Kaplan Elementary School

Set in Kaplan, Louisiana, Kaplan Elementary School is a mid-sized primary school, one of the schools within Vermilion Parish. It serves 550 students across grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 21% bigger than the state mean of about 453.

Vermilion Parish comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 8,433 students; Kaplan Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Kaplan Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 69%; the rest reads as 18% Black, 10% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Vermilion Parish as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Kaplan Elementary School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Vermilion Parish runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Kaplan Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Vermilion Parish put median household income runs about $55,707, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Vermilion Parish's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,278 students), Kaplan Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Rene A. Rost Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Kaplan Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Kaplan Elementary School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 50.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Kaplan Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 579 (now 550). White enrollment moved from 79% to 69% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.