James A. Herod Elementary School

James A. Herod Elementary School is an elementary-level community of modestly sized scale in Abbeville, Louisiana, operated by Vermilion Parish, teacheing 285 students in grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 37% below typical.

James A. Herod Elementary School is one of 20 schools operated by Vermilion Parish, a district that works with 8,433 students overall.

On the student-mix side, James A. Herod Elementary School reports that Black students make up the majority at 65%. Beyond that, the school logs 19% White, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Vermilion Parish runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, James A. Herod Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Vermilion Parish indicate median household earnings sit near $55,707, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Vermilion Parish's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,278 students), James A. Herod Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Abbeville High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around James A. Herod Elementary School. On composite proficiency, James A. Herod Elementary School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 45.3%.

James A. Herod Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. James A. Herod Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 36% since 2018, when it stood at 444 (now 285). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

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