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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANT PARISH·NCES 220069000084
South Grant Elementary School
1000 Highway 1241, Dry Prong, LA 71423 · (318) 641-1882 · Grant Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
14.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
327 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
47.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
41.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Grant Elementary School
South Grant Elementary School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Grant Elementary School this school | 487 | 67.1% | 41.7% |
| Lafargue Elementary School Effie | 581 | 67.5% | 40.3% |
| Pollock Elementary School Pollock | 421 | 66.7% | 36.7% |
| Ruby-Wise Elementary School Pineville | 410 | 65.1% | 56.5% |
| Oak Grove Elementary School Oak Grove | 523 | 71.5% | 38.8% |
| French Settlement Elementary School French Settlement | 530 | 64.7% | 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 Grant Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #199 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #211 of 582 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #222 of 587 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #155 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #279 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #436 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.0% | #501 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.1% | #446 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #294 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 2024-25Enrollment
487
-55 (-10%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 487 | 33.9 | 14.4:1 | 67% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 64% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 22.3 | 21.8:1 | 61% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 25 | 21.7:1 | 65% (353) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 25.9 | 21.0:1 | 60% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 42 | 12.4:1 | 68% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 69% (322) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 55% (317) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Grant Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (544 to 487); teachers up 31% (25.9 to 33.9).
About South Grant Elementary School
The public elementary school South Grant Elementary School is located in Dry Prong, Louisiana. It educates 487 students in pre-K through 5.
Grant Parish has a total of 8 schools and 2,871 students, South Grant Elementary School among them.
The large majority of students at South Grant Elementary School, 83%, are White. The remaining shares are 12% Black and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, South Grant Elementary School comes in at 29%.
Staffing totals 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. Elementary schools in Louisiana average about 14.0:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at South Grant Elementary School is 67%. Across public schools in Grant Parish, the average is about the same, 68%.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, South Grant Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, South Grant Elementary School would score about 36.0%. It scores 41.7%, 5.7 points above that figure.
Grant Parish census figures show that median household income is about $64,016, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. South Grant Elementary School is among the 8 public schools in Grant Parish.
Mary Goff Elementary School is located about 4.6 miles from South Grant Elementary School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 43.4% proficiency; South Grant Elementary School posts 41.7%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
South Grant Elementary School had 542 students in 2020-21 and 487 in 2024-25, a 10% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.7:1 to 14.4:1.
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Grant Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,095
Census ACS
Median income
$64,016
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,871 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grant Parish
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 569 students
- Grant Junior High SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Pollock Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Verda Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Montgomery High SchoolHigh · 253 students
- Georgetown High SchoolCombined · 236 students
Other schools in Dry Prong
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 569 students
- Grant Junior High SchoolMiddle · 438 students
Nearby schools
- Mary Goff Elementary School4.6 mi · 365
- Tioga Junior High School7.3 mi · 415
- Tioga High School7.4 mi · 881
- Ball Elementary School7.5 mi · 387
- Grant High School7.5 mi · 569
- Grant Junior High School7.6 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About South Grant Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Grant Elementary School?
South Grant Elementary School enrolls approximately 487 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does South Grant Elementary School serve?
South Grant Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does South Grant Elementary School have?
South Grant Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at South Grant Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Grant Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 1% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees South Grant Elementary School?
South Grant Elementary School is overseen by Grant Parish in Grant Parish.
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