Enrollment
73
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH·NCES 220081000563
Fenton Elementary School
509 First Street, Fenton, LA 70640 · (337) 756-2326 · Jefferson Davis Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL73 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
6.1:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
51 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 3 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 4 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (10).
Student demographics
63%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Fenton Elementary School→Welsh High School
Based on grade levels within Jefferson Davis Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
18.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -29.0pp since 2022
Math
30.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 29 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 18.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Schools most like Fenton Elementary School
Fenton Elementary School's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fenton Elementary School this school | 73 | 69.9% | 29.7% |
| The MAX Charter School Thibodaux | 100 | 67.0% | N/A |
| Dubach School Dubach | 134 | 76.1% | 35.2% |
| North Webster Upper Elementary School Cotton Valley | 140 | 72.9% | 29.7% |
| Seventh Ward Elementary School Abbeville | 163 | 73.6% | 61.3% |
| East Leesville Early Childhood Center Leesville | 176 | 67.0% | N/A |
Matched among Louisiana elementary 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 Fenton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 73 | #711 of 714 |
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. 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
73
-67 (-48%) vs 2020
-71% since 1990-91, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
6.1:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 73 | 12 | 6.1:1 | 70% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 99 | 12.1 | 8.2:1 | 59% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 105 | 11.2 | 9.4:1 | 79% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 140 | 10 | 14.0:1 | 71% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 120 | 10.1 | 11.9:1 | 74% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 148 | 11 | 13.4:1 | 77% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 131 | 11 | 11.9:1 | 69% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 146 | 9 | 16.2:1 | 66% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 251 | 23 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fenton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (120 to 73); teachers up 20% (10.1 to 12).
About Fenton Elementary School
Fenton Elementary School is a small elementary school in Jefferson Davis Parish, located in Fenton, Louisiana. Classes run from pre-K through 8, and the school has 73 students. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 453 students, so this school is 84% smaller than average.
Fenton Elementary School is in Jefferson Davis Parish, a district with 5,210 students across 12 schools.
White students are the majority at Fenton Elementary School, with 53% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 26% Black, 11% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Native American. The school's White share is 24 points below the 77% share among Jefferson Davis Parish residents. Fenton Elementary School's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 12 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 6.1:1. That is lower than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 70%. For comparison, public schools in Jefferson Davis Parish average 58%.
Fenton Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Fenton Elementary School is 4.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 29.7%. Predicted: 34.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Jefferson Davis Parish show that the median household income is $57,341, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Fenton Elementary School is one of 12 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Kinder High School, about 8.7 miles away. Within ten miles are 4 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Fenton Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Fenton Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 140 students at Fenton Elementary School; in 2024-25, 73. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.0:1 to 6.1:1 over the same years.
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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
- Kinder High School8.7 mi · 388
- Lacassine High School9.0 mi · 587
- Kinder Elementary School9.6 mi · 524
- Kinder Middle School9.6 mi · 333
- Iowa High School10.1 mi · 1,007
- J. I. Watson Elementary School10.5 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Fenton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Fenton Elementary School?
Fenton Elementary School enrolls approximately 73 students in grades PK-08.
Is Fenton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fenton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Fenton Elementary School?
Approximately 6.1:1 students per teacher at Fenton Elementary School.
How diverse is Fenton Elementary School?
Fenton Elementary School reports a student body of 53% White, 5% Hispanic, 26% Black, 11% Two or more.
What district is Fenton Elementary School in?
Fenton Elementary School is part of Jefferson Davis Parish.
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