Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIENVILLE PARISH·NCES 220021000094
Crawford Elementary School
935 Daniel Street, Arcadia, LA 71001 · (318) 263-8757 · Bienville Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
9.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
250 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
31.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
32.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 31.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Crawford Elementary School
Crawford Elementary School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Elementary School this school | 278 | 89.9% | 33.5% |
| Rosenwald Elementary School New Roads | 303 | 91.4% | 14.0% |
| Brentwood Elementary School Lake Charles | 272 | 93.0% | 20.7% |
| St. Landry Charter School Opelousas | 315 | 91.1% | N/A |
| Midway Professional Development Center Shreveport | 234 | 91.5% | 14.2% |
| Lowery Elementary School Donaldsonville | 307 | 91.9% | 22.0% |
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 Crawford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #289 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #308 of 582 ▼ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #406 of 587 ▼ 102 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #170 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #563 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #30 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #575 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #126 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #146 of 197 |
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
278
+41 (+17%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 278 | 29 | 9.6:1 | 90% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 28.9 | 9.3:1 | 72% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 27 | 10.4:1 | 89% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 23 | 10.3:1 | 62% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 22 | 12.1:1 | 71% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 36 | 8.1:1 | 80% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 94% (321) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 25 | 15.3:1 | 89% (340) |
| 1990-91 | 663 | 35 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crawford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (265 to 278); teachers up 32% (22 to 29).
About Crawford Elementary School
This page covers Crawford Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school in Arcadia, Louisiana. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 278 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Louisiana have about 453 students on average; enrollment here is 39% lower.
The district, Bienville Parish, operates 7 schools serving 1,799 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Crawford Elementary School is Black, at 91%. After that, the student body is 6% White. Among all residents of Bienville Parish, the Black share is about 40%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
Teacher count: 29 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.6:1. Compared with the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 90%. Among public schools in Bienville Parish, the average eligibility rate is 73%.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Crawford Elementary School outscored 64%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Crawford Elementary School is 19.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.5%.
Bienville Parish is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $35,011 a year, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Bienville Parish number 9, with about 1,799 students.
The closest school to Crawford Elementary School is Arcadia High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Crawford Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within ten miles. Crawford Elementary School's average proficiency of 33.5% compares with 30.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes Crawford Elementary School as Rural: Remote.
The school's student count increased 17% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bienville Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,638
Census ACS
Median income
$35,011
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bienville Parish
- Castor High SchoolCombined · 417 students
- Saline High SchoolCombined · 303 students
- Arcadia High SchoolHigh · 248 students
- Ringgold High SchoolHigh · 219 students
- Ringgold Elementary SchoolElementary · 195 students
- Gibsland-Coleman High SchoolCombined · 139 students
Other Crawford Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Crawford Elementary. Crawford Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Crawford Elementary SchoolAURORA, CO · 567 students
- CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRUSSELLVILLE, AR · 399 students
- Crawford Elementary SchoolCRAWFORD, TX · 278 students
- CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRAWFORD, NE · 87 students
Nearby schools
- Arcadia High School0.1 mi · 248
- Simsboro High School7.2 mi · 532
- Gibsland-Coleman High School9.1 mi · 139
- Lincoln Preparatory School12.5 mi · 684
- Ruston Junior High School13.5 mi · 585
- Cypress Springs Elementary School14.3 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About Crawford Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Crawford Elementary School?
Crawford Elementary School enrolls approximately 278 students in grades PK-05.
Is Crawford Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crawford Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Crawford Elementary School have?
Crawford Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crawford Elementary School?
At Crawford Elementary School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 1% Hispanic, 91% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Crawford Elementary School?
Crawford Elementary School is overseen by Bienville Parish in Bienville Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.