Estherwood Elementary School

Estherwood Elementary School operates as a small K-5 school in Estherwood, Louisiana, one of the schools within Acadia Parish. Current enrollment sits at 203 students spanning grades pre-K through 7. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so Estherwood Elementary School sits 55% below that benchmark.

Acadia Parish runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 9,043 students. Estherwood Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Estherwood Elementary School lists that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at Estherwood Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Estherwood Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 34.7%; this one delivers 52.7%, a residual of +17.9 points.

In the surrounding community, Acadia Parish reports that the typical household earns roughly $45,562 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. In all, Acadia Parish runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,043 students), of which Estherwood Elementary School is one.

Midland High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Estherwood Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Estherwood Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 34.7%.

Estherwood Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Estherwood Elementary School has fell 17%, going from 245 students in 2018 to 203 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 88% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Estherwood Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.