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What's something Evangeline Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
604
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFAYETTE PARISH·NCES 220087001598
Evangeline Elementary School
610 East Butcher Switch Road, Lafayette, LA 70507 · (337) 521-7670 · Lafayette Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL604 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
515 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 13% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
37.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
27.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 8 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 37.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 35.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Evangeline Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafayette Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #266 of 583 | #16 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #356 of 582 | #21 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #323 of 587 | #16 of 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #87 of 540 | #5 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 604 | #144 of 714 | #11 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #437 of 655 | #6 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #486 of 655 | #22 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #197 of 705 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #190 of 197 | #10 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
604
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 758
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 604 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 85% (515) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 43.1 | 14.9:1 | 84% (541) |
| 2022-23 | 613 | 38.3 | 16.0:1 | 84% (514) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 37 | 16.7:1 | 94% (579) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 67% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 40 | 13.1:1 | 69% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | 49 | 13.1:1 | 85% (546) |
| 2000-01 | 608 | 53 | 11.5:1 | 63% (384) |
| 1990-91 | 758 | 38 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evangeline Elementary School.
About Evangeline Elementary School
At 610 East Butcher Switch Road in Lafayette, Louisiana, Evangeline Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 604 students. Against the 453-student average for elementary schools in Louisiana, enrollment here is 33% higher.
In Lafayette Parish, 44 schools enroll a combined 29,396 students.
Black students are the large majority at Evangeline Elementary School, with 81% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 12% White, 5% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. In Lafayette Parish overall, about 25% of residents are Black. Evangeline Elementary School has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Evangeline Elementary School is 42 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.4:1. Across elementary schools in Louisiana, the average ratio is about 14.0:1. The school counts 515 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 85%. The rate at public schools in Lafayette Parish averages 59%, lower than here.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Evangeline Elementary School, the prediction is 22.9% and the result is 35.5%.
Lafayette Parish has these Census figures: median household income is about $67,451, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Evangeline Elementary School is among the 50 public schools in Lafayette Parish.
Acadian Middle School is located about 0.1 miles from Evangeline Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Evangeline Elementary School is ahead of the 19.2% nearby average, ranking 1st of 5.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 619 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 604. Students per teacher fell from 16.7 in 2020-21 to 14.4 in 2024-25.
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Lafayette Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
247,997
Census ACS
Median income
$67,451
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
35,903 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lafayette Parish
- Southside High SchoolHigh · 1,833 students
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 1,720 students
- Acadiana High SchoolHigh · 1,652 students
- David Thibodaux STEM Magnet AcademyHigh · 1,362 students
- Milton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,261 students
- Carencro High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
Other schools in Lafayette
- Lafayette Renaissance Charter AcademyCombined · 2,177 students
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 1,720 students
- Acadiana High SchoolHigh · 1,652 students
- David Thibodaux STEM Magnet AcademyHigh · 1,362 students
- Milton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,261 students
- Carencro High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
Nearby schools
- Acadian Middle School0.1 mi · 340
- Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy1.5 mi · 2,177
- Carencro High School1.8 mi · 1,116
- Live Oak Elementary School2.3 mi · 520
- Northside High School2.3 mi · 713
- Alice N. Boucher Elementary School2.4 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Evangeline Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Evangeline Elementary School?
Evangeline Elementary School enrolls approximately 604 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Evangeline Elementary School serve?
Evangeline Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Evangeline Elementary School have?
Evangeline Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Evangeline Elementary School?
At Evangeline Elementary School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 5% Hispanic, 81% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Evangeline Elementary School in?
Evangeline Elementary School is part of Lafayette Parish.
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