Central Primary School

Regular School · Gonzales, LA

Central Primary School is a regular school school in Gonzales, Louisiana, serving grades PK–05 with 626 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

626

Teachers (FTE)

43.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	289	46%
Hispanic/Latino	160	26%
Black or African American	137	22%
Two or more races	39	6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	626	322M / 304F

English Language Learners: 19 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	48.0% +18.5pp	29.5%	332
Reading Proficiency	52.0% +11.3pp	40.7%	332
Science Proficiency	35.0%	—	332

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.03 grade levels

Math

-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

6 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

1.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	626	100%

Contact & Location

41469 LA Hwy 621

Gonzales, LA 70737

Phone: (225)391-7700

District

Ascension Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,662

District enrollment: 24,769

Other Schools in District

Bluff Ridge Primary Elementary
Bullion Primary School Elementary
Donaldsonville Primary School Elementary
Duplessis Primary School Elementary
Dutchtown Primary School Elementary
G. W. Carver Primary School Elementary
Galvez Primary School Elementary
Gonzales Primary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70737) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220009002279

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD