Central Primary School
41469 La Hwy 621
Gonzales LA, 70737, Ascension County
Phone: 225-391-7700
Ranking:
(291 out of 947, top 31%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Ascension Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 50 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 44 | |||||
Total Students: | 776 | 752 | 723 | 711 | 723 | |||||
Prekindergarten: | 38 | 4.9% | 44 | 5.9% | 25 | 3.5% | 18 | 2.5% | 20 | 2.8% |
Kindergarten: | 129 | 16.6% | 136 | 18.1% | 136 | 18.8% | 98 | 13.8% | 104 | 14.4% |
Grade 1: | 141 | 18.2% | 138 | 18.4% | 94 | 13.0% | 112 | 15.8% | 124 | 17.2% |
Grade 2: | 125 | 16.1% | 107 | 14.2% | 112 | 15.5% | 113 | 15.9% | 111 | 15.4% |
Grade 3: | 114 | 14.7% | 109 | 14.5% | 113 | 15.6% | 113 | 15.9% | 123 | 17.0% |
Grade 4: | 113 | 14.6% | 109 | 14.5% | 113 | 15.6% | 134 | 18.8% | 130 | 18.0% |
Grade 5: | 116 | 14.9% | 109 | 14.5% | 130 | 18.0% | 123 | 17.3% | 111 | 15.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
Male: | 405 | 52.2% | 389 | 51.7% | 367 | 50.8% | 375 | 52.7% | 372 | 51.5% |
Female: | 371 | 47.8% | 363 | 48.3% | 356 | 49.2% | 336 | 47.3% | 343 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 16 | 2.3% | 3 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 9 | 1.2% | 7 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 116 | 14.9% | 107 | 14.2% | 103 | 14.2% | 69 | 9.7% | 104 | 14.4% |
Black: | 135 | 17.4% | 130 | 17.3% | 122 | 16.9% | 112 | 15.8% | 104 | 14.4% |
White: | 485 | 62.5% | 479 | 63.7% | 469 | 64.9% | 487 | 68.5% | 503 | 69.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 29 | 3.7% | 25 | 3.3% | 16 | 2.2% | 19 | 2.7% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 353 | 45.5% | 345 | 45.9% | 318 | 44.0% | 284 | 39.9% | 279 | 38.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 91 | 11.7% | 76 | 10.1% | 98 | 13.6% | 80 | 11.3% | 63 | 8.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.52 | 16.35 | 15.92 | 15.62 | 16.43 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
iLEAP | ||||||
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 69% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 80% | 72% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 69% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 80% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | 72% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | 63% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 67% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 77% | 68% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | 64% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 65% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 75% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 84% | 77% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | 73% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79% | 71% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 68% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 68% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 70% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 70% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 72% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 72% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 71% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 64% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 77% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 72% | 65% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 67% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Central Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.