Palmetto Elementary School

Summary:

Palmetto Elementary School is a public elementary school in Palmetto, Louisiana, serving 231 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the St. Landry Parish school district, which is ranked 47 out of 122 districts in the state.

Palmetto Elementary School consistently outperforms the St. Landry Parish and Louisiana state averages in LEAP test scores, with 82% of students proficient or better in Mathematics compared to 51% for the district and 59% for the state. The school ranks in the top 10% of Louisiana elementary schools and earns a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Palmetto Elementary excels in the performance of diverse student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% for African American students and top 10% for female, male, and low socioeconomic status students. The school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.8 to 15.3 students per teacher, lower than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools in the St. Landry Parish district, Palmetto Elementary consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement, statewide rankings, and student subgroup performance. This highlights the school's exceptional quality and the potential for it to serve as a model for other schools in the region. Despite the high percentage of students from low-income families, Palmetto Elementary's strong performance suggests the school has effective practices in place to support student success.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 235 Rideau Street
       Palmetto, LA  71358


(337) 623-4482

District: St. Landry Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
62nd of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,480 Help


Students who attend Palmetto Elementary School usually attend:

High:    North Central High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  252

Racial breakdown:

African American:
62.7%
White:
35.7%
Hispanic:
1.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  79.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Palmetto Elementary School ranks better than 90.8% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks first among 15 ranked elementary schools in the St. Landry Parish School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.23. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (62.7%), White (35.7%), Hispanic (1.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 79.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Palmetto Elementary School is 13.2, which is the 8th best among 15 elementary schools in the St. Landry Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Palmetto Elementary School is $15,480, which is the 3rd highest among 15 elementary schools in the St. Landry Parish School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Palmetto Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Palmetto Elementary School 62nd of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Palmetto Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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St. Landry Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks St. Landry Parish 47th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Palmetto Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Palmetto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 62.73 298th 725 58.9%
2008 67.26 260th 743 65.0%
2009 58.87 353rd 738 52.2%
2010 47.30 439th 736 40.4%
2011 73.83 213th 766 72.2%
2012 67.05 265th 764 65.3%
2013 47.15 440th 772 43.0%
2014 46.33 454th 777 41.6%
2015 60.14 335th 792 57.7%
2016 71.16 231st 742 68.9%
2017 79.40 134th 739 81.9%
2018 76.00 107th 728 85.3%
2019 86.88 74th 731 89.9%
2021 85.38 96th 729 86.8%
2022 90.13 51st 727 93.0%
2023 91.05 48th 730 93.4%
2024 88.23 62nd 675 90.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Palmetto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.15 219th 682 67.9%
2019 92.20 26th 697 96.3%
2021 87.00 55th 719 92.4%
2022 90.40 35th 724 95.2%
2023 91.45 39th 723 94.6%
2024 91.04 39th 674 94.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Palmetto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 87.81 51st 684 92.5%
2021 82.25 106th 705 85.0%
2022 89.02 49th 701 93.0%
2023 90.11 47th 705 93.3%
2024 88.02 58th 635 90.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Palmetto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.16 88th 281 68.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Palmetto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 84.88 85th 696 87.8%
2021 85.33 77th 704 89.1%
2022 89.45 46th 712 93.5%
2023 81.65 102nd 713 85.7%
2024 86.77 66th 651 89.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Palmetto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.67 141st 547 74.2%
2019 94.61 23rd 559 95.9%
2021 85.79 54th 564 90.4%
2022 88.40 38th 562 93.2%
2023 94.43 23rd 570 96.0%
2024 92.06 29th 509 94.3%
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Rank History for White students at Palmetto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.57 101st 516 80.4%
2019 74.76 96th 517 81.4%
2021 92.09 21st 522 96.0%
2022 88.39 33rd 517 93.6%
2023 87.44 34th 518 93.4%
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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.

Palmetto Elementary School Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Palmetto 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 251 251
1990 32 207 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 239
1991 40 201 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 241
1992 36 185 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 221
1993 43 197 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 240
1994 42 200 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 242
1995 42 191 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 233
1996 42 191 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 233
1997 43 200 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 243
1998 33 205 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 238
1999 42 179 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 221
2000 39 178 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 217
2001 39 156 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 195
2002 45 122 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 167
2003 45 122 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 167
2004 54 107 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 161
2005 55 90 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 145
2006 60 77 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 137
2007 76 71 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 147
2008 60 67 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 127
2009 64 70 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 134
2010 95 139 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 239
2011 98 141 0 5 0 0 0 0 244
2012 110 166 0 3 0 0 0 0 279
2013 108 159 0 1 0 0 0 0 268
2014 99 157 0 2 0 0 0 0 258
2015 106 160 0 2 0 0 0 0 268
2016 113 151 0 6 0 0 0 0 270
2017 108 134 0 5 0 0 0 0 247
2018 115 196 0 5 1 0 4 0 321
2019 106 189 0 9 1 0 7 0 312
2020 93 167 0 8 1 0 7 0 276
2021 71 146 0 7 1 0 5 0 230
2022 77 145 0 4 2 0 1 0 229
2023 72 153 0 3 2 0 1 0 231
2024 90 158 0 3 1 0 0 0 252

