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Enrollment
800
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OUACHITA PARISH·NCES 220120001012
Sterlington Elementary School
9040 Highway 165 North, Sterlington, LA 71280 · (318) 432-2050 · Ouachita Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL800 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- 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
20.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
357 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 39 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 158 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (158).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
54.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -16.0pp since 2022
Math
48.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -16.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 16 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 54.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Sterlington Elementary School
Sterlington Elementary School's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterlington Elementary School this school | 800 | 44.6% | 53.3% |
| Mulberry Elementary School Houma | 789 | 48.5% | 61.8% |
| Green T. Lindon Elementary School Youngsville | 719 | 47.7% | 64.7% |
| Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice Maurice | 592 | 48.0% | 63.8% |
| Vermilion Charter Academy Maurice | 919 | 50.2% | N/A |
| Prien Lake Elementary School Lake Charles | 639 | 41.2% | 73.2% |
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 Sterlington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ouachita Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #82 of 583 | #4 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #147 of 582 ▼ 30 | #6 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #142 of 587 ▼ 46 | #10 of 30 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -16.0pp | #13 of 540 | #1 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 800 | #41 of 714 | #1 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #642 of 655 | #31 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #391 of 655 | #11 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.6% | #645 of 705 | #34 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #131 of 197 | #5 of 9 |
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
800
+24 (+3%) vs 2020
+122% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 800 | 40 | 20.0:1 | 45% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 799 | 46 | 17.4:1 | 45% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 820 | 37.8 | 21.7:1 | 45% (372) |
| 2020-21 | 776 | 38 | 20.4:1 | 31% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 746 | 32.9 | 22.7:1 | 38% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 709 | 39 | 18.2:1 | 37% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 632 | 32 | 19.8:1 | 41% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 21 | 14.0:1 | 39% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 21 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sterlington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (746 to 800); teachers up 21% (32.9 to 40).
About Sterlington Elementary School
Sterlington Elementary School serves students in Sterlington, Louisiana, as a large elementary school. Its enrollment is 800 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Louisiana, the average enrollment is about 453.
Ouachita Parish enrolls 17,435 students, and its 36 schools include Sterlington Elementary School.
The largest group at Sterlington Elementary School is White students, at 71%. Enrollment also includes 21% Black, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Ouachita Parish, the White share is about 56%. The diversity index for Sterlington Elementary School is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Sterlington Elementary School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 20.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 14.0:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 45% at Sterlington Elementary School. That is lower than the 67% average for public schools in Ouachita Parish.
Sterlington Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 65% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Sterlington Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.3% is 1.1 points above the 52.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Ouachita Parish, median household income comes to about $54,688, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. The county has 59 public schools and about 25,952 students.
Measured in a straight line, Sterlington Middle School is about 0.6 miles from Sterlington Elementary School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Sterlington Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 24 students, from 776 to 800.
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Ouachita Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,480
Census ACS
Median income
$54,688
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
25,952 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ouachita Parish
- West Monroe High SchoolHigh · 2,041 students
- Ouachita Parish High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- West Ouachita High SchoolHigh · 968 students
- West Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Claiborne SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Good Hope Middle SchoolMiddle · 601 students
Nearby schools
- Sterlington Middle School0.6 mi · 418
- Sterlington High School0.7 mi · 513
- East Ouachita Middle School5.5 mi · 498
- Jack Hayes Elementary School6.2 mi · 501
- Swartz Lower Elementary School6.7 mi · 325
- Swartz Upper Elementary School6.8 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Sterlington Elementary SchoolHow large is Sterlington Elementary School?
Sterlington Elementary School enrolls approximately 800 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sterlington Elementary School serve?
Sterlington Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sterlington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sterlington Elementary School is approximately 20.0:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sterlington Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sterlington Elementary School are roughly 71% White, 2% Hispanic, 21% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Sterlington Elementary School?
Sterlington Elementary School is overseen by Ouachita Parish in Ouachita Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.