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Mire Elementary School

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Mire Elementary School ranks 176 th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Mire Elementary School in Rayne, LA, is a PK-8 school serving 662 students within the Acadia Parish district, and it stands out as a high-performing, stable academic anchor in the region with a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade.

Mire Elementary excels across all core subjects, with 74% of students proficient in Math, 82% in ELA, and 63% in Social Studies—all well above district and state averages. The school’s strength is especially notable in grades 6-8, where 6th-grade Math proficiency reaches an exceptional 91% (compared to 60% district-wide) and 6th-grade ELA hits 94% (vs. 69% district-wide). This "middle school magic" suggests a highly effective instructional program that builds on early foundations. The school also shines in supporting students with special needs, ranking in the 87th percentile statewide for this subgroup, and has a low chronic absenteeism rate of 16.9%, far below the district average of 29.8%. Compared to nearby Branch Elementary School, the only other PK-8 school in the same district within a 6-mile radius, Mire outperforms in nearly every metric, including higher ELA proficiency (82% vs. 71%) and lower chronic absenteeism.

While Mire is a top-tier school within Acadia Parish, it operates in a different competitive landscape than the elite schools in neighboring Lafayette Parish. For instance, L. Leo Judice Elementary School, just 7.4 miles away, is a 5-star school ranked 14th in the state. Mire’s state ranking has seen a slight dip from its peak in the 81st-83rd percentile to its current 74th percentile, but its strong performance for low socio-economic status students (75th percentile, 4-star) and its success with special education students paint a picture of a school effectively closing achievement gaps. With a lower rate of economic disadvantage (54.4% free/reduced lunch) compared to peers like Church Point Elementary School (85.7%) and Martin Petitjean Elementary School (87.9%), Mire Elementary offers a strong, equitable education for its community.

662

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,143

Per pupil spending ?

54.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5484 Mire Highway
Rayne, LA 70578-7730

(337) 873-6602

District: Acadia Parish

Students who attend Mire Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Rayne High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.3%

African American:

10.0%

Hispanic:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (73% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Above the Louisiana median (74th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg62%

Louisiana avg62%

Elementary school

176^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

99^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Acadia Parish

29^th of 116Acadia Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	176 of 690	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.3	241 of 666	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	166 of 675	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	138 of 730	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	211 of 727	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	206 of 729	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	142 of 731	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	214 of 728	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	80.2	127 of 739	82.8%	★★★★☆
2016	75.0	184 of 742	75.2%	★★★★☆
2015	79.0	131 of 792	83.5%	★★★★☆
2014	72.5	203 of 777	73.9%	★★★★☆
2013	64.4	287 of 772	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.6	363 of 764	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.4	273 of 766	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.5	209 of 736	71.6%	★★★★☆
2009	74.3	185 of 738	74.9%	★★★★☆
2008	69.0	238 of 743	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.0	229 of 725	68.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	203 of 548	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	205 of 679	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.9	247 of 633	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	164 of 635	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	174 of 705	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	209 of 701	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	182 of 705	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	153 of 684	77.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	173 of 685	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	55.4	309 of 661	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.0	171 of 674	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	187 of 723	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	254 of 724	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	236 of 719	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	164 of 697	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	253 of 682	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	162 of 682	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	172 of 641	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	213 of 651	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.0	134 of 713	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	204 of 712	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	192 of 704	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	118 of 696	83.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	47 of 361	87.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	171 of 496	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.0	203 of 431	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	178 of 434	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	168 of 518	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	260 of 517	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	217 of 522	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	202 of 517	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	247 of 516	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	99 of 452	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	83.4	66 of 447	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	68 of 449	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	39 of 465	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	47 of 460	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	61 of 459	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	91.9	21 of 449	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	37 of 411	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	87.0	39 of 437	91.1%	★★★★★
2016	84.1	50 of 435	88.5%	★★★★☆
2015	79.0	81 of 482	83.2%	★★★★☆
2014	74.3	107 of 470	77.2%	★★★★☆
2013	74.2	110 of 457	75.9%	★★★★☆
2012	71.1	123 of 442	72.2%	★★★★☆
2011	67.8	133 of 412	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.7	103 of 408	74.8%	★★★★☆
2009	72.9	110 of 425	74.1%	★★★★☆
2008	64.2	159 of 413	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.4	105 of 396	73.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	105 of 434	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	87.4	27 of 415	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	55 of 415	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	46 of 444	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	64 of 441	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	66 of 441	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	22 of 418	94.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	144 of 450	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.6	90 of 437	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	58 of 444	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	43 of 459	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	42 of 458	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	82.5	61 of 455	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	31 of 430	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	25 of 403	93.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	108 of 435	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	96 of 414	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	94 of 426	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	36 of 443	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	33 of 442	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	70 of 442	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	24 of 418	94.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	90.4	6 of 225	97.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	111 of 338	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.7	99 of 316	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.1	80 of 320	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	49 of 352	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	69 of 362	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	103 of 358	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	30 of 350	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	25 of 338	92.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile~ school

