Sugar Mill Primary

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

Sugar Mill Primary in Prairieville, Louisiana enrolled 644 students in 2024-25 with 47.8 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 31%

554 students in 2022-23, 585 students in 2023-24, 644 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.5 to 47.8.

Students enrolled at Sugar Mill Primary by school year2022-23: 554, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 64402004006008002022-235542023-245852024-25644
Students enrolled at Sugar Mill Primary by school year2022-23: 554, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 64402004006008002022-235542023-245852024-25644
Students enrolled at Sugar Mill Primary by school year2022-23: 554, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 64402004006008002022-235542023-245852024-25644
Students enrolled at Sugar Mill Primary by school year2022-23: 554, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 64402004006008002022-235542023-245852024-25644
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355436.515.2
2023-2458548.112.2
2024-2564447.813.5

13.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 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; Sugar Mill Primary 13.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherSugar Mill Primary 13.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; Sugar Mill Primary 13.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherSugar Mill Primary 13.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; Sugar Mill Primary 13.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherSugar Mill Primary 13.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; Sugar Mill Primary 13.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherSugar Mill Primary 13.5state 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 532 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sugar Mill Primary enrolled 532 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 38 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 532 of the 532 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions38
  • Chronically absent11.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.0% of students were White, 29.5% Black, 25.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White38.0%
  2. Black29.5%
  3. Hispanic25.2%
  4. Two or more races5.7%
  5. Asian1.4%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Sugar Mill Primary scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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, 2021-2255‑59%59%42.4%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%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; Sugar Mill Primary is number 5 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 Sugar Mill Primary

  1. Duplessis Primary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 539 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Prairieville Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 865 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  3. Compare Sugar Mill 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 LouisianaSugar Mill Primary is the number 104 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#104 of 685
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.13.5:1
  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 Sugar Mill Primary

  1. How many students attend Sugar Mill Primary?
    644 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 554 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Prairieville, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sugar Mill Primary?
    13.5 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 Sugar Mill Primary a Title I school?
    Sugar Mill 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 Sugar Mill Primary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sugar Mill Primary scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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 Sugar Mill Primary in?
    Ascension Parish, NCES district ID 2200090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220009002530 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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