Belle Place Elementary School

411 LeBourgeois Road
New Iberia, LA 70563

378 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 6th

School Overview

Belle Place Elementary School is a public elementary school and part of the Iberia Parish school district, located in New Iberia, LA with 378 students offering grade levels from PK to 06.

With 19 teachers, Belle Place Elementary School has a student/teacher ratio of about 19.7:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

378

Total Students

19.1

Full-Time Teachers

19.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

59.8%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Belle Place Elementary School
Demographic	Student Count
White	199
Hispanic	11
Black	130
Asian	14
Two or More	23
American Indian	1

White
199 (52.6 %)
Black
130 (34.4 %)
Two or More
23 (6.1 %)
Asian
14 (3.7 %)
Hispanic
11 (2.9 %)
American Indian
1 (0.3 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Iberia Parish
Phone:	(337)369-3738
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 6th
Total Students:	378
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	19.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	19.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	208
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	18

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 14

Kindergarten 53

Grade 1 54

Grade 2 61

Grade 3 54

Grade 4 50

Grade 5 40

Grade 6 52