Enrollment
222
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALCASIEU PARISH·NCES 220033002292
DeQuincy Elementary School
1605 West Fourth Street, DeQuincy, LA 70633 · (337) 217-4650 · Calcasieu Parish
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
14.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
134 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 84 | 38% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 28% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 34% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
50.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
35.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 DeQuincy Elementary School
DeQuincy Elementary School's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeQuincy Elementary School this school | 222 | 60.4% | 39.7% |
| Morse Elementary School Morse | 229 | 62.0% | 43.0% |
| Jesse Owens Elementary School Gueydan | 180 | 61.7% | 38.8% |
| DeQuincy Primary School DeQuincy | 239 | 65.7% | N/A |
| Goodpine Middle School Jena | 279 | 58.4% | 44.8% |
| W. W. Stewart Elementary School Basile | 283 | 60.4% | 55.2% |
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 DeQuincy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Calcasieu Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #218 of 583 | #15 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #279 of 582 ▼ 80 | #19 of 31 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #189 of 587 ▲ 46 | #15 of 31 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #236 of 540 | #15 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 222 | #630 of 714 | #30 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #435 of 655 | #26 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.6% | #504 of 655 | #25 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #536 of 705 | #21 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #196 of 436 | #16 of 29 |
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
222
+8 (+4%) vs 2020
-35% since 2010-11, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 222 | 15.4 | 14.4:1 | 60% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 13.9 | 14.9:1 | 56% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 12 | 18.0:1 | 55% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 11 | 19.4:1 | 98% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 15.6 | 17.3:1 | 34% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 278 | N/A | N/A | 37% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 19 | 18.0:1 | 57% (196) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DeQuincy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (270 to 222); teachers down 1% (15.6 to 15.4).
About DeQuincy Elementary School
DeQuincy Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in DeQuincy, Louisiana. The school serves grades 3 through 5. Enrollment is 222 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana enroll about 453 students on average.
DeQuincy Elementary School is one of the 56 schools that make up Calcasieu Parish (27,851 students in total).
DeQuincy Elementary School is 84% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 10% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. In Calcasieu Parish overall, about 66% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
Its staff includes 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.4 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Louisiana is similar, at 14.0:1. Roughly 60% of students at DeQuincy Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Calcasieu Parish is similar, at 59%.
On the allk12 Grade, DeQuincy Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For DeQuincy Elementary School, the prediction is 40.9% and the result is 39.7%.
The school is in Calcasieu Parish, where median household income comes to about $67,564, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Calcasieu Parish's 61 public schools enroll about 30,278 students and include DeQuincy Elementary School.
DeQuincy Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from DeQuincy Middle School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 39.7% is above the 32.6% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 214 to 222, a 4% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 19.4:1 in 2020-21 to 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Calcasieu Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,088
Census ACS
Median income
$67,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
30,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calcasieu Parish
- Sulphur High SchoolHigh · 1,911 students
- Alfred M. Barbe High SchoolHigh · 1,908 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 1,141 students
- S. J. Welsh Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Iowa High SchoolHigh · 1,007 students
- Moss Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 969 students
Other schools in DeQuincy
- DeQuincy High SchoolHigh · 279 students
- DeQuincy Primary SchoolElementary · 239 students
- DeQuincy Middle SchoolMiddle · 208 students
Nearby schools
- DeQuincy Middle School0.1 mi · 208
- DeQuincy High School0.9 mi · 279
- DeQuincy Primary School1.8 mi · 239
- LeBlanc Middle School14.1 mi · 366
- Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children14.1 mi · 19
- Singer High School14.8 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About DeQuincy Elementary SchoolHow large is DeQuincy Elementary School?
DeQuincy Elementary School enrolls approximately 222 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does DeQuincy Elementary School serve?
DeQuincy Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at DeQuincy Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at DeQuincy Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at DeQuincy Elementary School?
Student demographics at DeQuincy Elementary School are roughly 84% White, 3% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees DeQuincy Elementary School?
DeQuincy Elementary School is overseen by Calcasieu Parish in Calcasieu Parish.
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