Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND PARISH·NCES 220135001104
Rayville Elementary School
124 Learning Place Street, Rayville, LA 71269 · (318) 728-2029 · Richland Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
18.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
316 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
7.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Louisiana average is about 42 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 7.0% | N/A |
| 2024-25 | 7.0% | 5.0% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 5.0% |
| 2022-23 | 9.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
5.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Rayville Elementary School
Rayville Elementary School's state test result (5.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayville Elementary School this school | 333 | 94.9% | 5.7% |
| O.W. Dillon Leadership Academy Kentwood | 314 | 95.5% | 14.8% |
| Minnie Ruffin Elementary School Monroe | 354 | 94.4% | 13.2% |
| St. Charles Street Elementary School Jeanerette | 328 | 94.5% | 27.5% |
| Robinson Elementary School Monroe | 374 | 94.4% | 18.5% |
| Winnsboro Elementary School Winnsboro | 366 | 93.4% | 8.8% |
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 Rayville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 5.7% | #583 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.0% | #582 of 582 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #586 of 587 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #494 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #628 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.4% | #612 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #55 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #310 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
333
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 866
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 333 | 18.2 | 18.3:1 | 95% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 23.8 | 15.2:1 | 85% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 22.3 | 16.1:1 | 89% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 20 | 17.0:1 | 88% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 23.2 | 15.8:1 | 84% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 44 | 9.1:1 | 80% (319) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 39 | 12.1:1 | 93% (439) |
| 2000-01 | 691 | 54 | 12.8:1 | 87% (603) |
| 1990-91 | 866 | 54 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rayville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (367 to 333); teachers down 22% (23.2 to 18.2).
About Rayville Elementary School
Rayville Elementary School is a public small elementary school in Rayville, Louisiana. Its 333 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 26% smaller than the 453 average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Rayville Elementary School is a school in Richland Parish. The district has 11 schools and 2,694 students.
About 94% of the student body at Rayville Elementary School is Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% White. In Richland Parish overall, about 36% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Rayville Elementary School and a ratio of 18.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 95% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Richland Parish average 76%.
allk12 grades Rayville Elementary School an F. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Rayville Elementary School is 10.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 5.7% actual, 16.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Louisiana.
Census estimates describe Richland Parish this way: the median household income is $53,544, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Besides Rayville Elementary School, Richland Parish has 11 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Rayville Junior High School, is about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Rayville Elementary School is 6th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Rayville Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment went from 340 in 2020-21 to 333 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students. The school's ratio rose from 17.0:1 to 18.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Richland Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,822
Census ACS
Median income
$53,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,312 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richland Parish
- Mangham Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Rayville High SchoolHigh · 341 students
- Start Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- Mangham High SchoolHigh · 294 students
- Holly Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
- Mangham Junior High SchoolMiddle · 216 students
Other schools in Rayville
- Rayville High SchoolHigh · 341 students
- Holly Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
- Rayville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Rayville Junior High School0.8 mi · 145
- Rayville High School0.8 mi · 341
- Start Elementary School5.8 mi · 332
- Holly Ridge Elementary School7.8 mi · 232
- Mangham Elementary School10.8 mi · 404
- Mangham High School10.9 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Rayville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rayville Elementary School?
Rayville Elementary School enrolls approximately 333 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rayville Elementary School serve?
Rayville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rayville Elementary School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Rayville Elementary School.
How diverse is Rayville Elementary School?
Rayville Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 0% Hispanic, 94% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Rayville Elementary School public or private?
Rayville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richland Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.