Fifth Ward Elementary School

Summary:

Fifth Ward Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Reserve, Louisiana, with a student population of 362 that is predominantly African American (74.03%). The school is part of the St. John the Baptist Parish school district, which is ranked 78 out of 122 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Despite its small size, Fifth Ward Elementary consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on LEAP assessments in Mathematics and English Language Arts. In 2023-2024, only 49% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 59% statewide and 47% in the district, and only 45% were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 69% statewide and 56% in the district. The school has been ranked in the bottom quartile of Louisiana elementary schools for the past several years, with a ranking of 529 out of 675 schools in 2023-2024 and a 1-star rating. The school's performance is particularly low for African American and Hispanic students, who rank in the bottom half of their respective subgroups statewide.

When compared to other elementary schools in the same district, such as Garyville/Mt. Airy Math & Science Magnet School and Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School, Fifth Ward Elementary generally underperforms on LEAP assessments and has a lower statewide ranking. Additionally, the school has seen a significant decrease in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 55.27% in 2021-2022 to 41.16% in 2022-2023, which may suggest a shift in the school's demographic composition and impact the school's overall performance and resource needs.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 158 Panther Drive
       Reserve, LA  70084


(985) 536-4221

District: St. John the Baptist Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
529th of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $21,429 Help


Students who attend Fifth Ward Elementary School usually attend:

High:    East St. John High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.6 Help
Number of students:  352

Racial breakdown:

African American:
75.3%
Hispanic:
18.5%
White:
4.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.4% Help


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Compare Details Fifth Ward Elementary School ranks worse than 78.4% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 5th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the St. John the Baptist Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.38. (See more...)
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Compare Details Fifth Ward 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 2017 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.07. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (75.3%), Hispanic (18.5%), White (4.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 80.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fifth Ward Elementary School is 11.6, which is the 3rd best among 7 elementary schools in the St. John the Baptist Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fifth Ward Elementary School is $21,429, which is the 3rd highest among 7 elementary schools in the St. John the Baptist Parish School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fifth Ward Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Fifth Ward Elementary School 529th of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Fifth Ward Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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St. John the Baptist Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks St. John the Baptist Parish 78th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Fifth Ward Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Fifth Ward Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 17.20 642nd 725 11.4%
2008 16.26 655th 743 11.8%
2009 16.17 655th 738 11.2%
2010 10.77 698th 736 5.2%
2011 16.44 684th 766 10.7%
2012 18.34 677th 764 11.4%
2013 17.97 692nd 772 10.4%
2014 23.46 643rd 777 17.2%
2015 13.83 721st 792 9.0%
2016 13.98 682nd 742 8.1%
2017 10.00 698th 739 5.5%
2019 16.96 642nd 731 12.2%
2022 8.53 688th 727 5.4%
2023 17.28 634th 730 13.2%
2024 25.38 529th 675 21.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Fifth Ward Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 12.35 322nd 333 3.3%
2021 5.77 306th 306 0.0%
2022 15.75 281st 307 8.5%
2024 42.87 122nd 208 41.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Fifth Ward Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.21 660th 682 3.2%
2019 19.09 619th 697 11.2%
2021 5.23 701st 719 2.5%
2022 11.70 674th 724 6.9%
2023 20.03 622nd 723 14.0%
2024 26.96 532nd 674 21.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Fifth Ward Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 20.88 600th 684 12.3%
2021 4.75 693rd 705 1.7%
2022 13.70 632nd 701 9.8%
2023 19.59 609th 705 13.6%
2024 29.36 480th 635 24.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Fifth Ward Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.18 281st 281 0.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Fifth Ward Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 12.21 654th 696 6.0%
2021 4.30 696th 704 1.1%
2022 10.19 667th 712 6.3%
2023 15.20 633rd 713 11.2%
2024 27.45 508th 651 22.0%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Fifth Ward Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.17 517th 547 5.5%
2019 28.72 444th 559 20.6%
2021 9.94 545th 564 3.4%
2023 26.04 461st 570 19.1%
2024 31.89 366th 509 28.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Fifth Ward Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 11.02 196th 202 3.0%
2023 21.49 203rd 233 12.9%
2024 46.69 98th 189 48.1%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Fifth Ward Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.77 500th 516 3.1%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Fifth Ward Elementary School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 28.17 313th 396 21.0%
2008 29.77 318th 413 23.0%
2009 37.93 294th 425 30.8%
2010 19.09 368th 408 9.8%
2011 27.73 347th 412 15.8%
2012 33.68 316th 442 28.5%
2013 40.77 290th 457 36.5%
2014 42.95 293rd 470 37.7%
2015 27.97 374th 482 22.4%
2016 22.28 362nd 435 16.8%
2017 25.07 351st 437 19.7%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Fifth Ward Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1992 128 453 1 15 0 n/a n/a 0 597
1993 118 433 0 11 4 n/a n/a 0 566
1994 89 439 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 536
1995 75 467 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 550
1996 75 467 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 550
1997 66 472 1 9 0 n/a n/a 0 548
1998 45 462 1 7 0 n/a n/a 0 515
1999 35 434 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 476
2000 43 409 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 457
2001 29 368 5 4 0 n/a n/a 0 406
2002 23 358 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 387
2003 23 358 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 387
2004 21 428 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 454
2005 22 389 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 412
2006 31 439 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 476
2007 29 420 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 454
2008 33 495 0 9 0 n/a n/a 0 537
2009 22 478 0 12 0 n/a n/a 0 512
2010 34 433 1 18 0 n/a n/a 0 486
2011 32 425 1 13 0 0 2 0 473
2012 40 454 1 15 0 0 4 0 514
2013 23 404 0 24 0 0 3 0 454
2014 28 424 0 29 0 0 5 0 486
2015 36 370 0 17 0 0 9 0 432
2016 41 367 0 19 1 0 8 0 436
2017 31 335 0 20 0 0 12 0 398
2018 35 405 1 32 0 0 22 0 495
2019 32 375 1 35 0 0 14 0 457
2020 26 319 0 48 0 0 13 0 406
2021 26 302 1 58 0 0 15 0 402
2022 13 248 1 45 0 1 5 0 313
2023 18 268 1 68 0 0 7 0 362
2024 16 265 2 65 1 0 3 0 352

