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Slaughter Elementary School

3170 Church Street, Slaughter, LA 70777 · (225) 654-4527 · East Feliciana Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Louisiana public elementary schools
  • C+Test 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.
  • C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

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

Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 453
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
314 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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-K398%
Kindergarten6313%
Grade 16914%
Grade 25411%
Grade 36914%
Grade 47015%
Grade 55912%
Grade 65912%

This year's kindergarten class (63) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (59).

Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
29261%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 41% · US 43%
Hispanic
184%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
15232%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 42% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
194%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
23449%
Female
24851%

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Test scores

LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+
English Language Arts
37.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
27.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -6.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 6 points.

LEAP 2025 results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2025-2637.0%27.0%
2024-2534.0%23.0%
2023-2432.0%30.0%
2022-2343.0%33.0%
% 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
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Slaughter Elementary School

Slaughter Elementary School's state test result (25.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Slaughter Elementary School this school48265.1%25.8%
Valverda Elementary School
Maringouin
43666.1%31.3%
Leonville Elementary School
Leonville
61667.2%36.3%
Mangham Elementary School
Mangham
40463.9%45.0%
E. K. Key Elementary School
Sulphur
54666.1%48.5%
DeRidder Elementary School
DeRidder
49061.2%N/A
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 Slaughter Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Louisiana
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
25.8%#372 of 583
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.0%#353 of 582
▲ 39
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
37.0%#322 of 587
▲ 36
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-6.0pp#113 of 540
Enrollment
ranked largest first
482#286 of 714
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.9:1#602 of 655
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.1%#282 of 655
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
65.1%#473 of 705
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.0%#327 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 2024-25
Enrollment
482
+34 (+8%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 317
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2548228.516.9:165% (314)
2023-2448932.814.9:148% (234)
2022-234823016.1:157% (273)
2020-214482517.9:199% (445)
2017-185242521.0:147% (245)
2015-165052818.0:167% (337)
2010-114632518.5:166% (305)
2000-012792013.9:159% (164)
1990-913171817.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Slaughter Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (524 to 482); teachers up 14% (25 to 28.5).

About Slaughter Elementary School

Slaughter Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Slaughter, Louisiana. The school counted 482 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6.

East Feliciana Parish has 1,647 students spread across 6 schools.

At Slaughter Elementary School, 61% of students are White. The remaining students are 32% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.

Based on 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Slaughter Elementary School has a ratio of 16.9:1. Compared with the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 65%.

Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Slaughter Elementary School outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.4% at Slaughter Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 25.8%.

American Community Survey estimates for East Feliciana Parish show that median household income comes to about $73,085, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 7, with about 1,649 students.

Of the public schools around it, Slaughter Elementary School is closest to Slaughter Community Charter School, about 0.3 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Slaughter Elementary School ranks 5th of 5 nearby schools, at 25.8% versus a 48.3% average.

For locale, NCES codes Slaughter Elementary School as Rural: Distant.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 482, up from 448 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.9:1 to 16.9:1.

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East Feliciana Parish at a glance

View full county profile
Population
19,271
Census ACS
Median income
$73,085
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,649 students

Quick facts

School name
Slaughter Elementary School
District
East Feliciana Parish
Address
3170 Church Street, Slaughter, LA 70777
Phone
(225) 654-4527
County
East Feliciana Parish
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
482
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
16.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
314 (65%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
220060000468
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in East Feliciana Parish
Other schools in Slaughter
Other Slaughter Elementary schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Slaughter Elementary. Slaughter Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Slaughter Elementary School
How many students attend Slaughter Elementary School?
Slaughter Elementary School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Slaughter Elementary School serve?
Slaughter Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Slaughter Elementary School have?
Slaughter Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Slaughter Elementary School?
Student demographics at Slaughter Elementary School are roughly 61% White, 4% Hispanic, 32% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Slaughter Elementary School in?
Slaughter Elementary School is part of East Feliciana Parish.
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