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Gonzales Primary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

521 North Burnside Avenue, Gonzales, LA 70737 · (225) 391-6700 · Part of Ascension Parish School District

Gonzales’ School Grade A better than 91% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
455
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Gonzales Primary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 50% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Gonzales kids: Gonzales Middle School

On the path

Where Gonzales kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Gonzales Primary SchoolYou are here
6–8Gonzales Middle School664 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

521 North Burnside Avenue, Gonzales

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten80
Grade 155
Grade 266
Grade 371
Grade 477
Grade 567
Enrollment over time
478’20
480’21
526’22
496’23
455’24

Down 4.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 64%Hispanic 18%White 12%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gonzales Primary School from Gonzales families.

Other schools in Ascension Parish School District

The district →
Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · St. Amant
A
1,096 students14:1
Prairieville Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Prairieville
A
865 students13:1
Galvez Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Prairieville
A
783 students15:1
Oak Grove Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Prairieville
A+
725 students15:1
Bluff Ridge Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Prairieville
A+
677 students15:1
Sugar Mill Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Prairieville
644 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Gonzales’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.