East Elementary School

East Elementary School operates as a close-knit K-5 school in Eunice, Louisiana, run under St. Landry Parish. Current enrollment sits at 310 students spanning grades K through 4. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so East Elementary School sits 32% smaller than that benchmark.

East Elementary School is one of 32 schools operated by St. Landry Parish, a district that serves 10,982 students overall.

Looking at the student body, East Elementary School reports that 48% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 42% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 40%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), East Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Louisiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 22.5%; actual is 42.3%, +19.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (St. Landry Parish) logs that median household earnings sit near $44,462, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. East Elementary School is one of 37 public schools in St. Landry Parish (combined enrollment of about 11,731 students).

Central Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around East Elementary School. On composite proficiency, East Elementary School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 30.2%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 15%: 270 students in 2018 compared to 310 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 47% to 42% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.