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Alumni: what's one memory from Iota Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACADIA PARISH·NCES 220003000013
Iota Elementary School
470 West Kennedy Street, Iota, LA 70543 · (337) 779-2581 · Acadia Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- 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
17.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
332 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 67 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
51.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
53.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -1.0pp 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 53 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 51.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Iota Elementary School
Iota Elementary School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iota Elementary School this school | 585 | 56.8% | 49.5% |
| Mire Elementary School Rayne | 662 | 54.4% | 44.3% |
| Gillis Elementary School Lake Charles | 650 | 53.7% | 47.0% |
| Woodlawn Elementary School West Monroe | 508 | 61.6% | 38.5% |
| Pierre Part Elementary School Pierre Part | 480 | 51.9% | 46.2% |
| East Beauregard Elementary School DeRidder | 425 | 56.9% | 38.5% |
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 Iota Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Acadia Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #107 of 583 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #96 of 582 ▲ 23 | #4 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #172 of 587 ▼ 40 | #6 of 15 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #136 of 540 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #161 of 714 | #2 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #614 of 655 | #12 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #533 of 655 | #10 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #567 of 705 | #13 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #195 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
585
-31 (-5%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 361
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 585 | 33.3 | 17.6:1 | 57% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 29.8 | 19.8:1 | 58% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 30 | 20.2:1 | 57% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 616 | 29 | 21.2:1 | 34% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 25.1 | 23.3:1 | 30% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 29 | 20.2:1 | 47% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 27 | 19.9:1 | 55% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 56% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 361 | 20 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iota Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (584 to 585); teachers up 33% (25.1 to 33.3).
About Iota Elementary School
Iota Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Iota, Louisiana, administered by Acadia Parish. Its enrollment is 585 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Louisiana, the average enrollment is about 453.
Acadia Parish has 27 schools and 9,043 students, and Iota Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students account for 88% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Acadia Parish's residents are about 77% White, 11 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at Iota Elementary School are from different groups.
Iota Elementary School has 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.6:1. Elementary schools in Louisiana have an average ratio of 14.0:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 57%. That rate is below the 67% average among public schools in Acadia Parish.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Iota Elementary School outscored 75%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Iota Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.5% is 6.0 points above the 43.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Acadia Parish, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $45,562 a year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 20% of people live in poverty. Counting Iota Elementary School, Acadia Parish has 27 public schools.
Iota Middle School is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Iota Elementary School's average proficiency of 49.5% compares with 49.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Iota Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 616 (2020-21) to 585 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 17.6:1, from 21.2:1.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Iota Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Acadia Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,955
Census ACS
Median income
$45,562
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
9,043 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Acadia Parish
- Mire Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Rayne High SchoolHigh · 653 students
- Iota High SchoolHigh · 566 students
- Church Point High SchoolHigh · 504 students
- Crowley High SchoolHigh · 495 students
- Church Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
Other schools in Iota
- Iota High SchoolHigh · 566 students
- Iota Middle SchoolMiddle · 235 students
Nearby schools
- Iota Middle School0.7 mi · 235
- Iota High School0.7 mi · 566
- Evangeline Elementary School6.4 mi · 159
- Egan Elementary School6.9 mi · 240
- Crowley High School7.9 mi · 495
- Hathaway High School10.2 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About Iota Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Iota Elementary School?
Iota Elementary School enrolls approximately 585 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Iota Elementary School serve?
Iota Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Iota Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Iota Elementary School is approximately 17.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Iota Elementary School?
At Iota Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Iota Elementary School?
Iota Elementary School is overseen by Acadia Parish in Acadia Parish.
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