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What's one thing Central Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OUACHITA PARISH·NCES 220120000986
Central Elementary School
1163 Highway 151 S, Calhoun, LA 71225 · (318) 644-5842 · Ouachita Parish
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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.
- DBeats 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
19.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
214 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 125 | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 151 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 154 | 36% |
Student demographics
23%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
40.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
28.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
48.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 430 | 49.8% | 36.2% |
| Richard Elementary School Church Point | 458 | 48.7% | 47.3% |
| Pierre Part Elementary School Pierre Part | 480 | 51.9% | 46.2% |
| Fifth Ward Junior High School Bush | 440 | 52.3% | 45.8% |
| Calhoun Elementary School Calhoun | 420 | 54.0% | N/A |
| LeBleu Settlement Elementary School Lake Charles | 386 | 53.6% | 66.8% |
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 Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ouachita Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #261 of 583 | #12 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #346 of 582 ▼ 18 | #13 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #291 of 587 ▼ 35 | #14 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #230 of 540 | #12 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #346 of 714 | #12 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #639 of 655 | #30 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #530 of 655 | #15 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #616 of 705 | #31 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #197 of 197 | #9 of 9 |
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
430
+41 (+11%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 614
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 430 | 21.9 | 19.6:1 | 50% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 25.3 | 18.5:1 | 51% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 20.7 | 21.2:1 | 58% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 19 | 20.5:1 | 34% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 20.2 | 21.3:1 | 54% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | N/A | N/A | 59% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 24 | 19.6:1 | 50% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 756 | 48 | 15.8:1 | 43% (324) |
| 1990-91 | 614 | 33 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (429 to 430); teachers up 9% (20.2 to 21.9).
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Calhoun, Louisiana. The school had 430 students in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25.
The 36 schools of Ouachita Parish, including Central Elementary School, enroll 17,435 students.
Federal enrollment data show Central Elementary School is 87% White. Other students are 6% Black and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Ouachita Parish residents are about 56% White. The school's diversity index is 23%, meaning two students picked at random have a 23% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.6:1, with 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Central Elementary School is 50%. On average, public schools in Ouachita Parish report 67%.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, Central Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 48.5% for a school in Louisiana with Central Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Central Elementary School posts 36.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Ouachita Parish, the median household income is $54,688, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ouachita Parish is home to 59 public schools and about 25,952 public school students.
The shortest distance from Central Elementary School to another public school is about 1.7 miles, to Calhoun Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Central Elementary School comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 41 students since 2020-21, to 430.
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Ouachita Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,480
Census ACS
Median income
$54,688
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
25,952 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ouachita Parish
- West Monroe High SchoolHigh · 2,041 students
- Ouachita Parish High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- West Ouachita High SchoolHigh · 968 students
- Sterlington Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
- West Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Claiborne SchoolElementary · 643 students
Other schools in Calhoun
- Calhoun Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Calhoun Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 58th largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolDubberly, LA · 427 students
- Central Elementary SchoolBogalusa, LA · 416 students
- Central Elementary SchoolCarrollton, GA · 991 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.ST CHARLES, MO · 865 students
- Central ElementaryBanning, CA · 782 students
Nearby schools
- Calhoun Elementary School1.7 mi · 420
- Calhoun Middle School2.0 mi · 423
- West Ouachita High School4.1 mi · 968
- Drew Elementary School7.7 mi · 537
- West Ridge Middle School8.2 mi · 681
- Choudrant Elementary School8.8 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Central Elementary School?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at Central Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Elementary School?
At Central Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 2% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Central Elementary School public or private?
Central Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ouachita Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.