Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANGELINE PARISH·NCES 220063000480
W. W. Stewart Elementary School
1032 Belton Street, Basile, LA 70515 · (337) 432-6412 · Evangeline Parish
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
13.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
171 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 22 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 5% smaller than its 4th grade class (58).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
57.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
42.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 11 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 53.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Louisiana's top 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 W. W. Stewart Elementary School
W. W. Stewart Elementary School's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. W. Stewart Elementary School this school | 283 | 60.4% | 55.2% |
| Branch Elementary School Branch | 374 | 58.8% | 35.0% |
| DeQuincy Elementary School DeQuincy | 222 | 60.4% | 39.7% |
| Goodpine Middle School Jena | 279 | 58.4% | 44.8% |
| Start Elementary School Start | 332 | 59.6% | 25.0% |
| Western Heights Elementary School Westlake | 343 | 56.6% | 44.0% |
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 W. W. Stewart Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Evangeline Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #75 of 583 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #201 of 582 ▼ 110 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #105 of 587 ▼ 55 | #1 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.0pp | #62 of 540 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #557 of 714 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #295 of 655 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #400 of 655 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #535 of 705 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #197 of 436 | N/A |
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
283
-37 (-12%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 283 | 21.6 | 13.1:1 | 60% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 51% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 15.7 | 18.3:1 | 50% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 18 | 17.8:1 | 41% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 19.2 | 17.9:1 | 53% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 52% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 21 | 15.3:1 | 74% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 67% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 249 | 15 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W. W. Stewart Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (344 to 283); teachers up 12% (19.2 to 21.6).
About W. W. Stewart Elementary School
W. W. Stewart Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in Basile, Louisiana. A federal count lists 283 students at the school, in pre-K through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 453, so this school runs 38% smaller than that.
W. W. Stewart Elementary School is part of Evangeline Parish, where 13 schools serve 5,326 students.
White students make up a majority at W. W. Stewart Elementary School, at 74%. The remaining students are 11% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Evangeline Parish is about 65% White. W. W. Stewart Elementary School's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 21.6 full-time equivalents, or about 13.1 students per teacher. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 60%. Across public schools in Evangeline Parish, the average is 72%.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, W. W. Stewart Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, W. W. Stewart Elementary School is in the top 10% of Louisiana schools: 55.2% actual against 40.8% predicted.
Evangeline Parish has these Census figures: the median household income is $41,915, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Evangeline Parish is home to 13 public schools and about 5,326 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Basile High School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. W. W. Stewart Elementary School has 5 other public schools within ten miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, W. W. Stewart Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 283 students in 2024-25, 37 fewer than the 320 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.8:1 to 13.1:1.
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Evangeline Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,060
Census ACS
Median income
$41,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,326 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evangeline Parish
- Pine Prairie High SchoolCombined · 757 students
- Bayou Chicot Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Mamou High SchoolHigh · 443 students
- Basile High SchoolHigh · 432 students
- James Stephens Montessori SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Ville Platte High SchoolHigh · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Basile High School0.7 mi · 432
- Elton High School5.1 mi · 245
- Elton Elementary School5.8 mi · 221
- Hathaway High School9.9 mi · 566
- Eunice High School9.9 mi · 606
- Eunice Elementary School10.9 mi · 188
Frequently asked questions
About W. W. Stewart Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at W. W. Stewart Elementary School?
W. W. Stewart Elementary School enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does W. W. Stewart Elementary School serve?
W. W. Stewart Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W. W. Stewart Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W. W. Stewart Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at W. W. Stewart Elementary School?
At W. W. Stewart Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees W. W. Stewart Elementary School?
W. W. Stewart Elementary School is overseen by Evangeline Parish in Evangeline Parish.
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