Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Lafayette, Louisiana

Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy in Lafayette, Louisiana enrolled 2,177 students in 2024-25 with 106.2 full-time teachers, 20.5 students per teacher against the Louisiana median of 11.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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 61% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 61%

1,350 students in 2022-23, 1,809 students in 2023-24, 2,177 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 66.1 to 106.2.

Students enrolled at Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 1,350, 2023-24: 1,809, 2024-25: 2,17701k2k3k2022-231,3502023-241,8092024-252,177
Students enrolled at Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 1,350, 2023-24: 1,809, 2024-25: 2,17701k2k3k2022-231,3502023-241,8092024-252,177
Students enrolled at Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 1,350, 2023-24: 1,809, 2024-25: 2,17701k2k3k2022-231,3502023-241,8092024-252,177
Students enrolled at Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 1,350, 2023-24: 1,809, 2024-25: 2,17701k2k3k2022-231,3502023-241,8092024-252,177
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,35066.120.4
2023-241,80979.322.8
2024-252,177106.220.5

20.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 of every 100 Louisiana schools of this kind

Among the 101 Louisiana schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.7; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; This school 20.5; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.5state median 11.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; This school 20.5; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.5state median 11.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; This school 20.5; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.5state median 11.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; This school 20.5; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.5state median 11.7U.S. 13.8

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 1,118 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy enrolled 1,118 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 1,118 of the 1,118 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions16
  • Chronically absent5.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.7% of students were Black, 21.0% White, 4.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black69.7%
  2. White21.0%
  3. Two or more races4.8%
  4. Hispanic3.5%
  5. Asian0.7%
  6. American Indian0.3%

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 Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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, 2021-2239%39%42.4%
Math, 2022-2321%20% (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.

Schools of this kind in Lafayette

2 public schools of this kind in Lafayette report 2024-25 enrollment; Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy2,17720.572.9%
Lerosen Preparatory Academy59022.376.4%

All public schools in Lafayette →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy

  1. Acadiana Renaissance Charter AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 12 miles away: 3,669 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  2. JS Clark Leadership AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 19 miles away: 434 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).19 mi
  3. Compare Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy with Acadiana Renaissance Charter AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lafayette Charter Foundation spends per student$11,850 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,850
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaLafayette Renaissance Charter Academy is the number 6 by size of 108 Louisiana schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#6 of 108
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher20.5 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 11.7 for schools of this kind.20.5:1
  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 Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy

  1. How many students attend Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy?
    2,177 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,350 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Lafayette, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy?
    20.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for schools of this kind is 11.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy a Title I school?
    Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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 Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy in?
    Lafayette Charter Foundation, NCES district ID 2200235. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220023502396 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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