Tioga Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Ball, Louisiana, Tioga Elementary School serves 482 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under Rapides Parish.

Tioga Elementary School is one of 43 schools operated by Rapides Parish, a district that hosts 21,340 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Tioga Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 63%; the rest is composed of 24% Black, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Rapides Parish as a whole.

On the resource side, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages about 14.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Rapides Parish (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Tioga Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 21.1%; this one delivers 43.3%, a residual of +22.3 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Rapides Parish) records that median household income runs about $54,967, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Tioga Elementary School is one of 51 public schools in Rapides Parish (combined enrollment of about 21,481 students).

Tioga High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tioga Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.9%.

Tioga Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Tioga Elementary School's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 562 (now 482). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 73% to 63%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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