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Fifth Ward Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 597 34.0 17.5 82.1
1993 566 38.0 14.9 88
1994 536 38.0 14.1 89.7
1995 550 37.0 14.9 89.3
1996 550 37.0 14.9 89.3
1997 548 36.0 15.2 88.7
1998 515 38.0 13.6 95
1999 476 37.0 12.9 95
2000 457 36.0 12.7 96.7
2001 406 39.0 10.4 96.6
2002 387 36.0 10.8 97.7
2003 387 36.0 10.8 97.7
2004 454 34.9 13.0 96.5
2005 412 37.3 11.0 98.1
2006 476 41.1 11.6 76.9
2007 454 39.0 11.6 93.8
2008 537 45.0 11.9 94.2
2009 512 46.9 10.9 96.1
2010 486 47.4 10.2 97.1
2011 473 39.2 12.0 97.9
2012 514 37.9 13.5 91.6
2013 454 34.6 13.1 99.3
2014 486 32.9 14.7 92.4
2015 432 32.0 13.5 95.8
2016 436 35.0 12.4 78.7
2017 398 29.5 13.4 81.2
2018 495 38.5 12.8 72.3
2019 457 33.0 13.8 76.6
2020 406 27.8 14.5 70.9
2021 402 29.0 13.8 4.2
2022 313 20.9 14.9 55.3
2023 362 23.5 15.3 41.2
2024 352 30.1 11.6 80.4

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 Fifth Ward Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 597 34.0 17.5 82.1
1993 566 38.0 14.9 88
1994 536 38.0 14.1 89.7
1995 550 37.0 14.9 89.3
1996 550 37.0 14.9 89.3
1997 548 36.0 15.2 88.7
1998 515 38.0 13.6 95
1999 476 37.0 12.9 95
2000 457 36.0 12.7 96.7
2001 406 39.0 10.4 96.6
2002 387 36.0 10.8 97.7
2003 387 36.0 10.8 97.7
2004 454 34.9 13.0 96.5
2005 412 37.3 11.0 98.1
2006 476 41.1 11.6 76.9
2007 454 39.0 11.6 93.8
2008 537 45.0 11.9 94.2
2009 512 46.9 10.9 96.1
2010 486 47.4 10.2 97.1
2011 473 39.2 12.0 97.9
2012 514 37.9 13.5 91.6
2013 454 34.6 13.1 99.3
2014 486 32.9 14.7 92.4
2015 432 32.0 13.5 95.8
2016 436 35.0 12.4 78.7
2017 398 29.5 13.4 81.2
2018 495 38.5 12.8 72.3
2019 457 33.0 13.8 76.6
2020 406 27.8 14.5 70.9
2021 402 29.0 13.8 4.2
2022 313 20.9 14.9 55.3
2023 362 23.5 15.3 41.2
2024 352 30.1 11.6 80.4

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Fifth Ward Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $13,095
2018 $14,322
2019 $15,007
2020 $15,318
2021 $17,126
2022 $21,429

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Fifth Ward 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 642nd of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 634th of 730 Elementary schools
 1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Fifth Ward Elementary School)5559
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (St. John the Baptist Parish)5653
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6964
 5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Fifth Ward Elementary School)4822
 26%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (St. John the Baptist Parish)5641
 15%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7062
 8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Fifth Ward Elementary School)4635
 11%
   4th Grade Mathematics (St. John the Baptist Parish)5650
 6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6965
 4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Fifth Ward Elementary School)4945
 4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (St. John the Baptist Parish)5857
 1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7268
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students457362
 20.8%
African American375268
 28.5%
American Indian00
Asian11
Hispanic3568
 94.3%
Pacific Islander00
White3218
 43.8%
Two or More Races147
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76.6%41.2%
 35.4%


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Fifth Ward Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.6% of Louisiana elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 352 students attended Fifth Ward Elementary School.

Students who attend Fifth Ward Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : East St. John High School

Students at Fifth Ward Elementary School are 75% African American, 18% Hispanic, 5% White.


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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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