Female (2026)70th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)63rd percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

Male (2026)75th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts82%+12 vs state

Mathematics74%+12 vs state

Social Studies63%+8 vs state

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Mire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5484 Mire Highway	Rayne	70578	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 873-6602	662	37	17.6	54.4%	538 (81.3%)	66 (10.0%)	34 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.3%)	75.9	176^th of 690 public elementary schools	74.5%		67.3	241^st of 666 public elementary schools	63.8%	65	70.0	60.0	76.0	91.0	82.0	73.0	74.0	78.0	82.0		94.0	79.0	73.0	82.0	60.0	67.0	58.0	67.0	69.0	60.0	63.0	$12,143
Duson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Fourth Street	Duson	70529	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7660	229	15	15.2	74.2%	137 (59.8%)	63 (27.5%)	26 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	75	187^th of 690 public elementary schools	72.9%		84.1	96^th of 666 public elementary schools	85.6%	91	71.0		78.0				79.0	67.0	80.0					82.0	53.0	77.0	73.0				68.0	$17,255
Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8362 Branch Highway	Branch	70516	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 334-5708	374	22	16.7	58.8%	292 (78.1%)	42 (11.2%)	18 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	62.1	281^st of 690 public elementary schools	59.3%		59.6	303^rd of 666 public elementary schools	54.5%	22	89.0	84.0	58.0	76.0	76.0	68.0	75.0	66.0	72.0	66.0		76.0	71.0	71.0	63.0	64.0	45.0	41.0	59.0	52.0	53.0	$13,054
Ossun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Rue Scholastique	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7770	498	28	17.8	79.3%	174 (34.9%)	211 (42.4%)	90 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	73.1	206^th of 690 public elementary schools	70.1%		72.8	192^nd of 666 public elementary schools	71.2%	14	73.0	74.0	72.0				73.0	73.0	70.0					72.0	72.0	68.0	63.0				67.0	$14,223
Cankton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	602 Main Street	Cankton	70584	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 668-4465	504	39	12.9	82.9%	182 (36.1%)	226 (44.8%)	74 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	42.6	420^th of 690 public elementary schools	39.1%		45.1	383^rd of 666 public elementary schools	42.5%	37	56.0	66.0					61.0	57.0	66.0					62.0	42.0	50.0					46.0	$14,324
Central Rayne Kindergarten School	Public	PK-K	507 North Polk Street	Rayne	70578	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 334-3669	173	11	16.0	80.3%	81 (46.8%)	65 (37.6%)	11 (6.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.1%)								(n/a)																						$16,113
South Rayne Elementary School	Public	4-5	101 East Branche Street	Rayne	70578	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 334-3610	219	13	16.5	83.1%	77 (35.2%)	103 (47.0%)	15 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.0%)	82.7	110^th of 690 public elementary schools	84.1%		66	254^th of 666 public elementary schools	61.9%	144		89.0					83.0		87.0							76.0	61.0				68.0	$14,806
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	912 Delhomme Ave	Scott	70583	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7820	597	39	15.2	73.2%	118 (19.8%)	243 (40.7%)	208 (34.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	46	389^th of 690 public elementary schools	43.6%		41.2	410^th of 666 public elementary schools	38.4%	21	56.0	70.0	63.0				64.0	61.0	56.0	74.0				62.0	51.0	40.0	47.0				46.0	$14,254
Church Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	415 East Lougarre Street	Church Point	70525	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 684-5722	491	29	16.6	85.7%	203 (41.3%)	210 (42.8%)	46 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	51	354^th of 690 public elementary schools	48.7%		49.6	359^th of 666 public elementary schools	46.1%	5	61.0	67.0	67.0				65.0	64.0	63.0					61.0	48.0	50.0	54.0				50.0	$13,906
Martin Petitjean Elementary School	Public	1-3	4039 Crowley-Rayne Highway	Rayne	70578	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 334-9501	306	19	16.3	87.9%	121 (39.5%)	140 (45.8%)	17 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.5%)	31	502^nd of 690 public elementary schools	27.2%					(n/a)	48.0						48.0	57.0						57.0	38.0						38.0	$13,037

Frequently Asked Questions about Mire Elementary School

What district is Mire Elementary School in?

Acadia Parish

What is the racial makeup of Mire Elementary School?

Students at Mire Elementary School are 81% White, 10% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Mire Elementary School a good school?

Mire Elementary School ranks 176^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mire Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mire Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Rayne High School

How many students attend Mire Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Mire Elementary School.

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