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Palmetto Elementary School
235 Rideau St
Palmetto LA, 71358, Saint Landry County
Phone: 337-623-4482
Ranking: (446 out of 947, top 47%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: St. Landry 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: | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 14 | |||||||
Total Students: | 258 | 268 | 279 | 244 | 239 | 134 | 127 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 31 | 12.0% | 28 | 10.4% | 39 | 14.0% | 25 | 10.2% | 30 | 12.6% | 10 | 7.5% | 13 | 10.2% |
Kindergarten: | 42 | 16.3% | 56 | 20.9% | 50 | 17.9% | 46 | 18.9% | 46 | 19.2% | 22 | 16.4% | 27 | 21.3% |
Grade 1: | 57 | 22.1% | 43 | 16.0% | 43 | 15.4% | 49 | 20.1% | 47 | 19.7% | 20 | 14.9% | 11 | 8.7% |
Grade 2: | 48 | 18.6% | 53 | 19.8% | 56 | 20.1% | 43 | 17.6% | 40 | 16.7% | 12 | 9.0% | 12 | 9.4% |
Grade 3: | 40 | 15.5% | 43 | 16.0% | 42 | 15.1% | 39 | 16.0% | 45 | 18.8% | 9 | 6.7% | 16 | 12.6% |
Grade 4: | 40 | 15.5% | 45 | 16.8% | 49 | 17.6% | 42 | 17.2% | 31 | 13.0% | 13 | 9.7% | 6 | 4.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 139 | 53.9% | 137 | 51.1% | 134 | 48.0% | 121 | 49.6% | 119 | 49.8% | 63 | 47.0% | 64 | 50.4% |
Female: | 119 | 46.1% | 131 | 48.9% | 145 | 52.0% | 123 | 50.4% | 112 | 46.9% | 63 | 47.0% | 59 | 46.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 2.0% | 5 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 157 | 60.9% | 159 | 59.3% | 166 | 59.5% | 141 | 57.8% | 139 | 58.2% | 70 | 52.2% | 67 | 52.8% |
White: | 99 | 38.4% | 108 | 40.3% | 110 | 39.4% | 98 | 40.2% | 95 | 39.7% | 64 | 47.8% | 60 | 47.2% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 212 | 82.2% | 213 | 79.5% | 227 | 81.4% | 210 | 86.1% | 182 | 76.2% | 87 | 64.9% | 87 | 68.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 5.8% | 23 | 8.6% | 23 | 8.2% | 20 | 8.2% | 28 | 11.7% | 23 | 17.2% | 19 | 15.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.91 | 19.14 | 17.55 | 15.25 | 13.28 | 10.90 | 9.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
iLEAP | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 71% | 65% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 69% | 64% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 64% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 67% | 67% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 69% | 69% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 63% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 64% | 65% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 66% | 63% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 67% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 65% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 66% | 69% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 69% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 64% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 57% | 58% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 57% | 55% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 61% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 61% | 63% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 66% | 67% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 61% | 68% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 63% | 63% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 71% | 64% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 66% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 67% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 66% | 64% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 65% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 64% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 72% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 73% | 75% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 77% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 68% | 64% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 65% | 65% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 65% | 73% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 64% | 71% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64% | 62% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 66% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 59% | 68% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 58% | 67% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 72% | 68% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 68% | 66% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 63% | 68% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 64% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65% | 60% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 64% | 65% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 65% | 66% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 55% | 59% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 58% | 65% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 60% | 66% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 53% | 53% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 53% | 62% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 61% | 60% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 59% | 66% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 59% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 68% | 62% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 68% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 63% | 62% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 66% | 70% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 58% | 55% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 58% | 61% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58% | 57% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | 59% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 65% | 62% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 53% | 55% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 63% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 52% | 53% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 55% | 59% |
2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 54% | 60% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 62% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 54.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 45.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,976.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,277.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,488.0 |
* Palmetto Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.