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W.S. Lafargue Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

700 Plantation Rd

Thibodaux LA, 70301, Lafourche County

Phone: 985-447-9292

Ranking:

(751 out of 947, bottom 21%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Lafourche 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:	43		40		41		44		46		45		42
Total Students:	552		556		533		631		598		576		544
Prekindergarten:	72	13.0%	71	12.8%	72	13.5%	71	11.3%	69	11.5%	66	11.5%	55	10.1%
Kindergarten:	81	14.7%	110	19.8%	74	13.9%	90	14.3%	86	14.4%	77	13.4%	89	16.4%
Grade 1:	107	19.4%	83	14.9%	78	14.6%	87	13.8%	99	16.6%	98	17.0%	86	15.8%
Grade 2:	79	14.3%	72	12.9%	64	12.0%	99	15.7%	89	14.9%	82	14.2%	90	16.5%
Grade 3:	66	12.0%	64	11.5%	85	15.9%	94	14.9%	86	14.4%	87	15.1%	73	13.4%
Grade 4:	95	17.2%	95	17.1%	92	17.3%	103	16.3%	109	18.2%	83	14.4%	95	17.5%
Grade 5:	52	9.4%	61	11.0%	68	12.8%	87	13.8%	60	10.0%	83	14.4%	56	10.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	289	52.4%	292	52.5%	289	54.2%	330	52.3%	304	50.8%	266	46.2%	255	46.9%
Female:	263	47.6%	264	47.5%	244	45.8%	301	47.7%	286	47.8%	302	52.4%	285	52.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.9%	5	0.9%	7	1.3%	8	1.3%	8	1.3%	6	1.0%	3	0.6%
Asian:	6	1.1%	7	1.3%	5	0.9%	4	0.6%	6	1.0%	7	1.2%	7	1.3%
Hispanic:	15	2.7%	13	2.3%	12	2.3%	12	1.9%	13	2.2%	11	1.9%	9	1.7%
Black:	313	56.7%	333	59.9%	309	58.0%	362	57.4%	347	58.0%	339	58.9%	311	57.2%
White:	193	35.0%	185	33.3%	191	35.8%	244	38.7%	224	37.5%	213	37.0%	214	39.3%
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:	20	3.6%	13	2.3%	9	1.7%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	411	74.5%	404	72.7%	392	73.5%	471	74.6%	431	72.1%	407	70.7%	374	68.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	29	5.3%	44	7.9%	47	8.8%	38	6.0%	59	9.9%	48	8.3%	35	6.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.95		13.79		12.90		14.19		12.92		12.70		13.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
iLEAP
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	63%	65%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	62%	64%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	68%	66%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	71%	67%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	71%	69%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	72%	69%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	73%	72%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	65%	65%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	31%	58%	63%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	69%	68%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	69%	67%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	69%	69%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	71%	71%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	71%	72%
2007	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	48%	61%	58%
2008	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	37%	56%	55%
2009	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	66%	62%
2010	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	48%	68%	63%
2011	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	34%	69%	63%
2012	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	73%	67%
2013	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	73%	68%
2007	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	63%	63%
2008	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	63%	64%
2009	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	71%	67%
2010	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	51%	69%	66%
2011	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	37%	66%	64%
2012	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	68%	65%
2013	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	70%	65%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	68%	67%	69%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	81%	70%	69%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	55%	68%	72%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	73%	77%	75%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	71%	78%	77%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	55%	63%	64%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	61%	65%	67%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	42%	61%	65%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	59%	73%	73%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	56%	69%	71%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	63%	69%	62%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	61%	66%	60%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	47%	65%	65%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	50%	72%	68%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	54%	72%	67%
2007	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	64%	72%	68%
2008	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	61%	65%	62%
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	44%	65%	66%
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	57%	74%	68%
2013	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	60%	75%	70%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	50%	55%	60%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	57%	66%	65%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	57%	63%	66%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	63%	66%	68%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	61%	67%	68%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	53%	71%	70%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	62%	79%	72%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	50%	60%	59%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	53%	68%	65%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	55%	65%	66%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	53%	72%	70%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	50%	67%	67%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	48%	76%	70%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	47%	76%	72%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	45%	56%	53%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57%	62%	58%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57%	64%	62%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	59%	66%	63%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	47%	63%	62%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	56%	71%	64%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	51%	76%	66%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	48%	63%	60%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	59%	67%	66%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	49%	67%	67%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	60%	69%	66%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	44%	62%	65%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	60%	74%	67%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	32%	72%	67%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	66.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	34.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	25.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	74.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,837.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,704.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,939.0

* W.S. Lafargue Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.