Emily C. Watkins Elementary Primary School
938 La Hwy 628
La Place LA, 70068, St John The Baptist County
Phone: 985-652-1593
Ranking: 
(578 out of 947, bottom 39%)*
(578 out of 947, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: St. John the Baptist 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: | 40 | 39 | 34 | 35 | 39 | |||||
| Total Students: | 530 | 565 | 573 | 495 | 437 | |||||
| Kindergarten: | 66 | 12.5% | 63 | 11.2% | 80 | 14.0% | 66 | 13.3% | 76 | 17.4% |
| Grade 1: | 60 | 11.3% | 68 | 12.0% | 72 | 12.6% | 75 | 15.2% | 89 | 20.4% |
| Grade 2: | 53 | 10.0% | 52 | 9.2% | 72 | 12.6% | 86 | 17.4% | 83 | 19.0% |
| Grade 3: | 55 | 10.4% | 68 | 12.0% | 90 | 15.7% | 89 | 18.0% | 69 | 15.8% |
| Grade 4: | 62 | 11.7% | 86 | 15.2% | 96 | 16.8% | 68 | 13.7% | 73 | 16.7% |
| Grade 5: | 75 | 14.2% | 80 | 14.2% | 59 | 10.3% | 60 | 12.1% | 47 | 10.8% |
| Grade 6: | 68 | 12.8% | 59 | 10.4% | 61 | 10.6% | 51 | 10.3% | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 50 | 9.4% | 49 | 8.7% | 43 | 7.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 41 | 7.7% | 40 | 7.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 272 | 51.3% | 288 | 51.0% | 285 | 49.7% | 254 | 51.3% | 228 | 52.2% |
| Female: | 258 | 48.7% | 277 | 49.0% | 288 | 50.3% | 241 | 48.7% | 201 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 45 | 8.5% | 59 | 10.4% | 42 | 7.3% | 38 | 7.7% | 35 | 8.0% |
| Black: | 361 | 68.1% | 375 | 66.4% | 415 | 72.4% | 354 | 71.5% | 304 | 69.6% |
| White: | 116 | 21.9% | 119 | 21.1% | 108 | 18.8% | 94 | 19.0% | 92 | 21.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 477 | 90.0% | 530 | 93.8% | 462 | 80.6% | 444 | 89.7% | 371 | 84.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 4.0% | 32 | 5.7% | 20 | 3.5% | 18 | 3.6% | 17 | 3.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.09 | 14.41 | 17.08 | 14.12 | 11.10 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 63% | 69% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 64% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 60% | 72% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 68% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 71% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 60% | 72% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 52% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 63% | 67% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 50% | 68% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 56% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 61% | 65% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 52% | 65% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 79% | 75% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 82% | 77% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 79% | 73% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 75% | 71% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 64% | 68% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 62% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 66% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67% | 70% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 56% | 68% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55% | 70% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 59% | 72% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 54% | 67% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 53% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 63% | 72% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 44% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 40% | 64% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 51% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 50% | 65% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 42% | 67% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 53% | 67% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 71% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 65% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 67% | 70% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 71% | 70% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 68% | 69% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 63% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 53% | 65% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 55% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 58% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 54% | 65% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 52% | 68% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 63% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 65% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 68% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 71% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 51% | 64% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 57% | 62% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 57% | 66% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 61% | 67% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69% | 69% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 66% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 58% | 64% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 65% | 67% |
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* Emily C. Watkins Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.