Homer Elementary School

Homer Elementary School operates as a compact K-5 school in Homer, Louisiana, part of Claiborne Parish. Current enrollment sits at 339 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 25% below the state mean of about 453.

Homer Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by Claiborne Parish, a district that serves 1,616 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Homer Elementary School reports that nearly all students (86%) are Black. Beyond that, the school records 9% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 50% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Homer Elementary School shows 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Homer Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Claiborne Parish's rate of about 86%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Homer Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 15.6%, the actual is 12.0%, a residual of -3.6 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Claiborne Parish indicate median household earnings sit near $32,831, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Claiborne Parish's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,616 students), Homer Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Homer Junior High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Homer Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Homer Elementary School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 18.8%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Homer Elementary School has fell 12%, going from 384 students in 2018 to 339 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.