Port Allen Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Port Allen, Louisiana
Port Allen Elementary School in Port Allen, Louisiana enrolled 345 students in 2024-25 with 40.9 full-time teachers, 8.4 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 38%
336 students in 2022-23, 344 students in 2023-24, 345 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.7 to 40.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 336 | 29.7 | 11.3 |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 40.1 | 8.6 |
| 2024-25 | 345 | 40.9 | 8.4 |
8.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 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.
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 349 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Port Allen Elementary School enrolled 349 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 349 of the 349 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent14.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.3% of students were Black, 9.9% White, 8.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black80.3%
- White9.9%
- Hispanic8.7%
- Two or more races1.2%
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.
Elementary schools in Port Allen
3 public elementary schools in Port Allen report 2024-25 enrollment; Port Allen Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caneview K-8 School | 483 | 8.6 | 74.5% |
| Port Allen Elementary School | 345 | 8.4 | 93.3% |
| Cohn Elementary School | 217 | 6.9 | 90.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Port Allen Elementary School
- Cohn Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 217 students, 6.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Brusly Upper Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.2 miles away: 334 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).5.2 mi
- Compare Port Allen Elementary School with Cohn Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much West Baton Rouge Parish spends per student$17,984 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,984
- The largest public schools in LouisianaPort Allen Elementary School is the number 468 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#468 of 685
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher8.4 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.8.4:1
- 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 Port Allen Elementary School
How many students attend Port Allen Elementary School?
345 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 336 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Port Allen, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Port Allen Elementary School?
8.4 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.Is Port Allen Elementary School a Title I school?
Port Allen Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Port Allen Elementary School in?
West Baton Rouge Parish, NCES district ID 2201920. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220192001463 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
- 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.