Photo: Lane Lefort, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domainDes Allemands’s public schools outscore 85% of Louisiana districts
In Des Allemands, 40% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Louisiana average (32%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Des Allemands, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Louisiana, not nationally.
From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Des Allemands’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 108 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Des Allemands’s, its schools beat 73%, lower than their 85% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 53% and math 40% across both districts in spring 2022, against 42% and 32% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
St. Charles Parish spends $24,962 per student and Lafourche Parish $12,829, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Des Allemands’s grade
A: better than 85% of Louisiana school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Louisiana average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Des Allemands, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Des Allemands
Allemands Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 241 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Des Allemands
Allemands Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 241 students · 8:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Des Allemands
Allemands Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 241 students · 8:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Des Allemands
Allemands Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 241 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Des Allemands runs its own schools through grade 12 (St. Charles Parish School District). From grade PK, students attend the Lafourche Parish School District, shared with Golden Meadow, Lockport and Thibodaux. Its elementary school is in Luling. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Des Allemands
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Des Allemands vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Des Allemands’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Des Allemands | A | St. Charles Parish PK–12 · Lafourche Parish PK–12 |
Every school in Des Allemands
35 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Des Allemands’s schools
Are Des Allemands’s schools good?
By Louisiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Des Allemands children attend outscore 85% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Des Allemands in?
Two districts: St. Charles Parish School District runs grades PK–12, and Lafourche Parish School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Golden Meadow, Lockport and Thibodaux.
Where do Des Allemands kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Destrehan High School, Hahnville High School, Central Lafourche High School, Thibodaux High School and South Lafourche High School.
What is Des Allemands’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Lafourche Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.
How much does Des Allemands spend per student?
$24,962 in St. Charles Parish School District and $12,829 in Lafourche Parish School District (FY2024), against $15,623 across Louisiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Des Allemands families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.