The top reported proficiency rate is 59% in Math. The lowest is 36% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Lakewood Elementary School
Lakewood Elementary is a regular public school in Luling, Louisiana, serving grades three through five as part of the St. Charles Parish school system. It is one of several elementary campuses in the community, joined by Luling Elementary and Mimosa Park Elementary for younger grades, and it feeds into R.K. Smith Middle School and then Hahnville High School. The school sits in a car-dependent suburban corner of St. Charles Parish on the west bank of the Mississippi River, part of the New Orleans metro area.
The student body of Lakewood is predominantly white, with a majority white enrollment and smaller shares of Black and Hispanic students along with a handful of students from other backgrounds. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, putting the school in a middle range on economic need relative to the area.
In the state's LEAP 2025 assessments, Lakewood posted a math proficiency rate that was its strongest subject, with a majority of students performing at the proficient or above level. English language arts proficiency was close behind, with just over half of students reaching that bar. Science and social studies proficiency rates were lower, with roughly two in five students meeting the proficient standard in science and just over a third doing so in social studies. These results provide a snapshot of a school where math and reading are relative strengths, while the elementary-level science and social studies scores are softer areas that a parent may want to look into further with the school.
The school has a single year of available test data, so there is no trend to assess yet. Participation rates on the state exams were high, so the results reflect nearly the entire tested population.
Lakewood Elementary is the only regular public school in Luling serving grades three through five, and within St. Charles Parish, the district is the sole school system. Because there is only one district in the county, the comparison set is too small to draw meaningful distinctions against other local districts, so the school's results are best understood against the broader state context rather than a local peer group.
The community context of Luling is shaped by significant industrial employment, particularly the Bayer chemical plant, which is a major employer. Manufacturing is the largest industry, followed by health care and educational services. Housing values in the zip code covering Lakewood are above the state benchmark, and the area is a largely middle-class suburban environment with a high homeownership rate. The district has steadily added residential development, and the opening of a new middle school in recent years reflects ongoing growth.
No recent district-level changes of lasting impact were found in publicly available information for St. Charles Parish. The district brief turned up little beyond what is already visible in the school's operations.
For a family considering Lakewood Elementary, the picture is of a solid, middle-performing suburban elementary school. Math and reading proficiency are the strongest academic indicators, while science and social studies are areas where the school posts lower scores that may warrant attention. The setting is car-dependent and residential, with industrial employers nearby and a community that has been growing steadily. The student body is economically mixed with a clear majority white enrollment, and the school draws from a parish where housing is somewhat above the state average in price. This is a school that fits a family seeking a straightforward suburban elementary experience in a parish with a single district structure, where the academic profile shows clear strengths in core literacy and numeracy and a softer performance in the content-area subjects.
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