Vidrine Elementary School

Vidrine Elementary School operates as an intimate primary school in Ville Platte, Louisiana, overseen by Evangeline Parish. Current enrollment sits at 359 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so Vidrine Elementary School sits 21% leaner than that benchmark.

Evangeline Parish comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 5,326 students; Vidrine Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Vidrine Elementary School shows that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 38% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Vidrine Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.2%; this one delivers 29.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Evangeline Parish) logs that median household earnings sit near $41,915, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Vidrine Elementary School is one of 13 public schools in Evangeline Parish (combined enrollment of about 5,326 students).

The closest other public school is Mamou Elementary School, roughly 3.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Vidrine Elementary School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 28.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Vidrine Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 362 students in 2018 to 359 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 44% to 38%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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