The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in English language arts. The lowest is 15% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Napoleonville Primary School
Napoleonville Primary School serves students in prekindergarten through fourth grade as a regular public school within the Assumption Parish school system. Because it covers only the early elementary years, the school does not have a graduation rate, and its academic picture comes entirely from Louisiana’s LEAP 2025 assessments administered in grades three and four. The school’s state testing results show that in English language arts, roughly one-third of students scored at or above the state’s proficiency benchmark. In mathematics, the share was smaller, and in science and social studies the shares were smaller still. A large majority of students did not reach the proficient level on any of the four tested subjects. This pattern represents a single year of data, so no trend direction can be drawn. Parents considering the school may want to discuss with staff what academic supports and intervention strategies are in place for students who are below grade-level expectations.
The school enrolls a student body that is diverse in background. About half of the students are Black and about half are White, with small numbers of Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial students. A substantial majority of students come from households with low enough incomes to qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not reported in the available records, so families with children needing those services would need to ask the school directly about available supports.
Napoleonville, where the school is located, is a very small village that serves as the parish seat of Assumption Parish. It sits along Bayou Lafourche in a region where sugarcane cultivation has long been the dominant economic activity. The village is primarily residential, with the parish courthouse as a central civic anchor, and it has a population that has been declining in recent years. The surrounding area is rural, and the school’s setting reflects that character. Housing in the area is notably more affordable than the national or state median, which may be a consideration for families looking to settle in the community.
The Assumption Parish school district, which oversees this school, did not have any recent major changes such as bond issues, curriculum overhauls, or facility plans publicly reported in the sources reviewed. The district brief found only routine administrative notices and state-level teacher pay raises that were not district-specific. That absence of reported activity does not mean nothing is happening, but no large-scale initiatives were surfaced.
Because Napoleonville Primary covers only PK through fourth grade, its academic measures are limited to the early elementary testing window, and there are no program offerings such as career pathways or advanced coursework to describe. The school appears to be a neighborhood elementary serving a broadly low-income, predominantly Black and White student population in a rural, slowly shrinking village. For a parent or resident, the central takeaway is that state test results are low across all subjects, and a deeper conversation with the school about how it addresses foundational skills and supports struggling students would be a natural next step.
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