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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SABINE PARISH·NCES 220138001117
Zwolle Elementary School
743 Championship Drive, Zwolle, LA 71486 · (318) 645-6294 · Sabine Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
13.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
331 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 47 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Zwolle Elementary School→Zwolle High School
Based on grade levels within Sabine Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
51.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
34.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 51.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Zwolle Elementary School
Zwolle Elementary School's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zwolle Elementary School this school | 415 | 79.8% | 33.8% |
| Mamou Elementary School Mamou | 392 | 79.1% | 47.5% |
| Chesbrough Elementary School Kentwood | 424 | 82.5% | 25.8% |
| Lisa Park Elementary School Houma | 574 | 79.4% | 47.2% |
| Jefferson Island Road Elementary New Iberia | 486 | 82.1% | 44.2% |
| Teche Elementary School Breaux Bridge | 547 | 78.8% | 39.7% |
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 Zwolle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #283 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #299 of 582 ▲ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #178 of 587 ▲ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #100 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #380 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #362 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.9% | #5 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.8% | #277 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #258 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
415
-54 (-12%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 415 | 30.4 | 13.7:1 | 80% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 30.7 | 14.4:1 | 72% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 25.6 | 18.2:1 | 72% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 24 | 19.5:1 | 58% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 25.5 | 18.7:1 | 72% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 40 | 12.8:1 | 83% (424) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 83% (452) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 83% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 500 | 27 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Zwolle Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (476 to 415); teachers up 19% (25.5 to 30.4).
About Zwolle Elementary School
Families in Zwolle, Louisiana, are served by Zwolle Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 415 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6.
Zwolle Elementary School sits within Sabine Parish, which has 10 schools and 3,741 students.
No group is above 50% at Zwolle Elementary School; the largest is White, at 40%. The rest of enrollment is 22% Native American, 21% Black, 13% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Among all residents of Sabine Parish, the White share is about 67%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
Zwolle Elementary School reports a ratio of 13.7 students per teacher, from 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Louisiana is similar, at 14.0:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Zwolle Elementary School, 80% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Sabine Parish.
Zwolle Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 68% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Schools in Louisiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 26.9%. Zwolle Elementary School scores 33.8%.
In Sabine Parish, median household income comes to about $50,329, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. Sabine Parish counts 10 public schools with about 3,741 students.
Measured in a straight line, Zwolle High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Zwolle Elementary School. Within ten miles are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 33.8% is above the 31.5% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Zwolle Elementary School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 415, from 469 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.7 students per teacher, compared with 19.5 in 2020-21.
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Sabine Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,977
Census ACS
Median income
$50,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,741 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sabine Parish
- Many Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Converse High SchoolCombined · 490 students
- Negreet High SchoolCombined · 413 students
- Florien High SchoolCombined · 399 students
- Many Junior High SchoolMiddle · 361 students
- Many High SchoolHigh · 320 students
Nearby schools
- Zwolle High School0.0 mi · 270
- Ebarb School6.3 mi · 232
- Converse High School10.9 mi · 490
- Many Elementary School11.7 mi · 613
- Many High School11.8 mi · 320
- Many Junior High School11.9 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Zwolle Elementary SchoolHow large is Zwolle Elementary School?
Zwolle Elementary School enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Zwolle Elementary School serve?
Zwolle Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Zwolle Elementary School have?
Zwolle Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Zwolle Elementary School?
Student demographics at Zwolle Elementary School are roughly 40% White, 3% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Zwolle Elementary School public or private?
Zwolle Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sabine Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.