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If you could change one rule at Lake Arthur Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH·NCES 220081000571
Lake Arthur Elementary School
500 Mill Avenue, Lake Arthur, LA 70549 · (337) 774-3323 · Jefferson Davis Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
15.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
270 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
31%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
43.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
53.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Lake Arthur Elementary School
Lake Arthur Elementary School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Arthur Elementary School this school | 441 | 61.2% | 47.3% |
| Buckeye Elementary School Deville | 419 | 62.5% | N/A |
| Olla-Standard Elementary School Olla | 398 | 59.8% | 39.8% |
| Ruby-Wise Elementary School Pineville | 410 | 65.1% | 56.5% |
| Branch Elementary School Branch | 374 | 58.8% | 35.0% |
| Anacoco Elementary School Anacoco | 457 | 61.9% | 54.0% |
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 Lake Arthur Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #129 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #100 of 582 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #257 of 587 ▼ 41 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #196 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #325 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #542 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #493 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #526 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #172 of 436 |
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
441
-83 (-16%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 738
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 441 | 28.1 | 15.7:1 | 61% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 62% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 27.8 | 17.1:1 | 64% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 26 | 20.1:1 | 52% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 29.2 | 18.7:1 | 42% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 52% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 66% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 588 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 65% (381) |
| 1990-91 | 738 | 42 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Arthur Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (546 to 441); teachers down 4% (29.2 to 28.1).
About Lake Arthur Elementary School
Federal records list Lake Arthur Elementary School as an elementary school in Lake Arthur, Louisiana. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 441 students.
Lake Arthur Elementary School falls under Jefferson Davis Parish, which has 12 schools enrolling 5,210 students.
Lake Arthur Elementary School's enrollment is 82% White. After that, the student body is 8% multiracial, 7% Black, and 2% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.7:1, with 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Lake Arthur Elementary School is 61%.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, Lake Arthur Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lake Arthur Elementary School is 7.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 47.3%. Predicted: 40.3%.
Census estimates describe Jefferson Davis Parish this way: the median household income is $57,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. In all, Jefferson Davis Parish has 12 public schools and roughly 5,210 students.
Lake Arthur High School is the public school closest to Lake Arthur Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 3. Ranked by average proficiency, Lake Arthur Elementary School places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Lake Arthur Elementary School's enrollment declined from 524 in 2020-21 to 441 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 15.7:1, from 20.1:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Lake Arthur Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jefferson Davis Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,924
Census ACS
Median income
$57,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jennings Elementary SchoolElementary · 976 students
- Jennings High SchoolHigh · 775 students
- Lacassine High SchoolCombined · 587 students
- Hathaway High SchoolCombined · 566 students
- Welsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Lake Arthur High SchoolHigh · 365 students
Other Lake Arthur Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lake Arthur Elementary. Lake Arthur Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- LAKE ARTHUR ELEMENTARYLAKE ARTHUR, NM · 67 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Arthur High School0.9 mi · 365
- Jennings Elementary School8.3 mi · 976
- Mermentau Elementary School9.2 mi · 142
- Morse Elementary School11.0 mi · 229
- Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School11.1 mi · 199
- Jennings High School11.1 mi · 775
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Arthur Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lake Arthur Elementary School?
Lake Arthur Elementary School enrolls approximately 441 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Lake Arthur Elementary School serve?
Lake Arthur Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Lake Arthur Elementary School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Lake Arthur Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Arthur Elementary School?
At Lake Arthur Elementary School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 2% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Lake Arthur Elementary School in?
Lake Arthur Elementary School is part of Jefferson Davis Parish.
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