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Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALCASIEU PARISH·NCES 220033000269
Vinton Elementary School
1610 Hampton Street, Vinton, LA 70668 · (337) 217-4520 · Calcasieu Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
266 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 70%
Community
1
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 | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 12% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
25.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
19.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 7 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 25.0% | 19.0% |
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 26.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Vinton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Calcasieu Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #472 of 583 | #27 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #452 of 582 | #26 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #479 of 587 | #26 of 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #130 of 540 | #7 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #434 of 714 | #17 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #246 of 655 | #17 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #260 of 655 | #10 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.1% | #395 of 705 | #15 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.5% | #90 of 436 | #9 of 29 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
374
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 692
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 374 | 29.4 | 12.7:1 | 71% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 31.9 | 13.9:1 | 70% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 24.3 | 18.8:1 | 72% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 91% (336) |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 26.6 | 19.4:1 | 46% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 46 | 11.6:1 | 50% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 75% (387) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 64% (315) |
| 1990-91 | 692 | 45 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vinton Elementary School.
About Vinton Elementary School
Vinton Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of Vinton, Louisiana. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 374 students.
Vinton Elementary School belongs to Calcasieu Parish, a district of 56 schools and 27,851 students.
The largest group at Vinton Elementary School is White students, at 63%. Other students are 20% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Calcasieu Parish residents are about 66% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Vinton Elementary School scores 55%.
The school's 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1. Income data for the school show 71% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Calcasieu Parish is 59%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Vinton Elementary School is -14.8 points, in the bottom 10% of Louisiana. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.3%, and the predicted rate is 33.1%.
For the population of Calcasieu Parish, median household income comes to about $67,564, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Calcasieu Parish's 61 public schools enroll about 30,278 students and include Vinton Elementary School.
Vinton Elementary School's nearest public school is Vinton Middle School (about 0.3 miles). In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Vinton Elementary School. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Vinton Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Vinton Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Vinton Elementary School had 371 students in 2020-21 and 374 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.1:1 to 12.7:1.
The allk12 page for Vinton Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Calcasieu Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,088
Census ACS
Median income
$67,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
30,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calcasieu Parish
- Sulphur High SchoolHigh · 1,911 students
- Alfred M. Barbe High SchoolHigh · 1,908 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 1,141 students
- S. J. Welsh Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Iowa High SchoolHigh · 1,007 students
- Moss Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 969 students
Other schools in Vinton
- Vinton High SchoolHigh · 242 students
- Vinton Middle SchoolMiddle · 191 students
Nearby schools
- Vinton Middle School0.3 mi · 191
- Vinton High School0.9 mi · 242
- Starks High School9.7 mi · 284
- Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School10.5 mi · 1,001
- M B North E C Lrn Center10.8 mi · 308
- Little Cypress Elementary School10.9 mi · 673
Frequently asked questions
About Vinton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Vinton Elementary School?
Vinton Elementary School enrolls approximately 374 students in grades PK-05.
Is Vinton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vinton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Vinton Elementary School have?
Vinton Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vinton Elementary School?
At Vinton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 12% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Vinton Elementary School in?
Vinton Elementary School is part of Calcasieu Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.