Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEN PARISH·NCES 220006000031
Oberlin Elementary School
110 South 4th Street, Oberlin, LA 70655 · (337) 639-2241 · Allen Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
9.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
186 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 36 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 37% smaller than its 6th grade class (43).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Oberlin Elementary School→Oberlin High School
Based on grade levels within Allen Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
52.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
42.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Oberlin Elementary School
Oberlin Elementary School's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oberlin Elementary School this school | 262 | 71.0% | 45.2% |
| Spring Creek Elementary School Kentwood | 292 | 68.8% | 36.7% |
| Holly Ridge Elementary School Rayville | 232 | 75.0% | 34.8% |
| Union Central Elementary School Columbia | 215 | 70.7% | 24.3% |
| DeQuincy Primary School DeQuincy | 239 | 65.7% | N/A |
| Duson Elementary School Duson | 229 | 74.2% | 48.8% |
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 Oberlin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #147 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #200 of 582 ▲ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #155 of 587 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #103 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #585 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #18 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #313 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #397 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #281 of 436 |
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
262
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 262 | 28.4 | 9.2:1 | 71% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 26 | 10.8:1 | 62% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 67% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 22 | 12.1:1 | 52% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 41% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 27 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 75% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 33 | 12.3:1 | 69% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 29 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oberlin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (295 to 262); teachers up 18% (24 to 28.4).
About Oberlin Elementary School
Oberlin, Louisiana, is home to Oberlin Elementary School, a small elementary school. It teaches 262 students in pre-K through 6. That is 42% below the average of about 453 students for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Oberlin Elementary School is a school in Allen Parish. The district has 11 schools and 3,853 students.
The largest group at Oberlin Elementary School is White students, at 65%. Enrollment also includes 26% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The diversity index for Oberlin Elementary School is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Oberlin Elementary School lists 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 9.2 students per teacher. The gap from the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 4.7 students per teacher. About 71% of students at Oberlin Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Oberlin Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Oberlin Elementary School, the prediction is 33.2% and the result is 45.2%.
For Allen Parish, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $46,469, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 12%, and about 21% of people live in poverty. There are 12 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,859, Oberlin Elementary School among them.
Oberlin Elementary School's nearest public school is Oberlin High School (less than a tenth of a mile). There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Oberlin Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Oberlin Elementary School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 266 students in 2020-21 and 262 in 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 12.1:1 to 9.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Allen Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,477
Census ACS
Median income
$46,469
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Allen Parish
- Kinder Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Oakdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Kinder High SchoolHigh · 388 students
- Fairview High SchoolCombined · 387 students
- Oakdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 340 students
- Elizabeth High SchoolCombined · 337 students
Other Oberlin Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Oberlin Elementary. Oberlin Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Oberlin Elementary SchoolOberlin, OH · 356 students
- Oberlin ElemOberlin, KS · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Oberlin High School0.0 mi · 180
- Allen Correctional Center4.1 mi · 6
- Elton Elementary School9.9 mi · 221
- Kinder Middle School10.1 mi · 333
- Kinder Elementary School10.1 mi · 524
- Elton High School10.7 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Oberlin Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Oberlin Elementary School?
Oberlin Elementary School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades PK-06.
Is Oberlin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oberlin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Oberlin Elementary School?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at Oberlin Elementary School.
How diverse is Oberlin Elementary School?
Oberlin Elementary School reports a student body of 65% White, 2% Hispanic, 26% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Oberlin Elementary School in?
Oberlin Elementary School is part of Allen Parish.
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