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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH·NCES 220081000573
Welsh Elementary School
222 East Bourgeois Street, Welsh, LA 70591 · (337) 734-2351 · Jefferson Davis Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
17.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
252 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 64 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
43.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
56.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 57.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 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 Welsh Elementary School
Welsh Elementary School's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Elementary School this school | 499 | 50.5% | 39.2% |
| Folsom Elementary School Folsom | 453 | 51.0% | 50.7% |
| Kiroli Elementary School West Monroe | 450 | 47.1% | 47.8% |
| Central Elementary School Dubberly | 427 | 54.3% | 36.2% |
| Haughton Elementary School Haughton | 618 | 52.8% | 47.0% |
| LeBleu Settlement Elementary School Lake Charles | 386 | 53.6% | 66.8% |
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 Welsh Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #228 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #79 of 582 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #258 of 587 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #269 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #261 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #608 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #397 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #612 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #428 of 436 |
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
499
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 662
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 499 | 29.1 | 17.2:1 | 51% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 55% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 27 | 18.8:1 | 67% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 26 | 18.9:1 | 49% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 24 | 20.9:1 | 37% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 66% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 60% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 62% (324) |
| 1990-91 | 662 | 39 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Welsh Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (502 to 499); teachers up 21% (24 to 29.1).
About Welsh Elementary School
Welsh Elementary School is an elementary school in Welsh, Louisiana, and it is part of Jefferson Davis Parish. The school had 499 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Welsh Elementary School is in Jefferson Davis Parish, a district with 5,210 students across 12 schools.
A majority of students at Welsh Elementary School, 73%, are White. The remaining shares are 16% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Welsh Elementary School comes in at 44%.
The school reported 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.2:1. The 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 51% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, Welsh Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Welsh Elementary School scores 39.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.0%.
In Jefferson Davis Parish (population about 31,924), median household income is about $57,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Welsh Elementary School is one of 12 public schools in Jefferson Davis Parish, which together enroll about 5,210 students.
Welsh High School is the public school closest to Welsh Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Welsh Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Welsh Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 490 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 499. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.9:1 to 17.2:1.
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Jefferson Davis Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,924
Census ACS
Median income
$57,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jennings Elementary SchoolElementary · 976 students
- Jennings High SchoolHigh · 775 students
- Lacassine High SchoolCombined · 587 students
- Hathaway High SchoolCombined · 566 students
- Lake Arthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Lake Arthur High SchoolHigh · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Welsh High School0.2 mi · 263
- Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School4.0 mi · 199
- Lacassine High School6.5 mi · 587
- Jennings Elementary School9.1 mi · 976
- Jennings High School9.7 mi · 775
- Fenton Elementary School11.1 mi · 73
Frequently asked questions
About Welsh Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Welsh Elementary School?
Welsh Elementary School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Welsh Elementary School serve?
Welsh Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Welsh Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Welsh Elementary School is approximately 17.2:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Welsh Elementary School?
Welsh Elementary School reports a student body of 73% White, 3% Hispanic, 16% Black, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Welsh Elementary School?
Welsh Elementary School is overseen by Jefferson Davis Parish in Jefferson Davis Parish.
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