Evangeline Elementary School

Evangeline Elementary School is an elementary school of rural-scale scale in Evangeline, Louisiana, part of Acadia Parish, serveing 159 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so Evangeline Elementary School sits 65% leaner than that benchmark.

Acadia Parish comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 9,043 students; Evangeline Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Evangeline Elementary School lists that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Evangeline Elementary School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Evangeline Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Acadia Parish's rate of about 67%.

With demographic context factored in, Evangeline Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Louisiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 45.3%; actual is 64.7%, +19.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, Acadia Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $45,562, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 20%. Across Acadia Parish's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,043 students), Evangeline Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Egan Elementary School, roughly 4.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Evangeline Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 47.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Evangeline Elementary School has declined 30%, going from 226 students in 2018 to 159 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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