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Laplace Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
393 Greenwood Drive
La Place, LA 70068
Phone
(985) 652-5552
District
St. John the Baptist Parish
County
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
787
Classroom Teachers
46

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.5% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Laplace Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
40%
14%
44%
24%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
42%
30%
45%
36%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
16%
38%
20%
42%
11%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
16%
36%
16%
39%
15%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
36%
28%
43%
10%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
36%
29%
47%
13%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
17
15
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 18 2.3%
Kindergarten 85 10.8%
Grade 1 74 9.4%
Grade 2 81 10.3%
Grade 3 80 10.2%
Grade 4 88 11.2%
Grade 5 82 10.4%
Grade 6 97 12.3%
Grade 7 89 11.3%
Grade 8 93 11.8%
Total 787 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 8.8% 9.8% 43.7%
Black 74.9% 73.3% 42.9%
Hispanic 15.8% 16.2% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.4% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 38.5% 41.4% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 38.5% 41.4% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 41,986 4,590,241
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 195.8 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.4% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.0% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.9% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 14.7% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 15,232 1,765,264
Single Parent Households With Children 11.4% 10.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.4% 86.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.4% 26.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.4% 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.6% 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.2% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.4% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.3% 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.3% 14.8%
$15,000 or less 9.8% 13.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,236 $55,089,000 60.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $971 $5,224,000 5.7%
Staff $278 $1,496,000 1.6%
General Administration $542 $2,916,000 3.2%
School Administration $1,122 $6,039,000 6.6%
Operation $1,590 $8,560,000 9.4%
Transportation $702 $3,778,000 4.1%
Other $216 $1,160,000 1.3%
Total Support $5,420 $29,173,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,338 $7,201,000 7.9%
Total Expenditures $16,994 $91,463,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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