River Parish News

There were 1,043 multiracial students enrolled in Ascension Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 9.6% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Ascension Parish welcomed 24,068 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 4.3% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 31 schools within the parish, East Ascension High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 87 students.

According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's educational performance is among the lowest in the nation, ranking second-to-last behind Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and teacher-student ratios.

School name	% of multiracial students enrollment	Number of multiracial Students	Total Enrollment
Lakeside Primary School	7.6%	62	816
Central Primary School	7.2%	34	473
Galvez Primary School	6.3%	52	822
Bullion Primary School	6.2%	40	649
Bluff Ridge Primary School	6.2%	34	548
Sorrento Primary School	5.9%	38	640
Pecan Grove Primary School	5.6%	37	658
Dutchtown Primary School	5.6%	33	588
Gonzales Primary School	5.4%	27	504
Galvez Middle School	5.3%	41	768
G. W. Carver Primary School	5.2%	33	630
Central Middle School	5%	34	680
Oak Grove Primary School	4.8%	31	642
St. Amant Primary School	4.8%	29	604
Duplessis Primary School	4.7%	29	612
Bluff Middle School	4.6%	26	569
Dutchtown Middle School	4.4%	25	574
Prairieville Primary School	4.3%	38	880
East Ascension High School	4.2%	87	2,061
Gonzales Middle School	4.1%	32	786
Spanish Lake Primary School	4.1%	22	535
Sugar Mill Primary School	4%	23	576
Lake Elementary School	4%	36	892
St. Amant High School	3.1%	73	2,339
Donaldsonville Primary School	2.9%	11	382
Dutchtown High School	2.9%	76	2,616
Donaldsonville High School	2.3%	9	399
Prairieville Middle School	2.2%	16	737
St. Amant Middle School	2.1%	11	517
Lowery Elementary School	0.7%	2	298
Lowery Middle School	0.4%	1	273