Enrollment
180
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERMILION PARISH·NCES 220180001401
Jesse Owens Elementary School
203 Thirteenth Street, Gueydan, LA 70542 · (337) 536-6541 · Vermilion Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- DThree-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
12.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
111 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 | 15 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
18%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
35.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -29.0pp since 2022
Math
39.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 29 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 35.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Jesse Owens Elementary School
Jesse Owens Elementary School's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Owens Elementary School this school | 180 | 61.7% | 38.8% |
| Morse Elementary School Morse | 229 | 62.0% | 43.0% |
| DeQuincy Elementary School DeQuincy | 222 | 60.4% | 39.7% |
| Mermentau Elementary School Mermentau | 142 | 62.7% | 57.7% |
| Krotz Springs Elementary School Krotz Springs | 211 | 68.7% | 37.2% |
| Estherwood Elementary School Estherwood | 203 | 69.0% | 52.5% |
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 Jesse Owens Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Vermilion Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #234 of 583 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #237 of 582 ▲ 8 | #10 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #353 of 587 ▼ 165 | #10 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.5pp | #28 of 540 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 180 | #670 of 714 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #519 of 705 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #288 of 436 | #7 of 11 |
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
180
-13 (-7%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 307
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 180 | 14.9 | 12.1:1 | 62% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 16.1 | 12.3:1 | 71% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 14.7 | 13.8:1 | 70% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 193 | 12 | 16.1:1 | 48% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 202 | 12.8 | 15.8:1 | 38% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 180 | 22 | 8.2:1 | 50% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 215 | 16 | 13.4:1 | 59% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 201 | 15 | 13.4:1 | 64% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 307 | 18 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jesse Owens Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (202 to 180); teachers up 17% (12.8 to 14.9).
About Jesse Owens Elementary School
Jesse Owens Elementary School is a very small elementary school in Gueydan, Louisiana. Enrollment stands at 180 students, covering pre-K through 5. That is 60% below the average of about 453 students for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Vermilion Parish is the local district for Jesse Owens Elementary School. It runs 20 schools with 8,433 students.
At Jesse Owens Elementary School, 90% of students are White. Other students are 6% multiracial and 4% Black. That is higher than the 78% White share among all Vermilion Parish residents. The diversity index for Jesse Owens Elementary School is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 14.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.1:1. Compared with the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 62%.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Jesse Owens Elementary School outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Jesse Owens Elementary School is 1.1 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 38.8% actual, 39.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Louisiana.
In Vermilion Parish, median household income comes to about $55,707, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. The county's public schools total 24, with about 10,278 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Gueydan High School, is the closest to Jesse Owens Elementary School. Jesse Owens Elementary School has 3 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools with test data average 44.4% proficiency; Jesse Owens Elementary School posts 38.8%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 193 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 180 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.1 students per teacher, compared with 16.1 in 2020-21.
Jesse Owens Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Nearby schools
- Gueydan High School0.3 mi · 187
- Morse Elementary School7.1 mi · 229
- Midland High School10.0 mi · 317
- Lake Arthur High School11.3 mi · 365
- Lake Arthur Elementary School11.4 mi · 441
- Estherwood Elementary School11.5 mi · 203
Frequently asked questions
About Jesse Owens Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jesse Owens Elementary School?
Jesse Owens Elementary School enrolls approximately 180 students in grades PK-05.
Is Jesse Owens Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jesse Owens Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jesse Owens Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jesse Owens Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jesse Owens Elementary School?
Jesse Owens Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Jesse Owens Elementary School in?
Jesse Owens Elementary School is part of Vermilion Parish.
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