Enrollment
241
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POINTE COUPEE PARISH·NCES 220126001034
Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School
4739 LA Highway 419 West, Batchelor, LA 70715 · (225) 492-2555 · Pointe Coupee Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
13.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
177 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 40 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 29% smaller than its 8th grade class (31).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
32.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
20.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 32.0% | 20.0% |
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Pointe Coupee Elementary School
Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School this school | 241 | 73.4% | 20.3% |
| South Plaquemines Elementary School Port Sulphur | 205 | 74.1% | 21.3% |
| Creswell Elementary School Shreveport | 325 | 81.5% | 10.7% |
| Riverbend Elementary School West Monroe | 301 | 81.1% | 18.7% |
| R. V. Kerr Elementary School Bossier City | 367 | 81.5% | 23.8% |
| Waller Elementary School Bossier City | 424 | 77.8% | 12.7% |
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 Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #445 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #442 of 582 ▼ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #397 of 587 ▲ 43 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #132 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #610 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #282 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #242 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.4% | #364 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #120 of 436 |
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
241
-25 (-9%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 241 | 18.5 | 13.0:1 | 73% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 20.2 | 14.9:1 | 72% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 21.3 | 13.7:1 | 77% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 13 | 20.5:1 | 57% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 16 | 19.8:1 | 63% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 24 | 12.6:1 | 77% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 99% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 21 | 12.3:1 | 31% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 21 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (316 to 241); teachers up 16% (16 to 18.5).
About Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School
Located in Batchelor, Louisiana, Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. There are 241 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 8. The school is 47% below the average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Federal data list 5 schools in Pointe Coupee Parish, with 2,293 students enrolled.
The student body at Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School is 60% Black. After that, the student body is 26% Hispanic and 13% White. Among all residents of Pointe Coupee Parish, the Black share is about 33%. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 18.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana, 14.0:1, is higher. Roughly 73% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Test results at Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School are 11.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (20.3% actual, 31.4% predicted).
Pointe Coupee Parish is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $65,961 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School shares Pointe Coupee Parish with 4 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Riverside Elementary School is closest at about 13.0 miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 241, down from 266 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.0 students per teacher, compared with 20.5 in 2020-21.
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Pointe Coupee Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,217
Census ACS
Median income
$65,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,293 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Livonia High SchoolHigh · 899 students
- Valverda Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Rougon Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Rosenwald Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside Elementary School13.0 mi · 197
- Rosenwald Elementary School16.5 mi · 303
- Bains Elementary School16.7 mi · 801
- West Feliciana Middle School16.8 mi · 506
- West Feliciana High School16.8 mi · 591
- Palmetto Elementary School16.9 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary SchoolHow large is Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School?
Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School enrolls approximately 241 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School serve?
Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School is approximately 13.0:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School?
Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School reports a student body of 13% White, 26% Hispanic, 60% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School?
Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School is overseen by Pointe Coupee Parish in Pointe Coupee Parish.
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