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Early College Academy School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
320 Devalcourt Drive
Lafayette, LA 70506
Phone
(337) 521-8956
District
Lafayette Parish
County
LAFAYETTE PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
260
Classroom Teachers
8

* Early College Academy School is one of the top 100 best public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.6% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Early College Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
98%
40%
98%
44%
97%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

100 80 60 40 20 0
96%
40%
99%
48%
93%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

40 30 20 10 0
33
16
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 75 28.8%
Grade 10 71 27.3%
Grade 11 49 18.8%
Grade 12 65 25.0%
Total 260 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 68.8% 43.2% 43.7%
Black 21.7% 41.6% 42.9%
Hispanic 3.3% 12.2% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.3% 2.6% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 32.7% 58.8% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 24.2% 52.8% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.5% 6.0% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 245,075 4,573,749
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 911.6 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 6.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.6% 19.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.6% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 14.3% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 99,357 1,783,168
Single Parent Households With Children 9.7% 10.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.9% 86.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.9% 26.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.2% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.4% 14.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.8% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.9% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.2% 14.0%
$15,000 or less 12.0% 13.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,932 $214,841,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $26,143,000 6.0%
Staff $605 $18,760,000 4.3%
General Administration $222 $6,876,000 1.6%
School Administration $731 $22,655,000 5.2%
Operation $1,001 $31,012,000 7.1%
Transportation $602 $18,651,000 4.3%
Other $279 $8,631,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,283 $132,728,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,787 $86,379,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $14,002 $433,948,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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