Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAIBORNE PARISH·NCES 220045000310
Homer Elementary School
624 Pelican Drive, Homer, LA 71040 · (318) 927-2393 · Claiborne Parish
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
9.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
325 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 31 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (73).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Claiborne Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
13.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
12.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 13.0% | 12.0% |
| 2024-25 | 15.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 13.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
12.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% 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 →
Schools most like Homer Elementary School
Homer Elementary School's state test result (12.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Elementary School this school | 339 | 95.9% | 12.7% |
| Ville Platte Elementary School Ville Platte | 319 | 95.0% | 12.3% |
| Johnston Hopkins Elementary School New Iberia | 350 | 94.9% | 17.8% |
| O.W. Dillon Leadership Academy Kentwood | 314 | 95.5% | 14.8% |
| St. Charles Street Elementary School Jeanerette | 328 | 94.5% | 27.5% |
| L.S. Rugg Elementary School Alexandria | 356 | 98.0% | 13.7% |
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 Homer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #550 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #535 of 582 ▼ 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #572 of 587 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #237 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #486 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #36 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.3% | #518 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.9% | #44 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #272 of 436 |
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
339
-34 (-9%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 339 | 34.6 | 9.8:1 | 96% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 91% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 94% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 21 | 17.8:1 | 73% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 21 | 18.3:1 | 81% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 75% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 38 | 11.9:1 | 82% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 43 | 13.6:1 | 85% (501) |
| 1990-91 | 624 | 35 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Homer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (384 to 339); teachers up 65% (21 to 34.6).
About Homer Elementary School
Homer Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in Homer, Louisiana. Grades offered run from pre-K through 4, with 339 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana average about 453 students.
Homer Elementary School is run by Claiborne Parish, whose 6 schools enroll 1,616 students.
Black students make up 86% of enrollment at Homer Elementary School. The next largest groups are 9% White and 3% multiracial. In Claiborne Parish overall, about 50% of residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Homer Elementary School total 34.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.8:1. That is 4.2 students per teacher below the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 96%. Compared with the 86% average for public schools in Claiborne Parish, the school's rate is higher.
Homer Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Homer Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools: 12.7% actual against 15.3% predicted.
Federal survey data for Claiborne Parish show that the median household income is $32,831, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 22% of people live in poverty. There are 6 public schools in Claiborne Parish, enrolling about 1,616 students in all.
Nearest public school: Homer Junior High School, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 19.0% on proficiency, and Homer Elementary School is below that at 12.7%.
The NCES locale for Homer Elementary School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 339, a 9% decrease from 373 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 9.8 students per teacher, compared with 17.8 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Homer Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Claiborne Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,833
Census ACS
Median income
$32,831
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Claiborne Parish
- Haynesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
- Summerfield High SchoolCombined · 258 students
- Haynesville Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh · 246 students
- Homer High SchoolHigh · 237 students
- Homer Junior High SchoolMiddle · 232 students
Other schools in Homer
- Homer High SchoolHigh · 237 students
- Homer Junior High SchoolMiddle · 232 students
Other Homer Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Homer Elementary. Homer Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Homer Elementary SchoolAda, OK · 502 students
- HOMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHOMER, NY · 430 students
- HOMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHOMER, NE · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Homer Junior High School0.1 mi · 232
- Homer High School0.2 mi · 237
- Haynesville Elementary School11.5 mi · 304
- Haynesville Jr./Sr. High School12.0 mi · 246
- Summerfield High School16.1 mi · 258
- North Webster Lower Elementary School16.9 mi · 118
Frequently asked questions
About Homer Elementary SchoolHow large is Homer Elementary School?
Homer Elementary School enrolls approximately 339 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Homer Elementary School serve?
Homer Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Homer Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Homer Elementary School is approximately 9.8:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Homer Elementary School?
Student demographics at Homer Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 1% Hispanic, 86% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Homer Elementary School in?
Homer Elementary School is part of Claiborne Parish.
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