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 Palmetto Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 251 16.0 15.6 n/a
1990 239 19.0 12.5 87
1991 241 17.0 14.1 84.6
1992 221 14.0 15.7 89.1
1993 240 15.0 16.0 88.3
1994 242 14.0 17.3 82.2
1995 233 14.0 16.6 78.1
1996 233 14.0 16.6 78.1
1997 243 15.0 16.2 66.3
1998 238 14.0 17.0 84
1999 221 13.0 17.0 89.6
2000 217 14.0 15.5 92.6
2001 195 15.0 13.0 92.8
2002 167 13.0 12.8 88.6
2003 167 13.0 12.8 88.6
2004 161 13.9 11.6 88.8
2005 145 13.9 10.4 84.1
2006 137 11.5 11.9 65.7
2007 147 13.0 11.3 86.4
2008 127 13.5 9.4 83.5
2009 134 12.3 10.9 82.1
2010 239 18.0 13.2 87.9
2011 244 16.0 15.2 94.3
2012 279 15.9 17.5 89.6
2013 268 14.0 19.1 88.1
2014 258 15.2 16.9 88
2015 268 15.0 17.8 86.9
2016 270 14.0 19.2 60.7
2017 247 15.0 16.4 70.9
2018 321 16.2 19.7 61.7
2019 312 17.0 18.3 63.1
2020 276 16.0 17.2 73.2
2021 230 15.0 15.3 65.7
2022 229 15.0 15.2 71.2
2023 231 15.5 14.8 78.8
2024 252 18.9 13.2 79.4

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 Palmetto Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 251 16.0 15.6 n/a
1990 239 19.0 12.5 87
1991 241 17.0 14.1 84.6
1992 221 14.0 15.7 89.1
1993 240 15.0 16.0 88.3
1994 242 14.0 17.3 82.2
1995 233 14.0 16.6 78.1
1996 233 14.0 16.6 78.1
1997 243 15.0 16.2 66.3
1998 238 14.0 17.0 84
1999 221 13.0 17.0 89.6
2000 217 14.0 15.5 92.6
2001 195 15.0 13.0 92.8
2002 167 13.0 12.8 88.6
2003 167 13.0 12.8 88.6
2004 161 13.9 11.6 88.8
2005 145 13.9 10.4 84.1
2006 137 11.5 11.9 65.7
2007 147 13.0 11.3 86.4
2008 127 13.5 9.4 83.5
2009 134 12.3 10.9 82.1
2010 239 18.0 13.2 87.9
2011 244 16.0 15.2 94.3
2012 279 15.9 17.5 89.6
2013 268 14.0 19.1 88.1
2014 258 15.2 16.9 88
2015 268 15.0 17.8 86.9
2016 270 14.0 19.2 60.7
2017 247 15.0 16.4 70.9
2018 321 16.2 19.7 61.7
2019 312 17.0 18.3 63.1
2020 276 16.0 17.2 73.2
2021 230 15.0 15.3 65.7
2022 229 15.0 15.2 71.2
2023 231 15.5 14.8 78.8
2024 252 18.9 13.2 79.4

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 Palmetto Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $11,354
2018 $9,320
2019 $9,820
2020 $10,416
2021 $13,765
2022 $15,480

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Palmetto Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 74th of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 48th of 730 Elementary schools
 3.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Palmetto Elementary School)9094
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (St. Landry Parish)7066
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6964
 5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Palmetto Elementary School)9094
 4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (St. Landry Parish)6962
 7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7062
 8%
3rd Grade Social Studies (Palmetto Elementary School)7190
 19%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (St. Landry Parish)4641
 5%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)4744
 3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Palmetto Elementary School)9180
 11%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (St. Landry Parish)7063
 7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7268
 4%
4th Grade Social Studies (Palmetto Elementary School)6784
 17%
   4th Grade Social Studies (St. Landry Parish)4244
 2%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5153
 2%
5th Grade Social Studies (Palmetto Elementary School)6967
 2%
   5th Grade Social Studies (St. Landry Parish)5330
 23%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5448
 6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students312231
 26%
African American189153
 19%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic93
 66.7%
Pacific Islander00
White10672
 32.1%
Two or More Races71
 85.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients63.1%78.8%
 15.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Palmetto Elementary School

Students who attend Palmetto Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : North Central High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 252 students attended Palmetto Elementary School.

Students at Palmetto Elementary School are 63% African American, 36% White, 1% Hispanic.

Yes. Palmetto Elementary School ranks in the top 9.2% of Louisiana elementary schools.


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