Bluff Ridge Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Prairieville, Louisiana

Bluff Ridge Primary in Prairieville, Louisiana enrolled 677 students in 2024-25 with 45.8 full-time teachers, 14.8 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 70% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 73% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 31%

567 students in 2022-23, 563 students in 2023-24, 677 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.0 to 45.8.

Students enrolled at Bluff Ridge Primary by school year2022-23: 567, 2023-24: 563, 2024-25: 67702004006008002022-235672023-245632024-25677
Students enrolled at Bluff Ridge Primary by school year2022-23: 567, 2023-24: 563, 2024-25: 67702004006008002022-235672023-245632024-25677
Students enrolled at Bluff Ridge Primary by school year2022-23: 567, 2023-24: 563, 2024-25: 67702004006008002022-235672023-245632024-25677
Students enrolled at Bluff Ridge Primary by school year2022-23: 567, 2023-24: 563, 2024-25: 67702004006008002022-235672023-245632024-25677
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2356735.016.2
2023-2456338.314.7
2024-2567745.814.8

14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 of every 100 Louisiana elementary schools

Among the 682 Louisiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; Bluff Ridge Primary 14.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherBluff Ridge Primary 14.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; Bluff Ridge Primary 14.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherBluff Ridge Primary 14.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; Bluff Ridge Primary 14.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherBluff Ridge Primary 14.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; Bluff Ridge Primary 14.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherBluff Ridge Primary 14.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 523 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bluff Ridge Primary enrolled 523 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 523 of the 523 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent4.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.8% of students were White, 22.9% Black, 10.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White57.8%
  2. Black22.9%
  3. Hispanic10.5%
  4. Two or more races5.9%
  5. Asian2.8%
  6. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bluff Ridge Primary scored proficient or above: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 73% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtLouisiana
Reading and language arts, 2021-2270%59%42.4%
Math, 2022-2373%50% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Prairieville

7 public elementary schools in Prairieville report 2024-25 enrollment; Bluff Ridge Primary is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Prairieville Primary School86513.133.1%
Galvez Primary School78314.845.3%
Oak Grove Primary School72515.434.3%
Bluff Ridge Primary67714.833.1%
Sugar Mill Primary64413.551.6%
Bullion Primary School58613.330.0%
Lakeside Primary School54512.354.7%

All public schools in Prairieville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bluff Ridge Primary

  1. Duplessis Primary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 539 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Dutchtown Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 541 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Bluff Ridge Primary with Duplessis Primary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ascension Parish spends per student$14,108 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,108
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaBluff Ridge Primary is the number 87 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#87 of 685
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.14.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bluff Ridge Primary

  1. How many students attend Bluff Ridge Primary?
    677 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 567 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Prairieville, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bluff Ridge Primary?
    14.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bluff Ridge Primary a Title I school?
    Bluff Ridge Primary has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).
  4. How do students at Bluff Ridge Primary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bluff Ridge Primary scored proficient or above: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 73% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Bluff Ridge Primary in?
    Ascension Parish, NCES district ID 2200090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220009002487 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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