Plaucheville Elementary School

Plaucheville Elementary School is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in Plaucheville, Louisiana, run under Avoyelles Parish, with 582 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 28% larger than the state mean of about 453.

Avoyelles Parish runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 4,794 students. Plaucheville Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Plaucheville Elementary School records that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 38% Black, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Plaucheville Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.1:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 82% of students at Plaucheville Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Avoyelles Parish's rate of about 73%.

After controlling for student poverty, Plaucheville Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.4%, the actual is 25.7%, a residual of +0.3 points.

In the broader community, Avoyelles Parish reports that median household income runs about $39,325, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. In all, Avoyelles Parish runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,726 students), of which Plaucheville Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Cottonport Elementary, roughly 4.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Plaucheville Elementary School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 31.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Plaucheville Elementary School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 585 (now 582). Black enrollment moved from 33% to 38% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.4:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.