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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Bayou Chicot Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
661
Elementary
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANGELINE PARISH·NCES 220063000471
Bayou Chicot Elementary School
4576 Highway 167 North, Ville Platte, LA 70586 · (337) 461-2687 · Evangeline Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL661 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
413 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 111 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 65% smaller than its 8th grade class (111).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
41.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
34.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 32.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bayou Chicot Elementary School
Bayou Chicot Elementary School's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou Chicot Elementary School this school | 661 | 62.5% | 36.2% |
| Thomas Elementary School Franklinton | 721 | 63.5% | 29.5% |
| Woodlawn Elementary School West Monroe | 508 | 61.6% | 38.5% |
| French Settlement Elementary School French Settlement | 530 | 64.7% | 43.2% |
| Iota Elementary School Iota | 585 | 56.8% | 49.5% |
| North Live Oak Elementary School Denham Springs | 615 | 65.0% | 55.3% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bayou Chicot Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Evangeline Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #260 of 583 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #290 of 582 ▼ 9 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #274 of 587 ▼ 62 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #242 of 540 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 661 | #97 of 714 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #540 of 655 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.5% | #557 of 655 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #509 of 705 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #298 of 436 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
661
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 23.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 661 | 42.2 | 15.7:1 | 62% (413) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 43.5 | 15.8:1 | 57% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 661 | 33.6 | 19.7:1 | 57% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 680 | 29 | 23.4:1 | 39% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 735 | 30 | 24.5:1 | 69% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 49 | 15.7:1 | 67% (515) |
| 2010-11 | 860 | 46 | 18.7:1 | 74% (637) |
| 2000-01 | 498 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 65% (323) |
| 1990-91 | 466 | 33 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bayou Chicot Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (735 to 661); teachers up 41% (30 to 42.2).
About Bayou Chicot Elementary School
Bayou Chicot Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Ville Platte, Louisiana. Grades offered run from pre-K through 8, with 661 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana average about 453 students.
Evangeline Parish is the local district for Bayou Chicot Elementary School. It runs 13 schools with 5,326 students.
About 90% of the student body at Bayou Chicot Elementary School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Black and 3% multiracial. In Evangeline Parish overall, about 65% of residents are White. Bayou Chicot Elementary School's diversity index is 18%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Bayou Chicot Elementary School was 15.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Louisiana have 14.0:1, compared with 15.7:1 here. Bayou Chicot Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 62%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Evangeline Parish is 72%.
Bayou Chicot Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 45% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Bayou Chicot Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.2%, compared with a predicted 39.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Louisiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Evangeline Parish show that the median household income is $41,915, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 19% of residents are in poverty. Evangeline Parish is home to 13 public schools and about 5,326 public school students.
The school nearest to Bayou Chicot Elementary School is Pine Prairie High School, at a distance of about 4.6 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number 6. Ranked by average proficiency, Bayou Chicot Elementary School places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Bayou Chicot Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 661, a 3% decrease from 680 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 23.4 to 15.7 over 4 years.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Bayou Chicot Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Evangeline Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,060
Census ACS
Median income
$41,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,326 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evangeline Parish
- Pine Prairie High SchoolCombined · 757 students
- Mamou High SchoolHigh · 443 students
- Basile High SchoolHigh · 432 students
- James Stephens Montessori SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Ville Platte High SchoolHigh · 419 students
- Mamou Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
Other schools in Ville Platte
- James Stephens Montessori SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Ville Platte High SchoolHigh · 419 students
- Vidrine Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Ville Platte Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
- Evangeline Reimagine AcademyMiddle · 175 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Prairie High School4.6 mi · 757
- Vidrine Elementary School8.8 mi · 359
- James Stephens Montessori School9.1 mi · 421
- Ville Platte High School9.8 mi · 419
- Evangeline Reimagine Academy9.8 mi · 175
- Ville Platte Elementary School9.9 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Bayou Chicot Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bayou Chicot Elementary School?
Bayou Chicot Elementary School enrolls approximately 661 students in grades PK-08.
Is Bayou Chicot Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bayou Chicot Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bayou Chicot Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bayou Chicot Elementary School is approximately 15.7:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bayou Chicot Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bayou Chicot Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Bayou Chicot Elementary School in?
Bayou Chicot Elementary School is part of Evangeline Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.