Grand Prairie Elementary School

Grand Prairie Elementary School is a compact elementary campus in Washington, Louisiana, operated by St. Landry Parish. The school hosts 264 students in grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so Grand Prairie Elementary School sits 42% below that benchmark.

Across the 32 schools in St. Landry Parish (10,982 students total), Grand Prairie Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Grand Prairie Elementary School records that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 47% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with St. Landry Parish as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Grand Prairie Elementary School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages about 14.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Grand Prairie Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Louisiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 30.3%; Grand Prairie Elementary School posts 45.2%, +14.8 points above that line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (St. Landry Parish) reports that median household earnings sit near $44,462, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 22%. Grand Prairie Elementary School is one of 37 public schools in St. Landry Parish (combined enrollment of about 11,731 students).

Nearest neighbor: Plaisance Middle School, around 4.7 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grand Prairie Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 20.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grand Prairie Elementary School has contracted 16%, going from 316 students in 2018 to 264 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 53% to 47% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.