J.S. Aucoin Elementary School

J.S. Aucoin Elementary School is a modestly sized K-5 school in Amelia, Louisiana, run under St. Mary Parish. The school instructs 237 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 48% leaner than the state mean of about 453.

St. Mary Parish runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 7,153 students. J.S. Aucoin Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, J.S. Aucoin Elementary School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school records 11% White, 8% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, St. Mary Parish as a whole is about 10% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of St. Mary Parish's rate of about 75%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), J.S. Aucoin Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for St. Mary Parish put median household income runs about $52,576, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across St. Mary Parish's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,765 students), J.S. Aucoin Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bayou L'Ourse Primary School, roughly 3.7 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J.S. Aucoin Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 32.8%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at J.S. Aucoin Elementary School has shrank 11%, going from 267 students in 2018 to 237 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 65% to 78%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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