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Enrollment
644
Elementary
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASCENSION PARISH·NCES 220009002530
Sugar Mill Primary
39319 Germany Road, Prairieville, LA 70769 · (225) 391-2100 · Ascension Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B+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.
- DThree-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
13.5:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
359 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 | 41 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
70%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
50.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
37.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 11 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Sugar Mill Primary
Sugar Mill Primary's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Mill Primary this school | 644 | 55.7% | 44.3% |
| Covington Elementary School Covington | 551 | 56.8% | 38.2% |
| Central Primary School Gonzales | 626 | 54.8% | 49.5% |
| Duplessis Primary School Gonzales | 539 | 58.8% | 47.5% |
| E. E. Lyon Elementary School Covington | 628 | 61.6% | 41.0% |
| Arabi Elementary School Arabi | 567 | 57.3% | 38.7% |
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 Sugar Mill Primary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ascension Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #158 of 583 | #14 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #254 of 582 ▼ 89 | #16 of 18 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #186 of 587 ▼ 52 | #14 of 18 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.0pp | #61 of 540 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 644 | #107 of 714 | #6 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #337 of 655 | #12 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #21 of 655 | #1 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #574 of 705 | #9 of 19 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 644 | 47.8 | 13.5:1 | 56% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 48.1 | 12.2:1 | 49% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 36.6 | 15.2:1 | 52% (289) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sugar Mill Primary.
About Sugar Mill Primary
Sugar Mill Primary is a mid-sized elementary school located in Prairieville, Louisiana. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 644 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana enroll about 453 students on average.
Across its 32 schools, Ascension Parish enrolls 23,743 students. Sugar Mill Primary is one of those schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Sugar Mill Primary is White, with 38% of students. Enrollment also includes 30% Black, 25% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The school's White share is 26 points below the 64% share among Ascension Parish residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
Based on 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, Sugar Mill Primary has a ratio of 13.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Income data for the school show 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Sugar Mill Primary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 55% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Sugar Mill Primary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (44.3%) and its predicted rate (44.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Ascension Parish show that the median household earns about $91,549 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Ascension Parish has 32 public schools with about 23,743 students, including Sugar Mill Primary.
Prairieville Middle School is the nearest public school to Sugar Mill Primary, about 1.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Sugar Mill Primary ranks 7th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
This page is set up for the Sugar Mill Primary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Prairieville
- Prairieville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- Prairieville Primary SchoolElementary · 865 students
- Prairieville Middle SchoolMiddle · 835 students
- Galvez Primary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- Oak Grove Primary SchoolElementary · 725 students
- Bluff Ridge PrimaryElementary · 677 students
Nearby schools
- Prairieville Middle School1.6 mi · 835
- Duplessis Primary School1.8 mi · 539
- Prairieville High School2.3 mi · 1,377
- Prairieville Primary School2.4 mi · 865
- Bluff Ridge Primary2.4 mi · 677
- Central Primary School2.4 mi · 626
Frequently asked questions
About Sugar Mill PrimaryHow many students attend Sugar Mill Primary?
Sugar Mill Primary enrolls approximately 644 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sugar Mill Primary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sugar Mill Primary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sugar Mill Primary have?
Sugar Mill Primary employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sugar Mill Primary?
At Sugar Mill Primary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 25% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Sugar Mill Primary?
Sugar Mill Primary is overseen by Ascension Parish in Ascension Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.