Lafayette Parish Schools
Lafayette Parish is a public school district in Louisiana, based in Lafayette Parish (Lafayette). SchoolGrade grades 44 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Lafayette Parish on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Lafayette Parish
44 of 44 schools in Lafayette Parish carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 4B: 16C: 8D: 14F: 2
Best schools in Lafayette Parish
Statewide rankings: all 310 high schools in Louisiana · all 182 middle schools in Louisiana · all 643 elementary schools in Louisiana
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Early College Academy (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Ernest Gallet Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Broadmoor Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Green T Lindon Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Myrtle Place Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Milton Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Woodvale Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ David Thibodaux Stem Magnet Academy (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Martial Billeaud Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B L Leo Judice Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Lafayette Parish
High schools (6)
- C- Acadiana High School, Lafayette
- D+ Carencro High School, Lafayette
- B Lafayette High School, Lafayette
- D- Northside High School, Lafayette
- C+ O Comeaux High School, Lafayette
- B Southside High School, Youngsville
Middle and junior high schools (10)
- D- Acadian Middle School, Lafayette
- C+ Broussard Middle School, Broussard
- D Carencro Middle School, Carencro
- B Edgar Martin Middle School, Lafayette
- D+ Judice Middle School, Duson
- D- Lafayette Middle School, Lafayette
- B Lj Alleman Middle School, Lafayette
- C Paul Breaux Middle School, Lafayette
- D Scott Middle School, Scott
- B- Youngsville Middle School, Youngsville
Elementary and primary schools (25)
- D Alice N Boucher Elementary School, Lafayette
- A- Broadmoor Elementary School, Lafayette
- D+ Carencro Heights Elementary School, Carencro
- C Charles M Burke Elementary School, Duson
- B- Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School, Lafayette
- F Dr Raphael A Baranco Elementary School, Lafayette
- C- Duson Elementary School, Duson
- A+ Early College Academy, Lafayette
- A Ernest Gallet Elementary School, Youngsville
- D+ Evangeline Elementary School, Lafayette
- A- Green T Lindon Elementary School, Youngsville
- B- J Wallace James Elementary School, Scott
- F Jw Faulk Elementary School, Lafayette
- B- Katharine Drexel Elementary School, Broussard
- B L Leo Judice Elementary School, Scott
- D Live Oak Elementary School, Lafayette
- B+ Martial Billeaud Elementary School, Broussard
- B+ Milton Elementary School, Lafayette
- B+ Myrtle Place Elementary School, Lafayette
- C Ossun Elementary School, Lafayette
- B Prairie Elementary School, Lafayette
- B- Ridge Elementary School, Duson
- D+ Sj Montgomery Elementary School, Lafayette
- C- Westside Elementary School, Scott
- B+ Woodvale Elementary School, Lafayette
Other schools and academies (3)
- B+ David Thibodaux Stem Magnet Academy, Lafayette
- D- Edward J Sam Accelerated School Of Lafayette, Lafayette
- D- Lerosen Preparatory Academy, Lafayette
Where Lafayette Parish schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Louisiana
- County: Lafayette Parish
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 30,991 students with 1,934 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,241 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2200870
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Acadia Parish (26 schools, 21 mi)
- St. Landry Parish (33 schools, 26 mi)
- St. Martin Parish (15 schools, 28 mi)
- Vermilion Parish (20 schools, 32 mi)
- Evangeline Parish (11 schools, 41 mi)
- Iberville Parish (7 schools, 42 mi)
- Pointe Coupee Parish (5 schools, 44 mi)
- Jefferson Davis Parish (12 schools, 45 mi)
Questions about Lafayette Parish
How many schools are in Lafayette Parish?
SchoolGrade grades 44 public schools in Lafayette Parish, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Lafayette Parish serve?
The largest by graded schools: Lafayette, Duson, Scott, Youngsville, Broussard and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Lafayette Parish?
Across the 44 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 35.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34.8%. 84% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Lafayette Parish?
30,991 students were enrolled in Lafayette Parish in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Lafayette Parish?
Lafayette Parish is in Louisiana, based in Lafayette Parish, with its district office in Lafayette. Its boundary covers about 269 sq mi.