Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACADIA PARISH·NCES 220003000022
South Crowley Elementary School
1102 South Parkerson Avenue, Crowley, LA 70526 · (337) 783-1300 · Acadia Parish
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
285 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 16% |
This year's 1st grade class (62) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
19.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -16.0pp since 2022
Math
11.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -18.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 16 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 18 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 19.0% | 11.0% |
| 2024-25 | 19.0% | 8.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
16.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 South Crowley Elementary School
South Crowley Elementary School's state test result (16.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Crowley Elementary School this school | 320 | 89.1% | 16.5% |
| Glendale Elementary School Eunice | 259 | 87.6% | 30.8% |
| Vidalia Lower Elementary School Vidalia | 415 | 85.1% | N/A |
| Martin Petitjean Elementary School Rayne | 306 | 87.9% | 18.8% |
| Richard W. Vincent Elementary School Sulphur | 283 | 82.7% | 28.7% |
| East Elementary School Eunice | 310 | 86.1% | 43.2% |
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 South Crowley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Acadia Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #496 of 583 | #14 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #540 of 582 ▲ 18 | #14 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #539 of 587 ▼ 4 | #15 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -17.0pp | #10 of 540 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #511 of 714 | #6 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #492 of 655 | #3 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #106 of 655 | #3 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.1% | #137 of 705 | #3 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #336 of 436 | #10 of 10 |
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
320
+41 (+15%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 320 | 21.2 | 15.1:1 | 89% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 88% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 15.3 | 19.6:1 | 86% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 15 | 18.6:1 | 74% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 17 | 20.3:1 | 60% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 82% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 88% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 27 | 15.1:1 | 83% (337) |
| 1990-91 | 494 | 26 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Crowley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (344 to 320); teachers up 25% (17 to 21.2).
About South Crowley Elementary School
The public elementary school South Crowley Elementary School is located in Crowley, Louisiana. There are 320 students enrolled, covering grades 1 through 5. On average, elementary schools in Louisiana enroll around 453, and this school is 29% below that mark.
District-wide, Acadia Parish has 27 schools and 9,043 students.
Of every 100 students at South Crowley Elementary School, about 51 are White. Other reported shares: 29% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Acadia Parish's residents are about 77% White, 26 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. The school has 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 14.0:1. In all, 89% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 22 points above the 67% average for public schools in Acadia Parish.
On the allk12 Grade, South Crowley Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 8% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, South Crowley Elementary School is 3.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools.
In Acadia Parish, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $45,562, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 20%. The county has 27 public schools and about 9,043 students.
The closest school to South Crowley Elementary School is Crowley Kindergarten School, located about 1.2 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of South Crowley Elementary School. On proficiency, South Crowley Elementary School is behind the 27.0% nearby average, ranking 6th of 7.
South Crowley Elementary School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment rose 15% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.1:1.
The discussion board for South Crowley Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Acadia Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,955
Census ACS
Median income
$45,562
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
9,043 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Acadia Parish
- Mire Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Rayne High SchoolHigh · 653 students
- Iota Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Iota High SchoolHigh · 566 students
- Church Point High SchoolHigh · 504 students
- Crowley High SchoolHigh · 495 students
Other schools in Crowley
- Crowley High SchoolHigh · 495 students
- Crowley Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
- North Crowley Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
- Crowley Kindergarten SchoolElementary · 208 students
Nearby schools
- Crowley Kindergarten School1.2 mi · 208
- Ross Elementary School1.3 mi · 256
- Crowley Middle School1.4 mi · 394
- North Crowley Elementary School1.6 mi · 254
- Crowley High School4.4 mi · 495
- Martin Petitjean Elementary School5.6 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About South Crowley Elementary SchoolHow large is South Crowley Elementary School?
South Crowley Elementary School enrolls approximately 320 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does South Crowley Elementary School serve?
South Crowley Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Crowley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Crowley Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at South Crowley Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Crowley Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 13% Hispanic, 29% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is South Crowley Elementary School in?
South Crowley Elementary School is part of Acadia Parish.
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