Evangeline Reimagine Academy

Located at 210 West Cotton Street, in Ville Platte, Louisiana, Evangeline Reimagine Academy is a minimally staffed 6-8 campus that caters to 175 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Evangeline Parish. That puts it 60% below the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 440 students.

Evangeline Reimagine Academy is one of 13 schools operated by Evangeline Parish, a district that instructs 5,326 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Evangeline Reimagine Academy records that nearly all students (83%) are Black. Other groups include 11% White, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.7:1. The state averages around 41.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Evangeline Parish's rate of about 72%.

After controlling for student poverty, Evangeline Reimagine Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 15.9%, the actual is 9.7%, a residual of -6.2 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Evangeline Parish put median household earnings sit near $41,915, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Evangeline Parish's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,326 students), Evangeline Reimagine Academy is one campus in the mix.

Ville Platte High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Evangeline Reimagine Academy comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 28.5%.

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