Vinton Elementary School

Vinton Elementary School is a small elementary campus in Vinton, Louisiana, part of Calcasieu Parish. The school instructs 374 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 56 schools in Calcasieu Parish (27,851 students total), Vinton Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Vinton Elementary School logs that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Black, 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Calcasieu Parish overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Calcasieu Parish (around 59%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Vinton Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Louisiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 33.1%; Vinton Elementary School posts 18.3%, -14.8 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Calcasieu Parish put median household income runs about $67,564, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Vinton Elementary School is one of 61 public schools in Calcasieu Parish (combined enrollment of about 30,278 students).

Nearest neighbor: Vinton Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Vinton Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 28%: 516 students in 2018 compared to 374 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 74% to 63%. Class-load math has fell: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.