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Arlene Meraux Elementary School

Regular School · Chalmette, LA

Arlene Meraux Elementary School is a regular school school in Chalmette, Louisiana, serving grades PK–05 with 583 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.8:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
583
Teachers (FTE)
34.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 221 38%
Hispanic/Latino 182 31%
White 146 25%
Two or more races 26 4%
Asian 8 1%
Total enrollment 583 307M / 276F

English Language Learners: 97 (17% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 36.0% +6.5pp 29.5% 225
Reading Proficiency 40.0% -0.7pp 40.7% 225
Science Proficiency 20.0% 223

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

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
1 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
12
2.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
58
9.9% 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.) 583 100%

Contact & Location

4004 Paris Rd

Chalmette, LA 70043

Phone: (504)556-0900

District

St. Bernard Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,176

District enrollment: 8,277

NCES ID

220141002449

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