Vidalia Upper Elementary School

Vidalia Upper Elementary School, an intimate elementary-level community in Vidalia, Louisiana, one of the schools within Concordia Parish, caters to 316 students, covering grades 3 through 5. That puts it 30% smaller than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

Vidalia Upper Elementary School is one of 10 schools operated by Concordia Parish, a district that instructs 2,911 students overall.

Demographically, Vidalia Upper Elementary School records that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 28% Black, 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Vidalia Upper Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Concordia Parish indicate median household earnings sit near $39,943, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 25% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Vidalia Upper Elementary School is one of 11 public schools in Concordia Parish (combined enrollment of about 3,396 students).

Nearest neighbor: Vidalia Lower Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Vidalia Upper Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Vidalia Upper Elementary School comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.4%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Vidalia Upper Elementary School has decreased 18%, going from 386 students in 2018 to 316 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 36% to 28% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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