Plantation Elementary School
1801 Kaliste Saloom Rd
Lafayette LA, 70508, Lafayette County
Phone: 337-521-7780
Ranking:
(212 out of 947, top 22%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 36 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 44 | 46 | 45 | |||||||
Total Students: | 539 | 551 | 541 | 533 | 537 | 523 | 549 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 77 | 14.3% | 98 | 17.8% | 77 | 14.2% | 82 | 15.4% | 89 | 16.6% | 73 | 14.0% | 93 | 16.9% |
Grade 1: | 101 | 18.7% | 93 | 16.9% | 86 | 15.9% | 96 | 18.0% | 69 | 12.8% | 91 | 17.4% | 74 | 13.5% |
Grade 2: | 93 | 17.3% | 72 | 13.1% | 94 | 17.4% | 73 | 13.7% | 91 | 16.9% | 74 | 14.1% | 78 | 14.2% |
Grade 3: | 90 | 16.7% | 91 | 16.5% | 82 | 15.2% | 108 | 20.3% | 73 | 13.6% | 75 | 14.3% | 116 | 21.1% |
Grade 4: | 100 | 18.6% | 89 | 16.2% | 120 | 22.2% | 87 | 16.3% | 88 | 16.4% | 122 | 23.3% | 101 | 18.4% |
Grade 5: | 78 | 14.5% | 108 | 19.6% | 82 | 15.2% | 87 | 16.3% | 126 | 23.5% | 88 | 16.8% | 87 | 15.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 294 | 54.5% | 305 | 55.4% | 297 | 54.9% | 286 | 53.7% | 289 | 53.8% | 272 | 52.0% | 272 | 49.5% |
Female: | 245 | 45.5% | 246 | 44.6% | 244 | 45.1% | 247 | 46.3% | 240 | 44.7% | 243 | 46.5% | 273 | 49.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 30 | 5.6% | 32 | 5.8% | 35 | 6.5% | 30 | 5.6% | 27 | 5.0% | 24 | 4.6% | 17 | 3.1% |
Hispanic: | 21 | 3.9% | 19 | 3.4% | 17 | 3.1% | 7 | 1.3% | 17 | 3.2% | 14 | 2.7% | 20 | 3.6% |
Black: | 182 | 33.8% | 191 | 34.7% | 171 | 31.6% | 161 | 30.2% | 171 | 31.8% | 186 | 35.6% | 213 | 38.8% |
White: | 300 | 55.7% | 306 | 55.5% | 309 | 57.1% | 323 | 60.6% | 320 | 59.6% | 297 | 56.8% | 297 | 54.1% |
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: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 217 | 40.3% | 226 | 41.0% | 208 | 38.4% | 218 | 40.9% | 205 | 38.2% | 220 | 42.1% | 230 | 41.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 7.8% | 41 | 7.4% | 44 | 8.1% | 35 | 6.6% | 48 | 8.9% | 42 | 8.0% | 35 | 6.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.97 | 13.44 | 13.87 | 13.67 | 12.10 | 11.40 | 12.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
iLEAP | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 67% | 65% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 63% | 64% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 69% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 69% | 67% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 70% | 69% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 70% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 71% | 65% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 68% | 63% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 75% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 73% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 74% | 69% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 74% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 58% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 59% | 55% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 65% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 69% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 63% | 63% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 66% | 67% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 69% | 68% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 65% | 63% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 65% | 64% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 69% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 69% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 65% | 64% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 69% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 72% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | 72% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | 75% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 71% | 77% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68% | 64% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 71% | 67% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 68% | 65% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 72% | 73% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 71% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 65% | 62% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 64% | 60% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 67% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 67% | 68% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 66% | 67% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 70% | 68% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 62% | 62% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 66% | 66% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 68% | 68% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 67% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 61% | 60% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 66% | 65% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 66% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 68% | 68% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 69% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 69% | 70% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 72% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 65% | 59% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 74% | 65% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 71% | 66% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 76% | 70% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 71% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 72% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 74% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 57% | 53% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 62% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 65% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 63% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 62% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66% | 64% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 66% | 66% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 61% | 60% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 69% | 66% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 67% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 66% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 66% | 65% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 69% | 67% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 65% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 67.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 32.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 9.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 90.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,765.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,682.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,697.0 |
* Plantation Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.