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If you had an hour of school board time for Grolee Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LANDRY PARISH·NCES 220156001186
Grolee Elementary School
1540 West Grolee Street, Opelousas, LA 70570 · (337) 942-3130 · St. Landry Parish
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
389 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 55 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 17% |
Student demographics
14%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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
19.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
19.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 19.0% | 19.0% |
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
15.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 →
Where Grolee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Landry Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #504 of 583 | #16 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #459 of 582 | #12 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #548 of 587 | #15 of 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #243 of 540 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #397 of 714 | #6 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #237 of 655 | #6 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #602 of 655 | #13 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #36 of 705 | #1 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #167 of 197 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
404
-112 (-22%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 404 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 96% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 28.6 | 15.9:1 | 92% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 27 | 17.5:1 | 89% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 70% (362) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 23 | 17.1:1 | 71% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 79% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 95% (518) |
| 2000-01 | 619 | 41 | 15.1:1 | 82% (506) |
| 1990-91 | 707 | 35 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grolee Elementary School.
About Grolee Elementary School
At 1540 West Grolee Street in Opelousas, Louisiana, Grolee Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 4 and reported 404 students in 2024-25.
Grolee Elementary School reports to St. Landry Parish, which has 32 schools and 10,982 students.
By race and ethnicity, Grolee Elementary School is 93% Black. Enrollment also includes 4% White and 2% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 53 points above the 40% share among St. Landry Parish residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 14%.
There are 32 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.6:1. Across elementary schools in Louisiana, the average ratio is 14.0:1. Of all students at Grolee Elementary School, 96% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in St. Landry Parish, the average eligibility rate is 80%.
On BeatsExpectations, Grolee Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools.
In St. Landry Parish, where the school is located, the median household earns about $44,462 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 22% of people live in poverty. Counting Grolee Elementary School, St. Landry Parish has 37 public schools.
About 0.4 miles separate Grolee Elementary School from the closest public school, JS Clark Leadership Academy. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Grolee Elementary School ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Grolee Elementary School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school shrank from 516 students in 2020-21 to 404 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.6:1 in 2020-21 to 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Other schools in Opelousas
- Opelousas Senior High SchoolHigh · 698 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 575 students
- Park Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
- JS Clark Leadership AcademyCombined · 434 students
- St. Landry Charter SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Opelousas Junior High SchoolMiddle · 314 students
Nearby schools
- JS Clark Leadership Academy0.4 mi · 434
- St. Landry Charter School0.9 mi · 315
- Opelousas Junior High School1.2 mi · 314
- Opelousas Middle School1.4 mi · 132
- Northeast Elementary School1.9 mi · 232
- Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts2.0 mi · 289
Frequently asked questions
About Grolee Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Grolee Elementary School?
Grolee Elementary School enrolls approximately 404 students in grades PK-04.
Is Grolee Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grolee Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Grolee Elementary School have?
Grolee Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grolee Elementary School?
At Grolee Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 2% Hispanic, 93% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Grolee Elementary School public or private?
Grolee Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Landry Parish.
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