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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in St. Charles Parish

This page covers 9 elementary schools in St. Charles Parish. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 9 of 9
1
rank
Mimosa Park Elementary School
Grades PK–02542 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1) · above-average investment ($25,354/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,354
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
38%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
New Sarpy Elementary School
Grades PK–02426 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,354/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,354
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
41%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Norco Elementary School
Grades PK–05530 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1) · above-average investment ($25,354/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,354
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
39%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Lakewood Elementary School
Grades 03–05565 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,354/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,354
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
35%
Low economic need
5
rank
Ethel Schoeffner Elementary School
Grades 03–05427 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,354/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,354
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
43%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Allemands Elementary School
Grades PK–02285 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1) · above-average investment ($25,354/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,354
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
R.J. Vial Elementary School
Grades 03–05216 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1) · above-average investment ($25,354/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,354
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Luling Elementary School
Grades PK–05734 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.4:1) · above-average investment ($25,354/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
13.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,354
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
9
rank
St. Rose Elementary School
Grades PK–05617 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,354/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,354
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
9
Elementary Schools
15
Total Schools
61
#1 Score
59
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.