Lawtell Elementary School

Set in Lawtell, Louisiana, Lawtell Elementary School is a moderately sized primary school, part of St. Landry Parish. It instructs 567 students across grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 25% larger than typical.

St. Landry Parish comprises 32 schools with combined enrollment of 10,982 students; Lawtell Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Lawtell Elementary School records that 64% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder is composed of 23% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 40% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Lawtell Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.4%; this one delivers 16.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for St. Landry Parish put the typical household earns roughly $44,462 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 22%. Lawtell Elementary School is one of 37 public schools in St. Landry Parish (combined enrollment of about 11,731 students).

Nearest neighbor: Northwest High School, around 4.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Lawtell Elementary School comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 18.3%.

Lawtell Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lawtell Elementary School has fell 31%, going from 824 students in 2018 to 567 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 35% to 23%. Class-load math has fell: from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.