The top reported proficiency rate is 37% in English language arts. The lowest is 21% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on East Iberville Elementary/high School
East Iberville Elementary/High School serves students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade on a single campus in St. Gabriel, Louisiana. It is a regular public school within the Iberville Parish school system and is not a charter or magnet school. The school is one of two public school districts in the parish, and because there are only two, the usual county-level comparisons are not available; the data cannot position it relative to peers in a meaningful way.
The student body is predominantly Black, and a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is relatively small for a PK-12 campus, with enrollment that tapers as students move through the grades; the elementary and middle school grades have larger cohorts, while the high school grades are smaller, a pattern that suggests some families may leave the school for other options in later years.
State assessment results from the LEAP 2025 tests show that proficiency rates in math, English language arts, science, and social studies are all below the statewide average across the tested grades. English language arts had the highest proficiency rate among the four subjects, while math had the lowest. Science and social studies proficiency rates fell between them. Two years of data are available for each subject, and the scores do not show a clear pattern of improvement; the figures for math and English language arts were lower in the most recent year than in the prior one, while science and social studies were essentially flat. A parent considering the school should look into the instructional strategies and support programs the school uses, especially in math, which is the weakest area. Because the school serves all grades on one campus, the elementary and middle school results are combined with the high school results in these numbers, so it is not possible from this data alone to see whether the older students perform differently from the younger ones.
Graduation rate data is not available in the source material, which limits a full picture of high school outcomes. Similarly, the school environment data does not include chronic absenteeism, discipline, or staffing information, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those topics.
St. Gabriel is a small city along the Mississippi River south of Baton Rouge. The local economy has shifted from agriculture to the petrochemical industry, and the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections operates two state prisons in the city. The population is growing modestly, and the city has a number of infrastructure projects underway, including a levee promenade and community center expansion. The housing market in the area is somewhat more expensive than the statewide median, though still below the national median, and the cost of a monthly mortgage payment at current rates would be manageable for a household earning the national median income. Proximity to Baton Rouge via a state highway makes the city accessible to the capital region's jobs and universities. The school campus is located on a river-fronting highway, and the city does not have a traditional walkable downtown; schools and civic buildings sit on separate campuses. In recent years, some city officials expressed dissatisfaction with the parish school system, a point worth noting for families who want to understand the local political context around education. The district itself did not have recent parent-relevant changes publicly reported at the time of this writing.
For a family considering East Iberville Elementary/High School, the key takeaways are a single PK-12 campus in a growing but small city, state assessment results that are below the statewide average with math as the particular challenge, and a limited set of publicly available data on graduation rates and school environment. The school fits a family who values a small, all-grades community and does not require the broadest array of academic data before enrolling. A family focused on strong test scores or a wide range of specialized programs may want to investigate further with school staff to see what supports exist.
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