Enrollment
269
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LANDRY PARISH·NCES 220156001184
Grand Coteau Elementary School
238 Church Street, Grand Coteau, LA 70541 · (337) 662-5421 · St. Landry Parish
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
12.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
209 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 33 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 7% smaller than its 4th grade class (56).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
37.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
30.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +3.0pp 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 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 37.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Grand Coteau Elementary School
Grand Coteau Elementary School's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Coteau Elementary School this school | 269 | 77.7% | 32.5% |
| Boley Elementary School West Monroe | 279 | 78.9% | 52.3% |
| Grand Prairie Elementary School Washington | 264 | 75.0% | 45.2% |
| Fort Necessity School Fort Necessity | 254 | 79.9% | 14.2% |
| Raceland Lower Elementary School Raceland | 330 | 74.5% | N/A |
| Raceland Upper Elementary School Raceland | 302 | 78.1% | 42.3% |
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 Grand Coteau Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Landry Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #297 of 583 | #8 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #328 of 582 ▼ 32 | #7 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #328 of 587 ▼ 15 | #8 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #178 of 540 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #578 of 714 | #9 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #194 of 655 | #4 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #200 of 655 | #5 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.7% | #312 of 705 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #245 of 436 | #9 of 11 |
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
269
-39 (-13%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 269 | 22 | 12.2:1 | 78% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 21.5 | 12.3:1 | 72% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 18.2 | 15.0:1 | 66% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 17 | 18.1:1 | 51% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 19 | 16.5:1 | 55% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 315 | 19 | 16.6:1 | 52% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 85% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 247 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 85% (210) |
| 1990-91 | 251 | 18 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grand Coteau Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (313 to 269); teachers up 16% (19 to 22).
About Grand Coteau Elementary School
Grand Coteau Elementary School sits in Grand Coteau, Louisiana, and is classified as an elementary school. It has an enrollment of 269 students in pre-K through 4. On average, elementary schools in Louisiana enroll around 453, and this school is 41% below that mark.
St. Landry Parish (32 schools, 10,982 students) runs Grand Coteau Elementary School.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Grand Coteau Elementary School is Black, with 48% of students. Other groups include 43% White, 6% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Grand Coteau Elementary School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Grand Coteau Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.2:1. Elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1, 1.7 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 78% at Grand Coteau Elementary School. The figure for public schools in St. Landry Parish is close, at 80%.
Grand Coteau Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 28.4% for Grand Coteau Elementary School. The school posts 32.5%, 4.1 points above the prediction.
The county, St. Landry Parish, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $44,462, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 22%. The county's public schools total 37, with about 11,731 students.
Grand Coteau Elementary School is about 1.7 miles from Ecole Saint-Landry, its nearest public school. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Grand Coteau Elementary School is ahead of the 31.3% nearby average, ranking 4th of 7.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school shrank from 308 students in 2020-21 to 269 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.2:1) than in 2020-21 (18.1:1).
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St. Landry Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,670
Census ACS
Median income
$44,462
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
11,731 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Landry Parish
- Beau Chene High SchoolHigh · 767 students
- Opelousas Senior High SchoolHigh · 698 students
- Leonville Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Eunice High SchoolHigh · 606 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 575 students
- Lawtell Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Nearby schools
- Ecole Saint-Landry1.7 mi · 213
- Sunset Middle School1.8 mi · 348
- Beau Chene High School2.9 mi · 767
- Leonville Elementary School5.4 mi · 616
- Opelousas Senior High School5.6 mi · 698
- Cankton Elementary School6.5 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About Grand Coteau Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Grand Coteau Elementary School?
Grand Coteau Elementary School enrolls approximately 269 students in grades PK-04.
Is Grand Coteau Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grand Coteau Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Grand Coteau Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Grand Coteau Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Grand Coteau Elementary School?
Student demographics at Grand Coteau Elementary School are roughly 43% White, 6% Hispanic, 48% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Grand Coteau Elementary School in?
Grand Coteau Elementary School is part of St. Landry Parish.
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