Katharine Drexel Elementary School
409 St Deporres Ave
Broussard LA, 70518, Lafayette County
Phone: 337-521-7650
Ranking: 
(505 out of 947, bottom 47%)*
(505 out of 947, bottom 47%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Lafayette 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 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 35 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 43 | 44 | 46 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 587 | 619 | 614 | 684 | 691 | 681 | 698 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 44 | 7.5% | 43 | 6.9% | 43 | 7.0% | 44 | 6.4% | 46 | 6.7% | 45 | 6.6% | 41 | 5.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 111 | 18.9% | 132 | 21.3% | 102 | 16.6% | 108 | 15.8% | 117 | 16.9% | 137 | 20.1% | 141 | 20.2% |
| Grade 1: | 122 | 20.8% | 101 | 16.3% | 121 | 19.7% | 137 | 20.0% | 146 | 21.1% | 124 | 18.2% | 142 | 20.3% |
| Grade 2: | 91 | 15.5% | 117 | 18.9% | 103 | 16.8% | 129 | 18.9% | 132 | 19.1% | 127 | 18.6% | 132 | 18.9% |
| Grade 3: | 118 | 20.1% | 102 | 16.5% | 118 | 19.2% | 129 | 18.9% | 126 | 18.2% | 116 | 17.0% | 125 | 17.9% |
| Grade 4: | 101 | 17.2% | 124 | 20.0% | 127 | 20.7% | 137 | 20.0% | 124 | 17.9% | 132 | 19.4% | 117 | 16.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 314 | 53.5% | 327 | 52.8% | 307 | 50.0% | 343 | 50.1% | 347 | 50.2% | 343 | 50.4% | 366 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 273 | 46.5% | 292 | 47.2% | 307 | 50.0% | 341 | 49.9% | 336 | 48.6% | 330 | 48.5% | 328 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 14 | 2.4% | 19 | 3.1% | 19 | 3.1% | 14 | 2.0% | 16 | 2.3% | 14 | 2.1% | 12 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 242 | 41.2% | 250 | 40.4% | 249 | 40.6% | 280 | 40.9% | 275 | 39.8% | 281 | 41.3% | 292 | 41.8% |
| White: | 310 | 52.8% | 331 | 53.5% | 335 | 54.6% | 378 | 55.3% | 390 | 56.4% | 376 | 55.2% | 386 | 55.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 371 | 63.2% | 382 | 61.7% | 362 | 59.0% | 412 | 60.2% | 385 | 55.7% | 378 | 55.5% | 382 | 54.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 9.9% | 68 | 11.0% | 73 | 11.9% | 79 | 11.5% | 76 | 11.0% | 73 | 10.7% | 75 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.77 | 15.87 | 16.59 | 18.00 | 16.16 | 15.50 | 15.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 67% | 65% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 63% | 64% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 67% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 70% | 69% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 72% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 71% | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 68% | 63% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | 67% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 74% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 71% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 74% | 72% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 64% | 58% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 59% | 55% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 65% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 63% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 67% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 69% | 68% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 65% | 63% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 65% | 64% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 69% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 65% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 65% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 65% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 72% | 69% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 69% | 69% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 72% | 72% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 75% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% | 77% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 67% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 68% | 65% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 72% | 73% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 71% | 71% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 65% | 62% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 64% | 60% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 67% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67% | 68% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 67% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 70% | 68% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 62% | 62% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 66% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 93.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 6.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,172.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,964.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,908.0 |
* Katharine Drexel Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.