primary

Sugar Mill Primary operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Prairieville, Louisiana, operated by Ascension Parish. Current enrollment sits at 644 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 42% above the state mean of about 453.

Within Ascension Parish, which oversees 32 schools and 23,743 students, Sugar Mill Primary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Sugar Mill Primary lists that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 30% Black, 25% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sugar Mill Primary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Ascension Parish put the typical household earns roughly $91,549 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Ascension Parish's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,743 students), Sugar Mill Primary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Prairieville Middle School, roughly 1.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sugar Mill Primary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 58.1%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Sugar Mill Primary typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.