Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERMILION PARISH·NCES 220180002009
Indian Bayou Elementary School
1603 LA Highway 700, Rayne, LA 70578 · (337) 334-4070 · Vermilion Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
92 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
66.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 66.0% | 70.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Indian Bayou Elementary School
Indian Bayou Elementary School's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Bayou Elementary School this school | 217 | 42.4% | 59.3% |
| Fellowship Elementary School Trout | 209 | 43.1% | 41.3% |
| Bayou Boeuf Elementary School Thibodaux | 209 | 46.4% | 69.8% |
| Vincent Settlement Elementary School Sulphur | 284 | 40.5% | 73.5% |
| Egan Elementary School Egan | 240 | 48.3% | 71.2% |
| Louisiana Key Academy Northshore Covington | 256 | 38.7% | N/A |
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 Indian Bayou Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Vermilion Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #55 of 583 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #33 of 582 ▲ 13 | #3 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #54 of 587 ▲ 1 | #1 of 11 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #188 of 540 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #636 of 714 | #11 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #330 of 655 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #581 of 655 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #656 of 705 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #154 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. 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
217
+10 (+5%) vs 2020
+36% since 2000-01, when it was 160
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 217 | 16.2 | 13.4:1 | 42% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 17.4 | 13.9:1 | 52% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 17.2 | 13.7:1 | 56% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 207 | 14 | 14.8:1 | 27% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 208 | 15.5 | 13.4:1 | 29% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 231 | 19 | 12.2:1 | 54% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | 17 | 14.7:1 | 49% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 160 | 13 | 12.3:1 | 57% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Bayou Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (208 to 217); teachers up 5% (15.5 to 16.2).
About Indian Bayou Elementary School
Indian Bayou Elementary School is a small elementary school found in Rayne, Louisiana. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 217 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 453-student average for elementary schools in Louisiana, enrollment here is 52% lower.
Indian Bayou Elementary School is in Vermilion Parish, a district with 8,433 students across 20 schools.
Indian Bayou Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 92% White. The rest of enrollment is 3% Black and 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Vermilion Parish's population at about 78%. The chance that two students picked at random at Indian Bayou Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
The school employs the equivalent of 16.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.4:1. Across elementary schools in Louisiana, the average ratio is about 14.0:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 42%. The rate at public schools in Vermilion Parish averages 56%, higher than here.
Indian Bayou Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 82% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Indian Bayou Elementary School is 5.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 59.3% actual, 53.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Louisiana.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Vermilion Parish show that median household income is about $55,707, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Indian Bayou Elementary School is one of 24 public schools in Vermilion Parish, which together enroll about 10,278 students.
Vermilion Charter Academy is the closest public school, about 4.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Indian Bayou Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Indian Bayou Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 217 was 5% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 207. Students per teacher fell from 14.8 in 2020-21 to 13.4 in 2024-25.
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Vermilion Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,123
Census ACS
Median income
$55,707
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vermilion Parish
- North Vermilion High SchoolHigh · 790 students
- Leblanc Elementary SchoolElementary · 624 students
- Cecil Picard Elementary School at MauriceElementary · 592 students
- Abbeville High SchoolHigh · 569 students
- Erath High SchoolHigh · 557 students
- Dozier Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
Other schools in Rayne
- Mire Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Rayne High SchoolHigh · 653 students
- Martin Petitjean Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Armstrong Middle SchoolMiddle · 304 students
- South Rayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 219 students
- Central Rayne Kindergarten SchoolElementary · 173 students
Nearby schools
- Vermilion Charter Academy4.2 mi · 919
- Charles M. Burke Elementary School5.4 mi · 564
- North Vermilion Middle School5.4 mi · 535
- North Vermilion High School5.4 mi · 790
- Ridge Elementary School6.4 mi · 592
- Judice Middle School6.6 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Bayou Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Indian Bayou Elementary School?
Indian Bayou Elementary School enrolls approximately 217 students in grades PK-05.
Is Indian Bayou Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Indian Bayou Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Indian Bayou Elementary School have?
Indian Bayou Elementary School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Indian Bayou Elementary School?
Student demographics at Indian Bayou Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Indian Bayou Elementary School public or private?
Indian Bayou Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vermilion Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.