Enrollment
245
High
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH·NCES 220081000561
Elton High School
903 Second Street, Elton, LA 70532 · (337) 584-2991 · Jefferson Davis Parish
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Louisiana public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
142 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 32 | 13% |
Student demographics
69%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
40.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +12.0pp since 2022
Math
29.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 18.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Elton High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elton High School this school | 245 | 58.0% | 26.7% |
| Vinton High School Vinton | 242 | 58.3% | N/A |
| Many High School Many | 320 | 61.9% | N/A |
| Mangham High School Mangham | 294 | 59.5% | N/A |
| Winnfield High School Winnfield | 350 | 63.4% | N/A |
| North Caddo High School Vivian | 306 | 65.4% | N/A |
Matched among Louisiana high 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 Elton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #37 of 65 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #34 of 69 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #31 of 70 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #5 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #230 of 267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #109 of 240 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #10 of 240 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #184 of 258 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #117 of 156 |
Ranked against other public high 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
245
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 289
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 245 | 17.3 | 14.2:1 | 58% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 18.4 | 14.1:1 | 62% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 15.1 | 17.1:1 | 70% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 249 | 15 | 16.6:1 | 48% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 260 | 14.5 | 17.9:1 | 60% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 234 | N/A | N/A | 57% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 50% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 316 | 19 | 16.6:1 | 50% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 289 | 24 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elton High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (260 to 245); teachers up 19% (14.5 to 17.3).
About Elton High School
Elton High School is a small high school with an address in Elton, Louisiana. The school enrolls 245 students, from grades 6 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Louisiana) has about 711 students.
Jefferson Davis Parish runs 12 schools with a combined 5,210 students. Elton High School is one of them.
Elton High School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 47%. The school is also 24% Black, 15% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 6% Native American. The White share of the county population is higher, at 77%. The chance that two students picked at random at Elton High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.2:1, with 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in Louisiana, the typical ratio is 18.0:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Elton High School is 58%. Across public schools in Jefferson Davis Parish, the average is about the same, 58%.
Elton High School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 33% of Louisiana public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Elton High School is a bottom-10% school in Louisiana on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.7% against a predicted 42.6%.
Within Jefferson Davis Parish, median household income is about $57,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Federal data list 12 public schools in Jefferson Davis Parish, with a combined enrollment of about 5,210.
The closest public school to Elton High School is Elton Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Within ten miles of Elton High School, there are 7 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Elton High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 249 in 2020-21 and 245 in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 16.6:1 to 14.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Elton High School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jefferson Davis Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,924
Census ACS
Median income
$57,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jennings Elementary SchoolElementary · 976 students
- Jennings High SchoolHigh · 775 students
- Lacassine High SchoolCombined · 587 students
- Hathaway High SchoolCombined · 566 students
- Welsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Lake Arthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
Nearby schools
- Elton Elementary School0.9 mi · 221
- W. W. Stewart Elementary School5.1 mi · 283
- Basile High School5.7 mi · 432
- Allen Correctional Center8.2 mi · 6
- Hathaway High School8.9 mi · 566
- Kinder Middle School9.0 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About Elton High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elton High School?
Elton High School enrolls approximately 245 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Elton High School serve?
Elton High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elton High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elton High School is approximately 14.2:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Elton High School?
Student demographics at Elton High School are roughly 47% White, 7% Hispanic, 24% Black, 0% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Elton High School public or private?
Elton High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson Davis Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.