Leblanc Elementary School

Leblanc Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Abbeville, Louisiana, overseen by Vermilion Parish. The school educates 624 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 38% above the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Leblanc Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 29% Black, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Vermilion Parish as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Leblanc Elementary School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages about 14.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 63% of students at Leblanc Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Leblanc Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.0%; this one delivers 42.0%.

In the area at large, Vermilion Parish reports that median household income runs about $55,707, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Leblanc Elementary School is one of 24 public schools in Vermilion Parish (combined enrollment of about 10,278 students).

The closest other public school is Abbeville High School, roughly 4.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Leblanc Elementary School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 42.7%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 693 students in 2018 compared to 624 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 65% to 56% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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