Dorseyville Elementary School

As an average-sized elementary-level community in White Castle, Louisiana, Dorseyville Elementary School hosts 402 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of Iberville Parish.

Within Iberville Parish, which oversees 8 schools and 4,076 students, Dorseyville Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Dorseyville Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (85%). Other groups include 11% White, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 43% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.6:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Iberville Parish (around 75%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dorseyville Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.7%, the actual is 33.3%, a residual of +10.6 points.

In the broader community, Iberville Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $54,000, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Dorseyville Elementary School is one of 9 public schools in Iberville Parish (combined enrollment of about 4,589 students).

The closest other public school is White Castle High School, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dorseyville Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 25.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dorseyville Elementary School has edged down 18%, going from 492 students in 2018 to 402 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Dorseyville Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.