Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JAMES PARISH·NCES 220150001170
Vacherie Elementary School
13440 Highway 644, Vacherie, LA 70090 · (225) 258-5250 · St. James Parish
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
290 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 61 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 18% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
46.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
30.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 46.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Vacherie Elementary School
Vacherie Elementary School's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vacherie Elementary School this school | 364 | 79.7% | 26.5% |
| Henry Heights Elementary School Lake Charles | 315 | 79.7% | 20.0% |
| J. A. Phillips Elementary School Minden | 429 | 82.1% | N/A |
| James Stephens Montessori School Ville Platte | 421 | 85.0% | 33.7% |
| College Oaks Elementary School Lake Charles | 278 | 82.0% | 21.0% |
| Forest Hill Elementary School Shreveport | 479 | 78.3% | 21.7% |
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 Vacherie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #363 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #327 of 582 ▲ 105 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #234 of 587 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #101 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #453 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #25 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #465 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.7% | #280 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.0% | #75 of 197 |
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
364
-34 (-9%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 364 | 38.7 | 9.4:1 | 80% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 39.8 | 9.7:1 | 63% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 29.7 | 13.0:1 | 76% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 61% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 49% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 37 | 9.0:1 | 70% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 67% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 227 | 16 | 14.2:1 | 65% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 299 | 16 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vacherie Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (311 to 364); teachers up 76% (22 to 38.7).
About Vacherie Elementary School
Vacherie Elementary School is an elementary school in Vacherie, Louisiana, reachable at (225) 258-5250. The school enrolls 364 students, from pre-K through 3.
St. James Parish runs 6 schools with a combined 3,194 students. Vacherie Elementary School is one of them.
Black students make up a majority at Vacherie Elementary School, at 78%. Other students are 18% White and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 47% Black share among all St. James Parish residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Vacherie Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 9.4:1. That is 4.5 students per teacher below the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 80%. For comparison, public schools in St. James Parish average 64%.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, Vacherie 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.
On BeatsExpectations, Vacherie Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools.
Across St. James Parish, the median household income is $65,531, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. James Parish is home to 6 public schools and about 3,194 public school students.
The next-closest public school is St. James High School, about 2.4 miles away. Vacherie Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Local comparison: Vacherie Elementary School ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 26.5% versus a 40.2% average.
In the federal locale system, Vacherie Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 364 students in 2024-25, 34 fewer than the 398 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.4:1 to 9.4:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
St. James Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,528
Census ACS
Median income
$65,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. James Parish
- Lutcher High SchoolHigh · 908 students
- Paulina Elementary SchoolElementary · 657 students
- St. James High SchoolHigh · 593 students
- Gramercy Elementary SchoolMiddle · 403 students
- Sixth Ward Elementary SchoolMiddle · 269 students
Other schools in Vacherie
- St. James High SchoolHigh · 593 students
- Sixth Ward Elementary SchoolMiddle · 269 students
Nearby schools
- St. James High School2.4 mi · 593
- Sixth Ward Elementary School6.1 mi · 269
- Paulina Elementary School6.2 mi · 657
- Sixth Ward Middle School7.1 mi · 236
- Lutcher High School7.4 mi · 908
- Gramercy Elementary School7.7 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Vacherie Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Vacherie Elementary School?
Vacherie Elementary School enrolls approximately 364 students in grades PK-03.
Is Vacherie Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vacherie Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at Vacherie Elementary School?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Vacherie Elementary School.
How diverse is Vacherie Elementary School?
Vacherie Elementary School reports a student body of 18% White, 1% Hispanic, 78% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Vacherie Elementary School?
Vacherie Elementary School is overseen by St. James Parish in St. James Parish.
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