Nebo Elementary School

Nebo Elementary School is a K-5 school of tiny scale in Jena, Louisiana, run under LaSalle Parish, enrolling 135 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 70% smaller than the state mean of about 453.

Nebo Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by LaSalle Parish, a district that educates 2,520 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Nebo Elementary School shows that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Nebo Elementary School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Roughly 52% of students at Nebo Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Nebo Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.9%; this one delivers 35.3%.

Around the school, census data for LaSalle Parish shows median household earnings sit near $68,497, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Nebo Elementary School is one of 9 public schools in LaSalle Parish (combined enrollment of about 2,520 students).

The closest other public school is Fellowship Elementary School, roughly 5.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Nebo Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.3%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 20%: 168 students in 2018 compared to 135 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 99% to 95%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.