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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Teche Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARTIN PARISH·NCES 220159001231
Teche Elementary School
2439 Main Hwy., Breaux Bridge, LA 70517 · (337) 667-6400 · St. Martin Parish
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
431 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 3 | 179 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 190 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 178 | 33% |
Student demographics
59%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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
40.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -11.0pp since 2022
Math
43.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -7.0pp 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 43 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 11 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 7 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Teche Elementary School
Teche Elementary School's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teche Elementary School this school | 547 | 78.8% | 39.7% |
| Franklinton Primary School Franklinton | 567 | 75.7% | 20.5% |
| Lisa Park Elementary School Houma | 574 | 79.4% | 47.2% |
| Oakdale Elementary School Oakdale | 516 | 76.4% | 32.0% |
| Caneview K-8 School Port Allen | 483 | 82.0% | 30.8% |
| Jefferson Island Road Elementary New Iberia | 486 | 82.1% | 44.2% |
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 Teche Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Martin Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #220 of 583 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #195 of 582 ▼ 1 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #294 of 587 ▼ 15 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.0pp | #70 of 540 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #202 of 714 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #479 of 655 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #182 of 655 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.8% | #295 of 705 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #264 of 436 | #4 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
547
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 547 | 36.6 | 14.9:1 | 79% (431) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 37.2 | 15.9:1 | 71% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 31.5 | 18.9:1 | 65% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 27 | 20.9:1 | 44% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 625 | 31.7 | 19.7:1 | 73% (457) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 76% (427) |
| 2010-11 | 666 | 43 | 15.5:1 | 71% (474) |
| 2000-01 | 570 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 66% (376) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 28 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Teche Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (625 to 547); teachers up 16% (31.7 to 36.6).
About Teche Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Teche Elementary School serves students in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. It offers grades 3 through 5 and has 547 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana enroll about 453 students on average.
St. Martin Parish includes 15 schools. Together they enroll 6,680 students.
White students are 54% of those enrolled at Teche Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. In St. Martin Parish overall, about 63% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana, 14.0:1, is lower. Of all students at Teche Elementary School, 79% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Teche Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 66% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
A school with Teche Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Louisiana is predicted to score 27.6%. Teche Elementary School scores 39.7%, 12.1 points above that line.
The school is in St. Martin Parish, where the median household earns about $55,960 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across St. Martin Parish, 16 public schools serve about 6,696 students.
About 0.9 miles separate Teche Elementary School from the closest public school, Cecilia Junior High School. The five-mile area around Teche Elementary School holds 7 other public schools. Nearby schools average 26.1% on proficiency, and Teche Elementary School is above that at 39.7%.
Under the NCES locale system, Teche Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 547 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 565. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.9:1 to 14.9:1 over the same years.
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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
- St. Martinville Senior High SchoolHigh · 521 students
- St. Martin STEAM AcademyElementary · 478 students
Other schools in Breaux Bridge
- Breaux Bridge High SchoolHigh · 690 students
- Breaux Bridge Primary SchoolElementary · 463 students
- Breaux Bridge Junior High SchoolMiddle · 351 students
- Breaux Bridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
Nearby schools
- Cecilia Junior High School0.9 mi · 576
- Cecilia Primary School1.0 mi · 656
- Cecilia High School1.3 mi · 768
- Breaux Bridge Primary School3.8 mi · 463
- Breaux Bridge Elementary School3.8 mi · 322
- Breaux Bridge Junior High School4.3 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About Teche Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Teche Elementary School?
Teche Elementary School enrolls approximately 547 students in grades 03-05.
Is Teche Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Teche Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Teche Elementary School have?
Teche Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Teche Elementary School?
Student demographics at Teche Elementary School are roughly 54% White, 8% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Teche Elementary School public or private?
Teche Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Martin Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.