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Enrollment
778
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ZACHARY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 220003900449
Zachary Elementary School
3775 Hemlock Street, Zachary, LA 70791 · (225) 654-4036 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL778 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A-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
13.3:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
491 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 389 | 50% |
| Grade 4 | 389 | 50% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Zachary Elementary School→Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School→Northwestern Middle School→Zachary High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Zachary Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
46.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -14.0pp since 2022
Math
49.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 14 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 46.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Zachary Elementary School
Zachary Elementary School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Elementary School this school | 778 | 63.1% | 45.8% |
| Rollins Place Elementary Zachary | 774 | 67.8% | N/A |
| Paulina Elementary School Paulina | 657 | 62.1% | 39.2% |
| Homer Plessy Community School New Orleans | 781 | 68.9% | N/A |
| Shreve Island Elementary School Shreveport | 579 | 61.1% | 31.5% |
| Sorrento Primary School Sorrento | 638 | 64.6% | 50.0% |
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 Zachary Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #141 of 583 | #10 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #128 of 582 ▼ 1 | #9 of 49 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #230 of 587 ▼ 33 | #12 of 50 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #89 of 540 | #9 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 778 | #48 of 714 | #3 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #318 of 655 | #36 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #249 of 655 | #18 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #496 of 705 | #56 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #315 of 436 | #27 of 39 |
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
778
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 797
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 778 | 58.5 | 13.3:1 | 63% (491) |
| 2023-24 | 809 | 57.1 | 14.2:1 | 62% (500) |
| 2022-23 | 821 | 43.9 | 18.7:1 | 60% (492) |
| 2020-21 | 764 | 43 | 17.8:1 | 100% (763) |
| 2017-18 | 854 | 43.8 | 19.5:1 | 49% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 790 | 47 | 16.8:1 | 50% (397) |
| 2010-11 | 797 | 53 | 15.0:1 | 45% (360) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Zachary Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (854 to 778); teachers up 33% (43.8 to 58.5).
About Zachary Elementary School
Zachary Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school based in Zachary, Louisiana. The school counted 778 students in 2024-25, covering grades 3 through 4. That puts enrollment 72% bigger than the 453-student average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Zachary Community School District oversees Zachary Elementary School and 6 other schools, with 5,494 students in total.
The largest group at Zachary Elementary School is Black students, at 59%. Enrollment also includes 30% White, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in East Baton Rouge Parish, the Black share is about 44%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Zachary Elementary School scores 55%.
Zachary Elementary School reports a ratio of 13.3 students per teacher, from 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Lunch program data show 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Zachary Elementary School outscored 70%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Zachary Elementary School is 6.9 points above its prediction. Actual: 45.8%. Predicted: 38.9%.
Census data for East Baton Rouge Parish show the median household earns about $63,071 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Zachary Elementary School, East Baton Rouge Parish has 132 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Zachary Elementary School is closest to Zachary High School, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 40.7%; Zachary Elementary School's is 45.8%, ranking 3rd of 4.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (764) and 2024-25 (778). The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.8:1 to 13.3:1 over the same years.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
East Baton Rouge Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
452,938
Census ACS
Median income
$63,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
132
66,892 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Zachary Community School District
- Zachary High SchoolHigh · 1,726 students
- Northwestern Middle SchoolMiddle · 841 students
- Copper Mill Elementary/Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Rollins Place ElementaryElementary · 774 students
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Zachary Early Learning CenterElementary · 201 students
Other schools in Zachary
- Zachary High SchoolHigh · 1,726 students
- Northwestern Middle SchoolMiddle · 841 students
- Copper Mill Elementary/Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Rollins Place ElementaryElementary · 774 students
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Zachary Early Learning CenterElementary · 201 students
Nearby schools
- Zachary High School0.8 mi · 1,726
- Northwestern Middle School1.2 mi · 841
- Northwestern Elementary School1.3 mi · 337
- Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School1.4 mi · 837
- Zachary Early Learning Center1.6 mi · 201
- Rollins Place Elementary1.7 mi · 774
Frequently asked questions
About Zachary Elementary SchoolHow large is Zachary Elementary School?
Zachary Elementary School enrolls approximately 778 students in grades 03-04.
What grades does Zachary Elementary School serve?
Zachary Elementary School serves grades 03-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Zachary Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Zachary Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Zachary Elementary School?
Student demographics at Zachary Elementary School are roughly 30% White, 5% Hispanic, 59% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Zachary Elementary School public or private?
Zachary Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Zachary Community School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.