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Pollock Elementary School

4001 Highway 8, Pollock, LA 71467 · (318) 765-3511 · Grant Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 453
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
281 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K317%
Kindergarten6014%
Grade 18320%
Grade 26415%
Grade 36315%
Grade 46215%
Grade 55814%
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
38892%
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 41% · US 43%
Hispanic
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
82%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 42% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
164%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
21752%
Female
20448%

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Test scores

LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+
English Language Arts
43.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
47.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +20.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 20 points.

LEAP 2025 results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2025-2643.0%47.0%
2024-2543.0%44.0%
2023-2441.0%36.0%
2022-2336.0%27.0%
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →

Where Pollock Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Louisiana
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
36.7%#255 of 583
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#154 of 582
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.0%#256 of 587
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+13.5pp#23 of 540
Enrollment
ranked largest first
421#368 of 714
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.4:1#216 of 655
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
14.9%#587 of 655
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
66.7%#456 of 705
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-25.6%#109 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
421
-98 (-19%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 1,129
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2542133.912.4:167% (281)
2023-2446431.714.6:169% (321)
2022-2351025.120.3:172% (368)
2020-215192917.9:168% (354)
2017-185662919.5:157% (322)
2015-16576N/AN/A65% (377)
2010-116313617.5:164% (403)
2000-015803417.1:154% (312)
1990-911,1295919.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pollock Elementary School.

About Pollock Elementary School

Pollock Elementary School is an elementary school in Pollock, Louisiana, and it is part of Grant Parish. It enrolled 421 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.

Pollock Elementary School sits within Grant Parish, which has 8 schools and 2,871 students.

Federal enrollment data show Pollock Elementary School is 92% White. Enrollment also includes 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 15 points above the 78% share among Grant Parish residents. The school's diversity index is 15%, meaning two students picked at random have a 15% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

A ratio of 12.4:1 comes from the school's 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. The lunch program counts 67% of students at Pollock Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 68% average for public schools in Grant Parish.

Pollock Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.7% is within a point of the 36.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

In the county around the school, Grant Parish, the median household income is $64,016, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Grant Parish is home to 8 public schools and about 2,871 public school students.

Nearby, Grant High School is about 6.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Local comparison: Pollock Elementary School ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 36.7% versus a 43.4% average.

Pollock Elementary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 98 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.4:1.

Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Pollock Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Grant Parish at a glance

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Population
22,095
Census ACS
Median income
$64,016
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,871 students

Quick facts

School name
Pollock Elementary School
District
Grant Parish
Address
4001 Highway 8, Pollock, LA 71467
Phone
(318) 765-3511
County
Grant Parish
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
421
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
12.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
281 (67%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
220069000503
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Pollock Elementary School
How many students attend Pollock Elementary School?
Pollock Elementary School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pollock Elementary School serve?
Pollock Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pollock Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pollock Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pollock Elementary School?
At Pollock Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Pollock Elementary School public or private?
Pollock Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grant Parish.
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