Doyle Elementary School

Doyle Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Livingston, Louisiana, overseen by Livingston Parish. The school instructs 580 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so Doyle Elementary School sits 28% larger than that benchmark.

Doyle Elementary School is one of 43 schools operated by Livingston Parish, a district that serves 27,209 students overall.

Demographically, Doyle Elementary School reports that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Doyle Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.0%, the actual is 39.3%, a residual of +7.3 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Livingston Parish put median household earnings sit near $80,122, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Livingston Parish's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,209 students), Doyle Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Doyle High School, around 0.8 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Doyle Elementary School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 40.5%.

Doyle Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Doyle Elementary School has ticked down 3%, going from 597 students in 2018 to 580 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 94% to 86% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.