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Which teacher or staff member at Dozier Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERMILION PARISH·NCES 220180001387
Dozier Elementary School
415 West Primeaux, Erath, LA 70533 · (337) 937-6915 · Vermilion Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
16.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
260 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 51 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
64.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -12.0pp since 2022
Math
58.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 64.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Dozier Elementary School
Dozier Elementary School's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dozier Elementary School this school | 556 | 46.8% | 59.2% |
| Drew Elementary School West Monroe | 537 | 44.9% | 62.7% |
| Benton Elementary School Benton | 595 | 45.5% | 52.8% |
| Richard Elementary School Church Point | 458 | 48.7% | 47.3% |
| South Beauregard Elementary School Longville | 644 | 47.5% | 38.3% |
| Frasch Elementary School Sulphur | 522 | 43.7% | 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 Dozier Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Vermilion Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #56 of 583 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #68 of 582 ▼ 13 | #5 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #67 of 587 ▼ 16 | #4 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #105 of 540 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #195 of 714 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #565 of 655 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.8% | #502 of 655 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #633 of 705 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #379 of 436 | #10 of 11 |
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
556
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
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 | 556 | 34.7 | 16.1:1 | 47% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 34.3 | 16.6:1 | 51% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 547 | 31.9 | 17.2:1 | 54% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 29 | 19.4:1 | 35% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 29.5 | 19.6:1 | 33% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 51% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 30 | 17.8:1 | 47% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 618 | 33 | 18.7:1 | 55% (338) |
| 1990-91 | 488 | 29 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dozier Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (579 to 556); teachers up 18% (29.5 to 34.7).
About Dozier Elementary School
Dozier Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Erath, Louisiana. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 556 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Louisiana have about 453 students on average; enrollment here is 23% higher.
Vermilion Parish enrolls 8,433 students, and its 20 schools include Dozier Elementary School.
Of every 100 students at Dozier Elementary School, about 84 are White. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 29, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. The gap from the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 2.1 students per teacher. The school reported 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Vermilion Parish, the average eligibility rate is 56%.
Dozier Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 81% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Test results at Dozier Elementary School are 8.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (59.2% actual, 50.7% predicted).
Census data for Vermilion Parish show the median household earns about $55,707 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Dozier Elementary School, Vermilion Parish has 24 public schools.
Erath Middle School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 40.9% on proficiency, and Dozier Elementary School is above that at 59.2%.
For locale, NCES codes Dozier Elementary School as Town: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 562 to 556. The ratio was 19.4:1 in 2020-21 and 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Dozier Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Vermilion Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,123
Census ACS
Median income
$55,707
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vermilion Parish
- North Vermilion High SchoolHigh · 790 students
- Leblanc Elementary SchoolElementary · 624 students
- Cecil Picard Elementary School at MauriceElementary · 592 students
- Abbeville High SchoolHigh · 569 students
- Erath High SchoolHigh · 557 students
- Kaplan Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
Other schools in Erath
- Erath High SchoolHigh · 557 students
- Erath Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
Other Dozier Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Dozier Elementary. Dozier Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Dozier Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 714 students
- Dozier Elementary SchoolMontgomery, AL · 426 students
Nearby schools
- Erath Middle School0.3 mi · 466
- Erath High School0.3 mi · 557
- Delcambre Elementary School2.6 mi · 472
- Delcambre High School2.8 mi · 454
- Leblanc Elementary School4.2 mi · 624
- Abbeville High School4.4 mi · 569
Frequently asked questions
About Dozier Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dozier Elementary School?
Dozier Elementary School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dozier Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dozier Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dozier Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dozier Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dozier Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dozier Elementary School are roughly 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Dozier Elementary School in?
Dozier Elementary School is part of Vermilion Parish.
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