Pickering Elementary School

Pickering Elementary School, a mid-tier primary school in Leesville, Louisiana, operated by Vernon Parish, instructs 476 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

Vernon Parish comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 7,887 students; Pickering Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Pickering Elementary School reports that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 10% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Pickering Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pickering Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Vernon Parish put median household earnings sit near $57,270, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pickering Elementary School is one of 18 public schools in Vernon Parish (combined enrollment of about 7,887 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pickering High School, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Pickering Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 38%: 764 students in 2018 compared to 476 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 58% to 63% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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.