Martin Petitjean Elementary School

Summary:

Martin Petitjean Elementary School is a public elementary school in Rayne, Louisiana, serving 342 students in grades 1-3. The school is part of the Acadia Parish school district, which is ranked 16th out of 114 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

While Martin Petitjean has a more diverse student population compared to some nearby schools, its academic performance, as measured by LEAP test scores, is generally lower than the Acadia Parish and Louisiana state averages. The school has a high percentage (85.38%) of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. Over the years, the school's statewide ranking has declined, from 179th out of 742 Louisiana elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 569th out of 730 in 2022-2023, suggesting its performance has not kept pace with improvements in other schools.

Neighboring schools like Mire Elementary and Indian Bayou Elementary, which have a higher percentage of White students and lower percentages of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch, consistently outperform Martin Petitjean on academic measures. For instance, Mire Elementary's proficiency rates in Mathematics (80%), English Language Arts (84%), and Social Studies (65%) were significantly higher than Martin Petitjean's in 2022-2023. Addressing the racial achievement gaps and the overall decline in the school's performance should be key priorities for the school and district.


Detail:

Public 1-3

 4039 Crowley-Rayne Highway
       Rayne, LA  70578-4047


(337) 334-9501

District: Acadia Parish

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,168 Help


Students who attend Martin Petitjean Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Armstrong Middle School
High:    Rayne High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.4 Help
Number of students:  332

Racial breakdown:

African American:
45.8%
White:
37.7%
Two or more races:
8.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.1% Help


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Compare Details Martin Petitjean Elementary School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.86. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (45.8%), White (37.7%), two or more races (8.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Martin Petitjean Elementary School is 16.4, which is the 7th best among 14 elementary schools in the Acadia Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Martin Petitjean Elementary School is $12,168. 9 elementary schools in the Acadia Parish School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Martin Petitjean Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Acadia Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Acadia Parish 28th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Martin Petitjean Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Martin Petitjean Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 46.43 430th 725 40.7%
2008 49.62 408th 743 45.1%
2009 53.10 395th 738 46.5%
2010 23.03 602nd 736 18.2%
2011 59.76 358th 766 53.3%
2012 24.94 623rd 764 18.5%
2013 43.56 472nd 772 38.9%
2014 60.83 330th 777 57.5%
2015 42.17 498th 792 37.1%
2016 75.45 179th 742 75.9%
2017 28.62 576th 739 22.1%
2018 40.66 417th 728 42.7%
2019 41.63 454th 731 37.9%
2021 44.92 413th 729 43.3%
2022 31.30 519th 727 28.6%
2023 24.86 569th 730 22.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Martin Petitjean Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 13.77 46th 46 0.0%
2023 63.06 15th 46 67.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Martin Petitjean Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 19.11 287th 333 13.8%
2021 49.48 149th 306 51.3%
2022 30.14 227th 307 26.1%
2023 5.57 296th 296 0.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Martin Petitjean Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.83 315th 682 53.8%
2019 45.28 418th 697 40.0%
2021 50.12 368th 719 48.8%
2022 34.90 497th 724 31.4%
2023 29.93 543rd 723 24.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Martin Petitjean Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.40 425th 684 37.9%
2021 34.66 473rd 705 32.9%
2022 41.13 441st 701 37.1%
2023 28.51 537th 705 23.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Martin Petitjean Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.97 130th 281 53.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Martin Petitjean Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 39.79 467th 696 32.9%
2021 60.80 275th 704 60.9%
2022 22.99 565th 712 20.6%
2023 22.15 575th 713 19.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Martin Petitjean Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.76 197th 547 64.0%
2019 45.17 330th 559 41.0%
2021 38.84 340th 564 39.7%
2022 28.75 435th 562 22.6%
2023 23.81 479th 570 16.0%
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Rank History for White students at Martin Petitjean Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.91 362nd 516 29.8%
2019 33.95 395th 517 23.6%
2021 39.44 353rd 522 32.4%
2022 23.66 447th 517 13.5%
2023 12.10 486th 518 6.2%
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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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Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

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by a principal
Friday, October 27, 2017

Open Quote National Blue Ribbon Winner in 2015. This is an excellent school. MPE also is a Leader in Me Lighthouse school (very few in nation). Close Quote



