Summary:
Sugar Mill Primary is an elementary school located in Prairieville, Louisiana, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 554 students. The school is part of the Ascension Parish school district, which is ranked 11th out of 122 districts in Louisiana and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Sugar Mill Primary has a diverse student population, with 34.48% White, 31.59% African American, and 27.8% Hispanic students. Academically, the school's students perform well, with 71% proficient or better in LEAP Mathematics and 74% proficient or better in LEAP English Language Arts, exceeding the state averages of 59% and 69%, respectively. The school's African American and White students rank particularly high, 69th and 60th out of 509 and 434 Louisiana elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner students perform relatively lower, ranking 117th and 50th out of 189 and 86 Louisiana elementary schools, respectively. Compared to nearby schools, such as Gonzales Primary (75.48%) and G.W. Carver Primary (64.75%), Sugar Mill Primary has a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (52.17%).
Sugar Mill Primary has maintained strong academic performance, with consistently high proficiency rates in LEAP Mathematics and English Language Arts across all grade levels over the past two school years. While the school's overall academic performance is strong, there are notable disparities in the performance of different student subgroups, suggesting a need to further investigate and address the underlying factors contributing to these achievement gaps. Nonetheless, Sugar Mill Primary generally outperforms the nearby schools in the Ascension Parish district, particularly in terms of overall academic proficiency rates and subgroup performance, indicating a high level of educational quality across the district.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Ascension Parish
SchoolDigger Rank:
206th of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,651
Student/teacher ratio: 15.1
Number of students: 554
Racial breakdown:
White:
34.5%
African American:
31.6%
Hispanic:
27.8%
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Two or more races:
3.8%
Asian:
2.2%
American Indian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.2%
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