Enrollment
135
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LASALLE PARISH·NCES 220096000735
Nebo Elementary School
300 Hwy. 777, Jena, LA 71342 · (318) 992-4416 · LaSalle Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL135 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
- C-Beats 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
10.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
70 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 8 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 30% larger than its 8th grade class (10).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
47.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +13.0pp since 2022
Math
43.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Nebo Elementary School
Nebo Elementary School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebo Elementary School this school | 135 | 51.9% | 39.5% |
| Evangeline Elementary School Evangeline | 159 | 54.1% | 65.8% |
| Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School West Monroe | 167 | 52.7% | 42.3% |
| Bayou Boeuf Elementary School Thibodaux | 209 | 46.4% | 69.8% |
| Forked Island/E. Broussard Elem School Abbeville | 243 | 50.6% | 52.3% |
| Little Pearl Elementary School Pearl River | 98 | 50.0% | N/A |
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 Nebo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #222 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #190 of 582 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #223 of 587 ▼ 85 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #97 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 135 | #691 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #601 of 705 |
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
135
-20 (-13%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 149
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 135 | 12.6 | 10.7:1 | 52% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 12.5 | 12.0:1 | 23% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 162 | 11.5 | 14.1:1 | 28% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 155 | 10 | 15.5:1 | 31% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 11.5 | 14.6:1 | 49% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 159 | 17 | 9.3:1 | 57% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 191 | 12 | 15.9:1 | 53% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 136 | 11 | 12.4:1 | 42% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 149 | 10 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nebo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (168 to 135); teachers up 10% (11.5 to 12.6).
About Nebo Elementary School
Nebo Elementary School is a public elementary school run by LaSalle Parish in Jena, Louisiana. The school counts 135 students across pre-K through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 453 students.
Federal data list 9 schools in LaSalle Parish, with 2,520 students enrolled.
Most students at Nebo Elementary School are White: 95% of enrollment. The remaining students are 4% Hispanic. Census figures show LaSalle Parish is about 78% White. By the diversity index, Nebo Elementary School comes in at 10%.
Nebo Elementary School's 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 52%.
Nebo Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 48% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Nebo Elementary School is -7.5 points: 39.5% actual, 47.0% predicted.
LaSalle Parish has these Census figures: median household income is about $68,497, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of LaSalle Parish number 9 and enroll about 2,520.
The closest public school, Fellowship Elementary School, is about 5.7 miles from Nebo Elementary School. Within ten miles are 5 other public schools. Nebo Elementary School is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Nebo Elementary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Nebo Elementary School saw enrollment fall 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 15.5:1 to 10.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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LaSalle Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,789
Census ACS
Median income
$68,497
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LaSalle Parish
- Jena High SchoolHigh · 490 students
- Olla-Standard Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Jena Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Jena Junior High SchoolMiddle · 288 students
- Goodpine Middle SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Fellowship Elementary SchoolElementary · 209 students
Other schools in Jena
- Jena High SchoolHigh · 490 students
- Jena Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Jena Junior High SchoolMiddle · 288 students
- Goodpine Middle SchoolElementary · 279 students
Other Nebo Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Nebo Elementary. Nebo Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Nebo Elementary SchoolDallas, GA · 874 students
- Nebo Elementary SchoolNebo, NC · 354 students
Nearby schools
- Fellowship Elementary School5.7 mi · 209
- Jena Elementary School8.0 mi · 381
- Jena High School8.9 mi · 490
- Goodpine Middle School9.1 mi · 279
- Jena Junior High School9.3 mi · 288
- Buckeye High School13.8 mi · 915
Frequently asked questions
About Nebo Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Nebo Elementary School?
Nebo Elementary School enrolls approximately 135 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Nebo Elementary School serve?
Nebo Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Nebo Elementary School?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at Nebo Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Nebo Elementary School?
Student demographics at Nebo Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Nebo Elementary School in?
Nebo Elementary School is part of LaSalle Parish.
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