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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LANDRY PARISH·NCES 220156001174
Cankton Elementary School
602 Main Street, Cankton, LA 70584 · (337) 668-4465 · St. Landry Parish
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
12.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
418 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 50 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 18% smaller than its 4th grade class (102).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
32.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
25.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 32.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Cankton Elementary School
Cankton Elementary School's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cankton Elementary School this school | 504 | 82.9% | 28.3% |
| Ossun Elementary School Lafayette | 498 | 79.3% | 38.5% |
| Caneview K-8 School Port Allen | 483 | 82.0% | 30.8% |
| Church Point Elementary School Church Point | 491 | 85.7% | 30.5% |
| Hattie A. Watts Elementary School Patterson | 601 | 80.2% | 31.0% |
| North Caddo Elementary-Middle School Vivian | 502 | 80.5% | 14.2% |
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 Cankton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Landry Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #340 of 583 | #10 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #382 of 582 ▼ 53 | #9 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #401 of 587 ▼ 4 | #10 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #159 of 540 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #252 of 714 | #4 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #269 of 655 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #88 of 655 | #1 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.9% | #226 of 705 | #9 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #277 of 436 | #10 of 11 |
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
504
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
+165% since 1990-91, when it was 190
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 504 | 39.1 | 12.9:1 | 83% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 37.1 | 13.7:1 | 77% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 569 | 31.8 | 17.9:1 | 73% (415) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 52% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 30 | 19.0:1 | 56% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 35 | 17.6:1 | 81% (497) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 29 | 18.2:1 | 82% (430) |
| 2000-01 | 166 | 10 | 16.6:1 | 64% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 190 | 12 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cankton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (569 to 504); teachers up 30% (30 to 39.1).
About Cankton Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in Cankton, Louisiana, Cankton Elementary School is part of St. Landry Parish. In all, 504 students attend the school in pre-K through 4.
St. Landry Parish counts 32 schools and 10,982 students, including Cankton Elementary School.
Black students account for 45% of enrollment at Cankton Elementary School, more than any other group. Other groups include 36% White, 15% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
There are 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.9:1. Across elementary schools in Louisiana, the average ratio is 14.0:1. Of all students at Cankton Elementary School, 83% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Cankton Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 45% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Cankton Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools: 28.3% actual against 24.6% predicted.
In St. Landry Parish, median household income comes to about $44,462, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 22%. The county's public schools total 37, with about 11,731 students.
About 4.0 miles separate Cankton Elementary School from the closest public school, Carencro Middle School. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 30.5%; Cankton Elementary School's is 28.3%, ranking 5th of 8.
Cankton Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 504, compared with 517 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.9:1) than in 2020-21 (17.2:1).
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St. Landry Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,670
Census ACS
Median income
$44,462
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
11,731 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Landry Parish
- Beau Chene High SchoolHigh · 767 students
- Opelousas Senior High SchoolHigh · 698 students
- Leonville Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Eunice High SchoolHigh · 606 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 575 students
- Lawtell Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Nearby schools
- Carencro Middle School4.0 mi · 585
- Ossun Elementary School4.1 mi · 498
- Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary4.5 mi · 705
- Sunset Middle School4.7 mi · 348
- Ecole Saint-Landry5.2 mi · 213
- Live Oak Elementary School5.5 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About Cankton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cankton Elementary School?
Cankton Elementary School enrolls approximately 504 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Cankton Elementary School serve?
Cankton Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Cankton Elementary School have?
Cankton Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Cankton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cankton Elementary School are roughly 36% White, 15% Hispanic, 45% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Cankton Elementary School public or private?
Cankton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Landry Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.