D.C. Reeves Elementary School

D.C. Reeves Elementary School is one of the substantial primary schools in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, run under Tangipahoa Parish, with 688 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 4. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so D.C. Reeves Elementary School sits 52% above that benchmark.

Across the 32 schools in Tangipahoa Parish (19,077 students total), D.C. Reeves Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, D.C. Reeves Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Black at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 38% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, D.C. Reeves Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.2%; this one delivers 26.7%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Tangipahoa Parish shows median household income runs about $56,760, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Tangipahoa Parish runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,077 students), of which D.C. Reeves Elementary School is one.

Ponchatoula Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts D.C. Reeves Elementary School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 16.0%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at D.C. Reeves Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 691 students in 2018 to 688 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 55% to 38% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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