Ross Elementary School

Set in Crowley, Louisiana, Ross Elementary School is a tight-knit elementary campus, run under Acadia Parish. It enrolls 256 students across grades 1 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 43% smaller than typical.

Across the 27 schools in Acadia Parish (9,043 students total), Ross Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Ross Elementary School logs that Black students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school shows 23% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Acadia Parish as a whole is about 16% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 93% of students at Ross Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Acadia Parish (around 67%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ross Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 17.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Acadia Parish) records that the typical household earns roughly $45,562 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ross Elementary School is one of 27 public schools in Acadia Parish (combined enrollment of about 9,043 students).

Nearest neighbor: North Crowley Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Ross Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ross Elementary School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 29.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ross Elementary School has edged down 18%, going from 313 students in 2018 to 256 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 29% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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