Best Public Schools in Zip Code 70340

Summary:

The 70340 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, J.S. Aucoin Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 283 students. This school stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in Mathematics, where it consistently outperforms the St. Mary Parish and Louisiana state averages.

J.S. Aucoin Elementary School boasts a diverse student population, with a majority Hispanic enrollment (74.2%) and significant representation of White (11.31%) and African American (8.83%) students. However, the school also faces socioeconomic challenges, with over 55% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, the school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years, indicating a relatively stable academic performance.

In terms of academic performance, J.S. Aucoin Elementary School's standout strength is its Mathematics proficiency, which exceeded the district and state averages in both the 2023-2024 and 2022-2023 school years. The school's 4th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate of 85% in 2023-2024 is particularly impressive, significantly higher than the district and state averages. However, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) performance was more mixed, with higher proficiency rates than the district and state in 3rd grade but lower rates in 5th grade.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				LEAP Mathematics (2024)			LEAP English Language Arts (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
J.S. Aucoin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	739 Julia Street	Amelia	70340	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 631-2464	283	17	16.6	55.5%	32 (11.3%)	25 (8.8%)	210 (74.2%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	63.9	268^th of 675 public elementary schools	60.3%		59.2	321^st of 730 public elementary schools	56.0%	53	68.0	85.0	70.0	81.0	70.0	51.0	68.0	$15,405

Cities Near Zip Code 70340

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Morgan City	0.99 mi	9	106^th
Patterson	1.77 mi	3	141^st
Berwick	2.4 mi	3	48^th
Centerville	10.16 mi	1
Amelia	10.6 mi	1	128^th

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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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