Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAPIDES PARISH·NCES 220129001944
Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School
646 Highway 1207, Deville, LA 71328 · (318) 466-5858 · Rapides Parish
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
16.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
263 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 123 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 33% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rapides Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
51.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
41.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 7 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 51.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School
Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School this school | 382 | 68.8% | 46.5% |
| Pollock Elementary School Pollock | 421 | 66.7% | 36.7% |
| Ruby-Wise Elementary School Pineville | 410 | 65.1% | 56.5% |
| Buckeye Elementary School Deville | 419 | 62.5% | N/A |
| South Grant Elementary School Dry Prong | 487 | 67.1% | 41.7% |
| Mary Goff Elementary School Pineville | 365 | 74.0% | 48.0% |
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 Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Rapides Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #136 of 583 | #10 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #215 of 582 ▼ 59 | #11 of 24 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #177 of 587 ▼ 70 | #11 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #97 of 540 | #3 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #422 of 714 | #13 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #574 of 655 | #23 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #622 of 655 | #23 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.8% | #422 of 705 | #20 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #150 of 197 | #5 of 9 |
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
382
+28 (+8%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 382 | 23.5 | 16.3:1 | 69% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 25.9 | 15.3:1 | 64% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 17.9 | 21.4:1 | 55% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 18 | 19.7:1 | 51% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 19 | 19.2:1 | 51% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 26 | 14.4:1 | 54% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 50% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 41% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 376 | 25 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (365 to 382); teachers up 24% (19 to 23.5).
About Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School
Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School is an elementary school in Deville, Louisiana, and it is part of Rapides Parish. It has an enrollment of 382 students in grades 3 through 5.
Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School sits within Rapides Parish, which has 43 schools and 21,340 students.
Roughly 95% of students at Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School are White. By comparison, Rapides Parish residents are about 61% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 10%.
There are about 16.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School, which has 23.5. Elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1, 2.3 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School is about 69%. The rate at public schools in Rapides Parish averages 77%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 77% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School is 11.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (46.5% versus 34.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Louisiana.
In Rapides Parish, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $54,967, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 51 public schools and about 21,481 students.
Buckeye Elementary School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School is 4th among 7 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 382, compared with 354 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.3:1, from 19.7:1.
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Rapides Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,527
Census ACS
Median income
$54,967
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
21,481 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rapides Parish
- Alexandria Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,475 students
- Pineville High SchoolHigh · 1,271 students
- Peabody Magnet High SchoolHigh · 1,071 students
- J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary SchoolElementary · 924 students
- Buckeye High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Tioga High SchoolHigh · 881 students
Other schools in Deville
- Buckeye High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Buckeye Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Buckeye Elementary School0.0 mi · 419
- Buckeye High School0.3 mi · 915
- Ruby-Wise Elementary School9.4 mi · 410
- Lafargue Elementary School10.6 mi · 581
- J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary School11.6 mi · 924
- Pinecrest Supports & Services Center12.2 mi · 92
Frequently asked questions
About Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School?
Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School serve?
Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School is approximately 16.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School?
Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School in?
Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School is part of Rapides Parish.
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