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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALCASIEU PARISH·NCES 220033000232
Frasch Elementary School
540 S Huntington, Sulphur, LA 70663 · (337) 217-4550 · Calcasieu Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
12.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
228 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
58.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
53.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Frasch Elementary School
Frasch Elementary School's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frasch Elementary School this school | 522 | 43.7% | 55.2% |
| Choudrant Elementary School Choudrant | 536 | 41.8% | 51.2% |
| Drew Elementary School West Monroe | 537 | 44.9% | 62.7% |
| Benton Elementary School Benton | 595 | 45.5% | 52.8% |
| Norco Elementary School Norco | 501 | 38.5% | 57.3% |
| Kiroli Elementary School West Monroe | 450 | 47.1% | 47.8% |
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 Frasch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Calcasieu Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #74 of 583 | #5 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #99 of 582 ▼ 28 | #7 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #96 of 587 ▼ 43 | #5 of 31 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #152 of 540 | #9 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #228 of 714 | #11 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #168 of 655 | #13 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.9% | #477 of 655 | #23 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #650 of 705 | #31 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #223 of 436 | #17 of 29 |
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
522
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 522 | 43.5 | 12.0:1 | 44% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 43.8 | 12.7:1 | 45% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 39.1 | 13.8:1 | 47% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 87% (448) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 40 | 15.5:1 | 43% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 654 | 53 | 12.3:1 | 45% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 679 | 43 | 15.8:1 | 49% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 38% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 537 | 29 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frasch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (621 to 522); teachers up 9% (40 to 43.5).
About Frasch Elementary School
Frasch Elementary School is an elementary school in Sulphur, Louisiana, according to federal school records. Enrollment is 522 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
Within Calcasieu Parish, Frasch Elementary School is one of 56 schools. The district enrolls 27,851 students.
The large majority of students at Frasch Elementary School, 80%, are White. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Calcasieu Parish as a whole is about 66% White, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Frasch Elementary School comes in at 34%.
Staffing totals 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. That ratio is under the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Frasch Elementary School is 44%. The average for public schools in Calcasieu Parish is 59%.
Frasch Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 74% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Frasch Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.2%, compared with a predicted 52.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Louisiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Calcasieu Parish show that median household income is about $67,564, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 61 public schools operate in Calcasieu Parish, serving about 30,278 students.
Sulphur High School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Frasch Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Frasch Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
Frasch Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 515 to 522, a small change. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.7:1 to 12.0:1.
Discussions about Frasch Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Calcasieu Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,088
Census ACS
Median income
$67,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
30,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calcasieu Parish
- Sulphur High SchoolHigh · 1,911 students
- Alfred M. Barbe High SchoolHigh · 1,908 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 1,141 students
- S. J. Welsh Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Iowa High SchoolHigh · 1,007 students
- Moss Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 969 students
Other schools in Sulphur
- Sulphur High SchoolHigh · 1,911 students
- W. W. Lewis Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Maplewood ElementaryElementary · 640 students
- E. K. Key Elementary SchoolElementary · 546 students
- Cypress Cove Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- W. T. Henning Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
Nearby schools
- Sulphur High School0.2 mi · 1,911
- E. K. Key Elementary School0.8 mi · 546
- W. W. Lewis Middle School1.0 mi · 757
- W. T. Henning Elementary School1.1 mi · 369
- LeBlanc Middle School1.2 mi · 366
- Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children1.2 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About Frasch Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Frasch Elementary School?
Frasch Elementary School enrolls approximately 522 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Frasch Elementary School serve?
Frasch Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Frasch Elementary School have?
Frasch Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Frasch Elementary School?
Student demographics at Frasch Elementary School are roughly 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Frasch Elementary School?
Frasch Elementary School is overseen by Calcasieu Parish in Calcasieu Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.