Delcambre Elementary School

Delcambre Elementary School operates as a mid-sized primary school in Delcambre, Louisiana, operated by Iberia Parish. Current enrollment sits at 472 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 23 schools in Iberia Parish (11,037 students total), Delcambre Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Delcambre Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Delcambre Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Delcambre Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Louisiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 41.3%; Delcambre Elementary School posts 65.7%, +24.4 points above that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Vermilion Parish put the typical household earns roughly $55,707 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Delcambre Elementary School is one of 24 public schools in Vermilion Parish (combined enrollment of about 10,278 students).

The closest other public school is Delcambre High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Delcambre Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 43.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. Delcambre Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 487 (now 472). White enrollment moved from 76% to 71% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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