Lake Arthur Elementary School

Summary:

Lake Arthur Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 476 students in grades PK-6 in the town of Lake Arthur, Louisiana, which is part of the Jefferson Davis Parish school district.

Lake Arthur Elementary is a standout performer, consistently outpacing the district and state averages on LEAP assessments. In 2023-2024, 83% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 68% for the district and 59% for the state. Similarly, 78% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, exceeding the 69% rates for both the district and state. The school's exceptional performance extends to its student subgroups, with White, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students all ranking in the top quartile of Louisiana elementary schools. Over the past decade, Lake Arthur Elementary has maintained a strong statewide ranking, typically placing in the top 25-30% of Louisiana elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compared to nearby schools like Welsh Elementary and Jennings Elementary, both in the same Jefferson Davis Parish district, Lake Arthur Elementary stands out as a top performer with higher academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. The school also serves a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 42.53% to 64.5% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years. Despite this, Lake Arthur Elementary has demonstrated its ability to effectively support its diverse student population, including ranking 2nd out of 19 Louisiana elementary schools in proficiency for its homeless student population in the 2020-2021 school year.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 500 Mill Avenue
       Lake Arthur, LA  70549


(337) 774-3323

District: Jefferson Davis Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
115th of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,269 Help


Students who attend Lake Arthur Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Lake Arthur High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.1 Help
Number of students:  476

Racial breakdown:

White:
82.4%
Two or more races:
8.2%
African American:
7.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  64.5% Help


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Compare Details Lake Arthur Elementary School ranks better than 83% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Jefferson Davis Parish School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.13. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (82.4%), two or more races (8.2%), African American (7.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 64.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Jefferson Davis Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lake Arthur Elementary School is 17.1. 2 elementary schools in the Jefferson Davis Parish School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lake Arthur Elementary School is $12,269, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Jefferson Davis Parish School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lake Arthur Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Arthur Elementary School 115th of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Lake Arthur Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Jefferson Davis Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Davis Parish 39th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lake Arthur Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Lake Arthur Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 75.87 165th 725 77.2%
2008 83.35 89th 743 88.0%
2009 84.70 74th 738 90.0%
2010 83.07 95th 736 87.1%
2011 76.89 174th 766 77.3%
2012 78.06 147th 764 80.8%
2013 67.12 261st 772 66.2%
2014 68.60 254th 777 67.3%
2015 74.03 186th 792 76.5%
2016 71.31 229th 742 69.1%
2017 66.18 281st 739 62.0%
2018 64.59 207th 728 71.6%
2019 63.12 299th 731 59.1%
2021 77.52 152nd 729 79.1%
2022 79.81 142nd 727 80.5%
2023 70.91 214th 730 70.7%
2024 82.13 115th 675 83.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lake Arthur Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 45.27 162nd 307 47.2%
2023 15.16 273rd 296 7.8%
2024 77.35 33rd 208 84.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lake Arthur Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.11 189th 682 72.3%
2019 64.50 256th 697 63.3%
2021 74.19 158th 719 78.0%
2022 74.96 144th 724 80.1%
2023 64.82 244th 723 66.3%
2024 82.57 89th 674 86.8%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Lake Arthur Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 89.83 2nd 19 89.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Lake Arthur Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.74 304th 684 55.6%
2021 69.65 205th 705 70.9%
2022 74.86 166th 701 76.3%
2023 64.40 249th 705 64.7%
2024 79.65 124th 635 80.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Lake Arthur Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 69.96 221st 696 68.2%
2021 77.95 146th 704 79.3%
2022 74.53 178th 712 75.0%
2023 75.49 164th 713 77.0%
2024 78.38 136th 651 79.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Lake Arthur Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.88 104th 547 81.0%
2019 43.63 346th 559 38.1%
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Rank History for White students at Lake Arthur Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.69 245th 516 52.5%
2019 53.10 270th 517 47.8%
2021 66.02 164th 522 68.6%
2022 63.81 188th 517 63.6%
2023 56.23 243rd 518 53.1%
2024 70.28 119th 434 72.6%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Lake Arthur Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 680 680
1990 666 62 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 728
1991 674 61 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 738
1992 650 64 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 720
1993 651 56 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 707
1994 652 54 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 706
1995 629 45 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 676
1996 629 45 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 676
1997 614 50 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 665
1998 588 47 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 635
1999 553 44 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 599
2000 558 49 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 609
2001 543 43 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 588
2002 539 53 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 593
2003 539 53 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 593
2004 535 57 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 593
2005 511 55 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 568
2006 513 62 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 577
2007 507 68 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 577
2008 510 62 0 3 3 n/a n/a 0 578
2009 459 61 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 523
2010 451 75 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 530
2011 454 68 1 0 3 0 10 0 536
2012 447 75 4 7 1 0 11 0 545
2013 442 71 4 4 1 0 10 0 532
2014 437 66 1 2 0 0 13 0 519
2015 468 85 1 2 0 0 20 0 576
2016 458 77 1 5 1 0 17 0 559
2017 457 66 1 4 1 0 21 0 550
2018 448 64 1 6 2 0 25 0 546
2019 447 55 1 7 0 0 40 0 550
2020 446 48 0 4 0 0 36 0 534
2021 420 55 0 6 0 0 43 0 524
2022 391 38 0 9 4 0 33 0 475
2023 392 34 1 10 0 0 39 0 476

