Eaton Park Elementary School

Eaton Park Elementary School is a tight-knit elementary-level community in Abbeville, Louisiana, operated by Vermilion Parish. The school works with 376 students in grades pre-K through 2.

Eaton Park Elementary School is one of 20 schools operated by Vermilion Parish, a district that hosts 8,433 students overall.

On demographics, Eaton Park Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 19% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Eaton Park Elementary School shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Vermilion Parish's rate of about 56%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Vermilion Parish put median household earnings sit near $55,707, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Vermilion Parish's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,278 students), Eaton Park Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: J.H. Williams Middle School, around 1.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Eaton Park Elementary School.

Eaton Park Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Eaton Park Elementary School's enrollment has fell 27% since 2018, when it stood at 512 (now 376). The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 62% to 68% over that span.

On allk12, members of the Eaton Park Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.