Enrollment
142
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACADIA PARISH·NCES 220003000015
Mermentau Elementary School
405 Church Street, Mermentau, LA 70556 · (337) 824-1943 · Acadia Parish
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL142 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% 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.
- ABeats 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
13.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
89 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 12 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 54% larger than its 7th grade class (13).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mermentau Elementary School→Midland High School
Based on grade levels within Acadia Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
49.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -13.0pp since 2022
Math
63.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -14.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 13 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 14 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 49.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 77.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Louisiana's top 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 Mermentau Elementary School
Mermentau Elementary School's state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mermentau Elementary School this school | 142 | 62.7% | 57.7% |
| Jesse Owens Elementary School Gueydan | 180 | 61.7% | 38.8% |
| The MAX Charter School Thibodaux | 100 | 67.0% | N/A |
| DeQuincy Elementary School DeQuincy | 222 | 60.4% | 39.7% |
| Evangeline Elementary School Evangeline | 159 | 54.1% | 65.8% |
| Morse Elementary School Morse | 229 | 62.0% | 43.0% |
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 Mermentau Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Acadia Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #62 of 583 | #3 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #47 of 582 no change | #3 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #200 of 587 ▼ 126 | #7 of 15 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.5pp | #26 of 540 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 142 | #688 of 714 | #17 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #504 of 705 | #10 of 17 |
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
142
-9 (-6%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 150
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 142 | 10.8 | 13.2:1 | 63% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 148 | 10.8 | 13.8:1 | 57% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 146 | 9.5 | 15.4:1 | 60% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 151 | 9 | 16.8:1 | 38% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 154 | 8.6 | 17.9:1 | 42% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 156 | 11 | 14.2:1 | 58% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 160 | 10 | 16.0:1 | 63% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 198 | 13 | 15.2:1 | 64% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 150 | 11 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mermentau Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (154 to 142); teachers up 25% (8.6 to 10.8).
About Mermentau Elementary School
Mermentau Elementary School is one of the public schools in Mermentau, Louisiana. It is a very small elementary school. Enrollment stands at 142 students, covering pre-K through 7. It has 69% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Louisiana (about 453).
The Acadia Parish system has 27 schools and 9,043 students.
Of every 100 students at Mermentau Elementary School, about 85 are White. The remaining students are 8% Black and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Acadia Parish is about 77% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Mermentau Elementary School, there are about 13.2 students; the school has 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Mermentau Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 86% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Mermentau Elementary School is in the top 10% of Louisiana schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.7% is 18.5 points above the 39.2% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Acadia Parish show that median household income comes to about $45,562, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Acadia Parish counts 27 public schools with about 9,043 students.
Jennings Elementary School is about 4.9 miles from Mermentau Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Mermentau Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% decrease, from 151 to 142. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.8:1 to 13.2:1.
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Acadia Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,955
Census ACS
Median income
$45,562
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
9,043 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Acadia Parish
- Mire Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Rayne High SchoolHigh · 653 students
- Iota Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Iota High SchoolHigh · 566 students
- Church Point High SchoolHigh · 504 students
- Crowley High SchoolHigh · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Jennings Elementary School4.9 mi · 976
- Evangeline Elementary School5.1 mi · 159
- Jennings High School5.3 mi · 775
- Egan Elementary School5.4 mi · 240
- Midland High School5.5 mi · 317
- Morse Elementary School6.8 mi · 229
Frequently asked questions
About Mermentau Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mermentau Elementary School?
Mermentau Elementary School enrolls approximately 142 students in grades PK-07.
What age range does Mermentau Elementary School serve?
Mermentau Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 07.
How many teachers does Mermentau Elementary School have?
Mermentau Elementary School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Mermentau Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mermentau Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 1% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mermentau Elementary School public or private?
Mermentau Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Acadia Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.