Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANT PARISH·NCES 220069000504
Verda Elementary School
2580 Highway 122, Montgomery, LA 71454 · (318) 646-3146 · Grant Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% 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.
- 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
12.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
255 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
48%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
21.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -14.0pp since 2022
Math
15.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -20.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 14 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 20 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 21.0% | 15.0% |
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
20.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Verda Elementary School
Verda Elementary School's state test result (20.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verda Elementary School this school | 308 | 82.8% | 20.0% |
| Poland Junior High School Alexandria | 330 | 79.7% | 53.2% |
| Ball Elementary School Ball | 387 | 84.2% | 46.7% |
| Richard W. Vincent Elementary School Sulphur | 283 | 82.7% | 28.7% |
| Paradise Elementary School Ball | 369 | 78.3% | 52.5% |
| Upper Little Caillou Elementary School Chauvin | 342 | 76.6% | 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 Verda Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #452 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #501 of 582 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #523 of 587 ▼ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -17.0pp | #11 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #530 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #213 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #354 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.8% | #232 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.2% | #51 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
308
+92 (+43%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 242
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 308 | 24.8 | 12.4:1 | 83% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 237 | 21 | 11.3:1 | 76% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 17 | 13.7:1 | 76% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 15 | 14.4:1 | 71% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 244 | 15 | 16.3:1 | 70% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 21 | 11.6:1 | 78% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 268 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 73% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 319 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 74% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 242 | 15 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Verda Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (244 to 308); teachers up 65% (15 to 24.8).
About Verda Elementary School
A small elementary school in Montgomery, Louisiana, Verda Elementary School is part of Grant Parish. It had 308 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Louisiana have about 453 students on average; enrollment here is 32% lower.
The Grant Parish system has 8 schools and 2,871 students.
More than half of enrollment at Verda Elementary School is White: 67%. The remaining shares are 25% Black and 7% multiracial. Grant Parish as a whole is about 78% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
The school lists 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 83% of the student body. Public schools in Grant Parish average 68%.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Verda Elementary School outscored 12%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Verda Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.0% is 4.7 points below the 24.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Grant Parish show that median household income comes to about $64,016, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 8, with about 2,871 students.
Of the public schools around it, Verda Elementary School is closest to Montgomery High School, about 7.5 miles away. Ranked by average proficiency, Verda Elementary School places 6th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 216 in 2020-21 and 308 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.4:1 to 12.4:1.
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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
- South Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Grant Junior High SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Pollock Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Montgomery High SchoolHigh · 253 students
- Georgetown High SchoolCombined · 236 students
Nearby schools
- Montgomery High School7.5 mi · 253
- Colfax Elementary School13.2 mi · 159
- Winnfield Primary School17.3 mi · 485
- Grant Junior High School17.7 mi · 438
- Grant High School17.8 mi · 569
- Winnfield Middle School18.4 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Verda Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Verda Elementary School?
Verda Elementary School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-05.
Is Verda Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Verda Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Verda Elementary School have?
Verda Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Verda Elementary School?
Student demographics at Verda Elementary School are roughly 67% White, 0% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Verda Elementary School in?
Verda Elementary School is part of Grant Parish.
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