North Lewis Elementary School

Set in New Iberia, Louisiana, North Lewis Elementary School is a moderately sized primary school, operated by Iberia Parish. It serves 488 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Iberia Parish comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 11,037 students; North Lewis Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Lewis Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 56% of students at North Lewis Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Iberia Parish's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Lewis Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.7%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Iberia Parish put the typical household earns roughly $56,961 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. North Lewis Elementary School is one of 21 public schools in Iberia Parish (combined enrollment of about 10,111 students).

Daspit Road Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Lewis Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 29.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 29%: 692 students in 2018 compared to 488 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.