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lake Arthur Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 680 34.0 20.0 58.1
1990 728 39.0 18.6 55.5
1991 738 42.0 17.5 48.6
1992 720 41.0 17.5 49.7
1993 707 42.0 16.8 53.9
1994 706 42.0 16.8 51.3
1995 676 37.0 18.3 49.3
1996 676 37.0 18.3 49.3
1997 665 35.0 19.0 42.7
1998 635 34.0 18.7 40.3
1999 599 34.7 17.3 59.6
2000 609 34.7 17.6 65.7
2001 588 35.7 16.5 64.8
2002 593 33.0 18.0 59
2003 593 33.0 18.0 59
2004 593 33.0 18.0 61.7
2005 568 35.2 16.1 60.7
2006 577 35.3 16.3 58.9
2007 577 34.3 16.8 59.3
2008 578 35.5 16.3 56.9
2009 523 33.0 15.8 56.8
2010 530 35.7 14.8 61.9
2011 536 32.9 16.2 66.2
2012 545 32.0 17.0 62.2
2013 532 31.4 16.9 63
2014 519 30.1 17.2 59.5
2015 576 32.0 18.0 63.9
2016 559 32.0 17.4 52.2
2017 550 31.1 17.6 57.8
2018 546 29.1 18.7 42.3
2019 550 26.5 20.7 46.5
2020 534 26.8 19.8 50.7
2021 524 26.2 19.9 52.5
2022 475 28.0 16.9 42.5
2023 476 27.8 17.1 64.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lake Arthur Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 680 34.0 20.0 58.1
1990 728 39.0 18.6 55.5
1991 738 42.0 17.5 48.6
1992 720 41.0 17.5 49.7
1993 707 42.0 16.8 53.9
1994 706 42.0 16.8 51.3
1995 676 37.0 18.3 49.3
1996 676 37.0 18.3 49.3
1997 665 35.0 19.0 42.7
1998 635 34.0 18.7 40.3
1999 599 34.7 17.3 59.6
2000 609 34.7 17.6 65.7
2001 588 35.7 16.5 64.8
2002 593 33.0 18.0 59
2003 593 33.0 18.0 59
2004 593 33.0 18.0 61.7
2005 568 35.2 16.1 60.7
2006 577 35.3 16.3 58.9
2007 577 34.3 16.8 59.3
2008 578 35.5 16.3 56.9
2009 523 33.0 15.8 56.8
2010 530 35.7 14.8 61.9
2011 536 32.9 16.2 66.2
2012 545 32.0 17.0 62.2
2013 532 31.4 16.9 63
2014 519 30.1 17.2 59.5
2015 576 32.0 18.0 63.9
2016 559 32.0 17.4 52.2
2017 550 31.1 17.6 57.8
2018 546 29.1 18.7 42.3
2019 550 26.5 20.7 46.5
2020 534 26.8 19.8 50.7
2021 524 26.2 19.9 52.5
2022 475 28.0 16.9 42.5
2023 476 27.8 17.1 64.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lake Arthur Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $9,701
2018 $9,203
2019 $9,142
2020 $9,243
2021 $10,916
2022 $12,269

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lake Arthur Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 299th of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 214th of 730 Elementary schools
 11.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lake Arthur Elementary School)7663
 13%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Davis Parish)7774
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6964
 5%
3rd Grade Social Studies (Lake Arthur Elementary School)4149
 8%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Davis Parish)4949
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)4744
 3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lake Arthur Elementary School)7867
 11%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Davis Parish)7869
 9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7268
 4%
4th Grade Social Studies (Lake Arthur Elementary School)5168
 17%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Davis Parish)5960
 1%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5153
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lake Arthur Elementary School)7985
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Davis Parish)7273
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6361
 2%
5th Grade Social Studies (Lake Arthur Elementary School)6486
 22%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Davis Parish)5551
 4%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5448
 6%
6th Grade Social Studies (Lake Arthur Elementary School)6061
 1%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Davis Parish)6148
 13%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5142
 9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students550476
 13.5%
African American5534
 38.2%
American Indian00
Asian11
Hispanic710
 42.9%
Pacific Islander00
White447392
 12.3%
Two or More Races4039
 2.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46.5%64.5%
 18%


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Lake Arthur Elementary School ranks 115th of 675 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Lake Arthur Elementary School are 82% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American, 2% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 476 students attended Lake Arthur Elementary School.

Students who attend Lake Arthur Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Lake Arthur High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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