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Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERMILION PARISH·NCES 220180001400
Meaux Elementary School
12419 LA Highway 696, Abbeville, LA 70510 · (337) 893-3901 · Vermilion Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
14.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
137 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 70%
Community
1
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 | 34 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
37%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
56.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 56.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Meaux Elementary School
Meaux Elementary School's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meaux Elementary School this school | 281 | 48.8% | 53.3% |
| Elm Grove Elementary School Elm Grove | 332 | 51.8% | 42.5% |
| Jena Elementary School Jena | 381 | 53.3% | N/A |
| L. Leo Judice Elementary School Scott | 371 | 44.5% | 66.8% |
| Allemands Elementary School Des Allemands | 241 | 49.8% | N/A |
| Bourg Elementary School Bourg | 328 | 52.1% | 58.2% |
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 Meaux Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Vermilion Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #83 of 583 | #6 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #57 of 582 ▲ 5 | #4 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #119 of 587 ▼ 43 | #6 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #251 of 540 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #560 of 714 | #9 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #433 of 655 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #457 of 655 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #622 of 705 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.1% | #34 of 436 | #1 of 11 |
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
281
-130 (-32%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 281 | 19.6 | 14.4:1 | 49% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 25.5 | 16.6:1 | 52% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 23.5 | 17.6:1 | 51% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 22 | 18.7:1 | 29% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 24 | 18.7:1 | 33% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 50% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 42% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 349 | 19 | 18.4:1 | 46% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 19 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meaux Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (447 to 281); teachers down 18% (24 to 19.6).
About Meaux Elementary School
Meaux Elementary School is an elementary school in Abbeville, Louisiana, according to federal school records. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 281 students. The average among elementary schools in Louisiana is roughly 453 students; this school is 38% smaller than that.
The Vermilion Parish system has 20 schools and 8,433 students.
Meaux Elementary School's enrollment is 78% White. Next come 10% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The White share in Vermilion Parish as a whole is similar, at about 78%. The chance that two students picked at random at Meaux Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 37%.
The school has about 14.4 students per teacher and 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Louisiana, the average ratio is about 14.0:1. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Meaux Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 78% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Louisiana, Meaux Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 53.3% actual against a predicted 49.3%.
Meaux Elementary School is located in Vermilion Parish, where median household income is about $55,707, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Meaux Elementary School is one of 24 public schools in Vermilion Parish, which together enroll about 10,278 students.
The shortest distance from Meaux Elementary School to another public school is about 4.2 miles, to North Vermilion Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Meaux Elementary School places 1st of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 411 in 2020-21 and 281 in 2024-25, a 32% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.7:1 to 14.4:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Meaux Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Vermilion Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,123
Census ACS
Median income
$55,707
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vermilion Parish
- North Vermilion High SchoolHigh · 790 students
- Leblanc Elementary SchoolElementary · 624 students
- Cecil Picard Elementary School at MauriceElementary · 592 students
- Abbeville High SchoolHigh · 569 students
- Erath High SchoolHigh · 557 students
- Dozier Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
Other schools in Abbeville
- Leblanc Elementary SchoolElementary · 624 students
- Abbeville High SchoolHigh · 569 students
- Eaton Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- J.H. Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 374 students
- James A. Herod Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
- Forked Island/E. Broussard Elem SchoolElementary · 243 students
Nearby schools
- North Vermilion Middle School4.2 mi · 535
- North Vermilion High School4.2 mi · 790
- J.H. Williams Middle School4.7 mi · 374
- Eaton Park Elementary School4.7 mi · 376
- Abbeville High School5.2 mi · 569
- James A. Herod Elementary School5.3 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Meaux Elementary SchoolHow large is Meaux Elementary School?
Meaux Elementary School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Meaux Elementary School serve?
Meaux Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Meaux Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Meaux Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meaux Elementary School?
At Meaux Elementary School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 4% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Meaux Elementary School in?
Meaux Elementary School is part of Vermilion Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.