Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TERREBONNE PARISH·NCES 220174001370
Upper Little Caillou Elementary School
4824 Hwy. 56, Chauvin, LA 70344 · (985) 303-4838 · Terrebonne Parish
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
15.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
262 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 38 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 26% smaller than its 4th grade class (70).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
44.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
57.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +21.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 up about 21 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 44.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Upper Little Caillou Elementary School
Upper Little Caillou Elementary School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Little Caillou Elementary School this school | 342 | 76.6% | 43.2% |
| Poland Junior High School Alexandria | 330 | 79.7% | 53.2% |
| Paradise Elementary School Ball | 369 | 78.3% | 52.5% |
| Mary Goff Elementary School Pineville | 365 | 74.0% | 48.0% |
| Port Barre Elementary School Port Barre | 427 | 73.8% | 39.7% |
| Mooringsport Elementary School Mooringsport | 259 | 76.4% | 19.8% |
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 Upper Little Caillou Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Terrebonne Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #185 of 583 | #8 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #76 of 582 ▲ 14 | #7 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #252 of 587 ▼ 127 | #13 of 18 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #28 of 540 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #484 of 714 | #11 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #536 of 655 | #12 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #300 of 655 | #13 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.6% | #320 of 705 | #10 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.2% | #47 of 436 | #2 of 12 |
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
342
-96 (-22%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 342 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 77% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 22.5 | 15.8:1 | 76% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 17.5 | 20.6:1 | 73% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 50% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 27 | 19.3:1 | 47% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | N/A | N/A | 71% (402) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 65% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 56% (266) |
| 1990-91 | 600 | 32 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upper Little Caillou Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (520 to 342); teachers down 19% (27 to 22).
About Upper Little Caillou Elementary School
Among the schools in Chauvin, Louisiana, is Upper Little Caillou Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 342 students. That is 25% below the average of about 453 students for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Enrollment across the 30 schools in Terrebonne Parish totals 15,168 students.
At Upper Little Caillou Elementary School, 67% of students are White. Smaller groups are 11% Native American, 9% multiracial, 8% Black, and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put Terrebonne Parish at about 65% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Upper Little Caillou Elementary School scores 52%.
Upper Little Caillou Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. The school's 15.6:1 compares with an average of 14.0:1 for elementary schools in Louisiana. The school has 77% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Upper Little Caillou Elementary School outscored 86%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Upper Little Caillou Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Louisiana is predicted to score 29.2%. Upper Little Caillou Elementary School scores 43.2%, 14.0 points above that line.
In the surrounding county, Terrebonne Parish, the median household earns about $64,836 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Terrebonne Parish has 32 public schools with about 15,201 students, including Upper Little Caillou Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, School for Exceptional Children is closest at about 0.9 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 38.2%, lower than Upper Little Caillou Elementary School's 43.2%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
From 438 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 342 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 18.3 to 15.6 over 4 years.
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Terrebonne Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,186
Census ACS
Median income
$64,836
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
15,201 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Terrebonne Parish
- Terrebonne High SchoolHigh · 1,346 students
- H. L. Bourgeois High SchoolHigh · 1,289 students
- South Terrebonne High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- Ellender Memorial High SchoolHigh · 819 students
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Houma Junior High SchoolMiddle · 673 students
Nearby schools
- School for Exceptional Children0.9 mi · 23
- Legion Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 300
- Honduras Elementary School0.9 mi · 263
- Acadian Elementary School1.4 mi · 654
- Grand Caillou Elementary School2.0 mi · 360
- Terrebonne High School2.1 mi · 1,346
Frequently asked questions
About Upper Little Caillou Elementary SchoolHow large is Upper Little Caillou Elementary School?
Upper Little Caillou Elementary School enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Upper Little Caillou Elementary School serve?
Upper Little Caillou Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Upper Little Caillou Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Upper Little Caillou Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Upper Little Caillou Elementary School?
At Upper Little Caillou Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Upper Little Caillou Elementary School?
Upper Little Caillou Elementary School is overseen by Terrebonne Parish in Terrebonne Parish.
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