Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School

Regular School · LaPlace, LA

Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School is a regular school school in LaPlace, Louisiana, serving grades PK–08 with 754 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

754

Teachers (FTE)

55.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	527	70%
Hispanic/Latino	195	26%
White	20	3%
Two or more races	7	1%
Asian	3	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	754	389M / 365F

English Language Learners: 56 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	12.0% -17.5pp	29.5%	449
Reading Proficiency	24.0% -16.7pp	40.7%	449
Science Proficiency	8.0%	—	438

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)

-0.49 grade levels

Math

-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

3 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

7.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

164

21.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	754	100%

Contact & Location

3328 Hwy 51

LaPlace, LA 70068

Phone: (985)652-2003

District

St. John the Baptist Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,281

District enrollment: 5,382

Other Schools in District

Emily C. Watkins Elementary Elementary
Fifth Ward Elementary School Elementary
Garyville/Mt. Airy Math & Science Magnet Schl. Elementary
John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary Elementary
LaPlace Elementary School Elementary
West St. John Elementary School (K-7) Elementary
East St. John High School High
West St. John High School High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70068) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220153002004

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