R.J. Vial Elementary School

R.J. Vial Elementary School operates as a small primary school in Paradis, Louisiana, one of the schools within St. Charles Parish. Current enrollment sits at 228 students spanning grades 3 through 5. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so R.J. Vial Elementary School sits 50% leaner than that benchmark.

St. Charles Parish comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 8,756 students; R.J. Vial Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, R.J. Vial Elementary School lists that 71% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 13% Black, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, R.J. Vial Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting R.J. Vial Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, R.J. Vial Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.4%; this one delivers 52.7%.

In the surrounding community, St. Charles Parish reports that median household income runs about $80,897, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. R.J. Vial Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in St. Charles Parish (combined enrollment of about 8,756 students).

The closest other public school is J.B. Martin Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts R.J. Vial Elementary School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 42.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 14%: 266 students in 2018 compared to 228 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 5% to 11% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 today.

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