Enrollment information for Martin Petitjean 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 578 578
1990 330 190 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 521
1991 320 175 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 495
1992 331 208 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 539
1993 343 223 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 566
1994 320 233 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 553
1995 305 228 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 533
1996 305 228 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 533
1997 288 217 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 507
1998 325 211 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 536
1999 300 201 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 504
2000 309 206 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 518
2001 280 215 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 498
2002 239 205 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 446
2003 239 205 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 446
2004 212 210 2 3 2 n/a n/a 0 429
2005 206 195 1 3 2 n/a n/a 0 407
2006 242 217 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 463
2007 246 208 1 4 2 n/a n/a 0 461
2008 233 196 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 434
2009 218 173 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 395
2010 204 178 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 387
2011 197 184 0 5 0 0 10 0 396
2012 194 173 0 10 0 0 15 0 392
2013 194 174 2 13 0 0 17 0 400
2014 201 172 3 14 0 0 22 0 412
2015 184 179 0 13 2 0 27 0 405
2016 187 170 2 10 2 0 34 0 405
2017 175 172 1 5 2 0 30 0 385
2018 179 164 1 8 2 0 25 0 379
2019 172 160 1 11 2 0 27 0 373
2020 154 141 0 12 1 0 28 0 336
2021 132 151 0 10 1 0 35 0 329
2022 125 162 0 11 0 0 32 0 330
2023 133 154 1 20 2 0 32 0 342
2024 125 152 1 25 1 0 28 0 332

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 Martin Petitjean Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 578 26.0 22.2 n/a
1990 521 24.0 21.7 64.3
1991 495 23.0 21.5 63.2
1992 539 26.0 20.7 69
1993 566 26.0 21.8 71.4
1994 553 28.0 19.8 73.4
1995 533 30.0 17.8 64.9
1996 533 30.0 17.8 64.9
1997 507 29.0 17.5 67.9
1998 536 30.0 17.9 66.4
1999 504 29.0 17.4 73.6
2000 518 29.0 17.9 75.1
2001 498 30.0 16.6 78.1
2002 446 30.0 14.9 78
2003 446 30.0 14.9 78
2004 429 29.0 14.8 79.5
2005 407 25.7 15.8 80.1
2006 463 24.3 19.1 80.3
2007 461 26.2 17.6 78.1
2008 434 23.7 18.3 78.8
2009 395 24.2 16.3 75.2
2010 387 22.9 16.9 83.7
2011 396 23.8 16.5 86.6
2012 392 23.6 16.5 85.7
2013 400 23.4 17.0 84
2014 412 21.4 19.1 81.6
2015 405 21.0 19.2 64.9
2016 405 21.0 19.2 71.6
2017 385 22.0 17.5 77.1
2018 379 16.0 23.6 58.8
2019 373 19.0 19.6 69.2
2020 336 18.1 18.5 73.5
2021 329 19.0 17.3 69.3
2022 330 18.5 17.8 66.1
2023 342 18.0 19.0 85.4
2024 332 20.1 16.4 83.1

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 Martin Petitjean Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 578 26.0 22.2 n/a
1990 521 24.0 21.7 64.3
1991 495 23.0 21.5 63.2
1992 539 26.0 20.7 69
1993 566 26.0 21.8 71.4
1994 553 28.0 19.8 73.4
1995 533 30.0 17.8 64.9
1996 533 30.0 17.8 64.9
1997 507 29.0 17.5 67.9
1998 536 30.0 17.9 66.4
1999 504 29.0 17.4 73.6
2000 518 29.0 17.9 75.1
2001 498 30.0 16.6 78.1
2002 446 30.0 14.9 78
2003 446 30.0 14.9 78
2004 429 29.0 14.8 79.5
2005 407 25.7 15.8 80.1
2006 463 24.3 19.1 80.3
2007 461 26.2 17.6 78.1
2008 434 23.7 18.3 78.8
2009 395 24.2 16.3 75.2
2010 387 22.9 16.9 83.7
2011 396 23.8 16.5 86.6
2012 392 23.6 16.5 85.7
2013 400 23.4 17.0 84
2014 412 21.4 19.1 81.6
2015 405 21.0 19.2 64.9
2016 405 21.0 19.2 71.6
2017 385 22.0 17.5 77.1
2018 379 16.0 23.6 58.8
2019 373 19.0 19.6 69.2
2020 336 18.1 18.5 73.5
2021 329 19.0 17.3 69.3
2022 330 18.5 17.8 66.1
2023 342 18.0 19.0 85.4
2024 332 20.1 16.4 83.1

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Martin Petitjean Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $8,132
2018 $7,328
2019 $8,300
2020 $9,767
2021 $11,681
2022 $12,168

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Martin Petitjean Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 454th of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 569th of 730 Elementary schools
 15.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Martin Petitjean Elementary School)6250
 12%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Acadia Parish)7770
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6964
 5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Martin Petitjean Elementary School)7051
 19%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Acadia Parish)7165
 6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7062
 8%
3rd Grade Social Studies (Martin Petitjean Elementary School)3924
 15%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Acadia Parish)4941
 8%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)4744
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students373342
 8.3%
African American160154
 3.8%
American Indian22
Asian11
Hispanic1120
 81.8%
Pacific Islander00
White172133
 22.7%
Two or More Races2732
 18.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients69.2%85.4%
 16.2%


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Students at Martin Petitjean Elementary School are 46% African American, 38% White, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 332 students attended Martin Petitjean Elementary School.

Students who attend Martin Petitjean Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Armstrong Middle School
High : Rayne High School


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