Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFAYETTE PARISH·NCES 220087000671
Duson Elementary School
301 Fourth Street, Duson, LA 70529 · (337) 521-7660 · Lafayette Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
15.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
170 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
49.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
57.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 49.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 46.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Louisiana's top 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 Duson Elementary School
Duson Elementary School's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duson Elementary School this school | 229 | 74.2% | 48.8% |
| Holly Ridge Elementary School Rayville | 232 | 75.0% | 34.8% |
| Oberlin Elementary School Oberlin | 262 | 71.0% | 45.2% |
| Mooringsport Elementary School Mooringsport | 259 | 76.4% | 19.8% |
| Raceland Upper Elementary School Raceland | 302 | 78.1% | 42.3% |
| Seventh Ward Elementary School Abbeville | 163 | 73.6% | 61.3% |
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 Duson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafayette Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #115 of 583 | #10 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #72 of 582 ▲ 20 | #7 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #205 of 587 ▼ 68 | #12 of 24 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #96 of 540 | #5 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #623 of 714 | #26 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #499 of 655 | #9 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #250 of 655 | #15 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.2% | #352 of 705 | #10 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #414 of 436 | #14 of 14 |
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
229
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 270
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 229 | 15.1 | 15.2:1 | 74% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 16.2 | 14.0:1 | 75% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 15.3 | 15.8:1 | 74% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 226 | 13 | 17.4:1 | 92% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 233 | 14 | 16.6:1 | 75% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 215 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 71% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 222 | 16 | 13.9:1 | 79% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 274 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 68% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 270 | 16 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Duson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (233 to 229); teachers up 8% (14 to 15.1).
About Duson Elementary School
Located in Duson, Louisiana, Duson Elementary School is a small elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 229 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Louisiana have about 453 students on average; enrollment here is 49% lower.
Duson Elementary School is one school in a 44-school district, Lafayette Parish, which enrolls 29,396 students.
More than half of enrollment at Duson Elementary School is White: 60%. The remaining shares are 28% Black and 11% Hispanic. In Lafayette Parish overall, the White share is about 63%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
Duson Elementary School reports a ratio of 15.2 students per teacher, from 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 1.3 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Duson Elementary School, 74% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Lafayette Parish is 59%.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Duson Elementary School outscored 92%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Duson Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Louisiana. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.8%, against a prediction of 30.9%.
Lafayette Parish is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $67,451, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Lafayette Parish's 50 public schools enroll about 35,903 students and include Duson Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Duson Elementary School is closest to Charles M. Burke Elementary School, about 4.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Duson Elementary School is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (226) and 2024-25 (229). The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.4:1 to 15.2:1 over the same years.
The discussion board for Duson Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lafayette Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
247,997
Census ACS
Median income
$67,451
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
35,903 students
Quick facts
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- Charles M. Burke Elementary School4.1 mi · 564
- Mire Elementary School4.2 mi · 662
- Westside Elementary School4.7 mi · 597
- Rayne High School5.1 mi · 653
- Central Rayne Kindergarten School5.2 mi · 173
- L. Leo Judice Elementary School5.2 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About Duson Elementary SchoolHow large is Duson Elementary School?
Duson Elementary School enrolls approximately 229 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Duson Elementary School serve?
Duson Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Duson Elementary School have?
Duson Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Duson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Duson Elementary School are roughly 60% White, 11% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Duson Elementary School public or private?
Duson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lafayette Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.