Red River Elementary School

Red River Elementary School is an elementary-level community of mid-tier scale in Coushatta, Louisiana, operated by Red River Parish, hosting 568 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 25% above the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

Red River Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Red River Parish, a district that hosts 1,243 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Red River Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Black at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 38% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 40% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Red River Elementary School records 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Red River Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 19.4%; this one delivers 29.0%.

Zooming out to the county, Red River Parish reports that median household income runs about $49,167, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Red River Parish's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,243 students), Red River Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Red River High School, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Red River Elementary School comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 21.3%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Red River Elementary School's enrollment has fell 20% since 2018, when it stood at 708 (now 568). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 60% to 55%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

On this page, members of the Red River Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.