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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Kaplan Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERMILION PARISH·NCES 220180001396
Kaplan Elementary School
608 North Eleazar Avenue, Kaplan, LA 70548 · (337) 643-7965 · Vermilion Parish
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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.
- 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.
- BThree-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
15.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
380 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 50 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 9% larger than its 4th grade class (93).
Student demographics
49%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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
52.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
56.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Kaplan Elementary School
Kaplan Elementary School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaplan Elementary School this school | 550 | 69.1% | 39.3% |
| Kinder Elementary School Kinder | 524 | 70.8% | 40.7% |
| Oak Grove Elementary School Oak Grove | 523 | 71.5% | 38.8% |
| E. K. Key Elementary School Sulphur | 546 | 66.1% | 48.5% |
| Lafargue Elementary School Effie | 581 | 67.5% | 40.3% |
| Leonville Elementary School Leonville | 616 | 67.2% | 36.3% |
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 Kaplan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Vermilion Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #227 of 583 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #82 of 582 ▲ 76 | #7 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #171 of 587 ▲ 101 | #8 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #226 of 540 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #199 of 714 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #483 of 655 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #343 of 655 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.1% | #417 of 705 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #368 of 436 | #9 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
550
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 746
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 550 | 36.6 | 15.0:1 | 69% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 37.3 | 15.3:1 | 72% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 30.9 | 19.1:1 | 70% (417) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 30 | 18.5:1 | 52% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 32 | 18.1:1 | 43% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 48 | 12.2:1 | 53% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 69% (411) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 69% (400) |
| 1990-91 | 746 | 41 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kaplan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (579 to 550); teachers up 15% (32 to 36.6).
About Kaplan Elementary School
Kaplan Elementary School is an elementary school in Kaplan, Louisiana, and it is part of Vermilion Parish. The school reports 550 students in pre-K through 4. The school's enrollment is 21% bigger than the 453 average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Kaplan Elementary School belongs to Vermilion Parish, a district of 20 schools and 8,433 students.
Kaplan Elementary School's enrollment is 69% White. Enrollment also includes 18% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Among people living in Vermilion Parish, the White share is about 78%. The chance that two students picked at random at Kaplan Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
A ratio of 15.0:1 comes from the school's 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 69% of students at Kaplan Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 56% average for public schools in Vermilion Parish is 13 points.
Kaplan Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 68% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Kaplan Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.3% and a predicted 34.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Vermilion Parish show that median household income is about $55,707, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 24 public schools in Vermilion Parish, with a combined enrollment of about 10,278.
The closest other public school is Rene A. Rost Middle School, about 1.0 miles away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 39.3% is below the 50.8% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (554) and 2024-25 (550). The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.5:1 to 15.0:1 over the same years.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Kaplan
- Kaplan High SchoolHigh · 528 students
- Rene A. Rost Middle SchoolMiddle · 360 students
Nearby schools
- Rene A. Rost Middle School1.0 mi · 360
- Kaplan High School1.8 mi · 528
- Meaux Elementary School7.1 mi · 281
- Indian Bayou Elementary School9.0 mi · 217
- North Vermilion Middle School9.3 mi · 535
- North Vermilion High School9.3 mi · 790
Frequently asked questions
About Kaplan Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kaplan Elementary School?
Kaplan Elementary School enrolls approximately 550 students in grades PK-04.
Is Kaplan Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kaplan Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Kaplan Elementary School have?
Kaplan Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kaplan Elementary School?
At Kaplan Elementary School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 3% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Kaplan Elementary School public or private?
Kaplan 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.