Welsh Elementary School

Welsh Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Welsh, Louisiana, overseen by Jefferson Davis Parish. Current enrollment sits at 499 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 12 schools in Jefferson Davis Parish (5,210 students total), Welsh Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Welsh Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder is composed of 16% Black, 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Welsh Elementary School shows 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Welsh Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 47.9%; this one comes in at 34.7%, -13.2 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Jefferson Davis Parish shows median household income runs about $57,341, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Welsh Elementary School is one of 12 public schools in Jefferson Davis Parish (combined enrollment of about 5,210 students).

Welsh High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Welsh Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Welsh Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.4%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Welsh Elementary School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 502 (now 499). Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

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