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Enrollment
616
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LANDRY PARISH·NCES 220156001192
Leonville Elementary School
3774 Hwy. 31, Leonville, LA 70551 · (337) 879-2385 · St. Landry Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- DThree-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
15.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
414 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 16% smaller than its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
38.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -11.0pp since 2022
Math
27.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 11 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 8 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 38.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Leonville Elementary School
Leonville Elementary School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonville Elementary School this school | 616 | 67.2% | 36.3% |
| Kaplan Elementary School Kaplan | 550 | 69.1% | 39.3% |
| Slaughter Elementary School Slaughter | 482 | 65.1% | 25.8% |
| Broadmoor Elementary School Houma | 587 | 68.7% | 49.2% |
| E. K. Key Elementary School Sulphur | 546 | 66.1% | 48.5% |
| Kinder Elementary School Kinder | 524 | 70.8% | 40.7% |
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 Leonville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Landry Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #259 of 583 | #6 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #358 of 582 ▼ 7 | #8 of 16 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #314 of 587 ▼ 92 | #7 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.5pp | #58 of 540 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #135 of 714 | #1 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #516 of 655 | #14 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #319 of 655 | #9 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #443 of 705 | #16 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #89 of 197 | N/A |
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
616
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
+78% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 616 | 40.2 | 15.3:1 | 67% (414) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 39.8 | 16.0:1 | 64% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 35.5 | 17.9:1 | 62% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 640 | 36 | 17.8:1 | 43% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 30 | 18.1:1 | 41% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 35 | 17.2:1 | 71% (429) |
| 2010-11 | 783 | 41 | 19.1:1 | 75% (589) |
| 2000-01 | 502 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 66% (332) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 23 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leonville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (543 to 616); teachers up 34% (30 to 40.2).
About Leonville Elementary School
Leonville Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Leonville, Louisiana. Classes run from pre-K through 8, and the school has 616 students. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 453 students, so this school is 36% above average.
Enrollment across the 32 schools in St. Landry Parish totals 10,982 students.
At Leonville Elementary School, White students make up 63% of the student body. The next largest groups are 30% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. The school's White share is 11 points above the 52% share among St. Landry Parish residents. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 40.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.3:1. That is higher than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 67%. It compares with 80% for public schools in St. Landry Parish.
allk12 grades Leonville Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Leonville Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools: 36.3% actual against 35.9% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in St. Landry Parish, the median household income is $44,462, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 22%. St. Landry Parish is home to 37 public schools and about 11,731 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Beau Chene High School is the closest, at about 5.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Leonville Elementary School. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Leonville Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Leonville Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Leonville Elementary School's enrollment dropped 4%, to 616. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.8:1 in 2020-21 to 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Landry Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,670
Census ACS
Median income
$44,462
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
11,731 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Landry Parish
- Beau Chene High SchoolHigh · 767 students
- Opelousas Senior High SchoolHigh · 698 students
- Eunice High SchoolHigh · 606 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 575 students
- Lawtell Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- Park Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
Nearby schools
- Beau Chene High School5.2 mi · 767
- Grand Coteau Elementary School5.4 mi · 269
- Arnaudville Middle School6.0 mi · 193
- Opelousas Senior High School6.1 mi · 698
- Port Barre Middle School6.1 mi · 286
- Port Barre High School6.1 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About Leonville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Leonville Elementary School?
Leonville Elementary School enrolls approximately 616 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Leonville Elementary School serve?
Leonville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Leonville Elementary School have?
Leonville Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Leonville Elementary School?
At Leonville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 3% Hispanic, 30% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Leonville Elementary School public or private?
Leonville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Landry Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.