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W. W. Stewart Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

W. W. Stewart Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 309 students in grades PK-4 in Basile, Louisiana, which is part of the Evangeline Parish School District. This school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement, with 95% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 72% in Evangeline Parish and 65% statewide.

W. W. Stewart Elementary School's performance is particularly noteworthy for certain student subgroups, ranking 33 out of 641 Louisiana elementary schools for male students and 37 out of 661 for low socioeconomic status students in the 2024-2025 school year. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 24.6% in 2023-2024, this rate is still lower than nearby Mamou Elementary School (24.6%) and Egan Elementary School (24.6%).

Compared to other elementary schools in the surrounding area, W. W. Stewart Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution, particularly in academic achievement. This could make it an attractive option for families in the region, as the school has maintained a strong track record of success over the past 10 years, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Louisiana elementary schools.

283

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,092

Per pupil spending ?

60.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1032 Belton Street
Basile, LA 70515

(337) 432-6412

District: Evangeline Parish

Students who attend W. W. Stewart Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Basile High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.5%

African American:

10.6%

Hispanic:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (88% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Louisiana elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Evangeline Parish

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg65%

Louisiana avg65%

46^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Evangeline Parish

45^th of 118Evangeline 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	46 of 666	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	124 of 675	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	98 of 730	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	179 of 727	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	200 of 729	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	124 of 731	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	188 of 728	74.2%	★★★★☆
2017	82.1	100 of 739	86.5%	★★★★☆
2016	89.1	40 of 742	94.6%	★★★★★
2015	83.5	87 of 792	89.0%	★★★★☆
2014	78.2	142 of 777	81.7%	★★★★☆
2013	86.3	56 of 772	92.7%	★★★★★
2012	85.5	75 of 764	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	92.7	22 of 766	97.1%	★★★★★
2010	92.5	21 of 736	97.1%	★★★★★
2009	91.9	23 of 738	96.9%	★★★★★
2008	93.7	15 of 743	98.0%	★★★★★
2007	92.0	22 of 725	97.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	67.9	139 of 564	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	90 of 559	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	81 of 547	85.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	85.9	73 of 705	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	226 of 701	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.2	194 of 705	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	35 of 684	94.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	37 of 661	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	109 of 674	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	277 of 723	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	231 of 724	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	242 of 719	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.5	99 of 697	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	127 of 682	81.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	33 of 641	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	75.3	160 of 651	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	116 of 713	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	169 of 712	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	200 of 704	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	280 of 696	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	51.5	93 of 208	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	121 of 296	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	98 of 307	68.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	48 of 431	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	204 of 434	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	127 of 518	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	134 of 517	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	155 of 522	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	178 of 517	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	182 of 516	64.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2023)90th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2021)75th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2024)55th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts95%+30 vs state

Mathematics85%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
W. W. Stewart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1032 Belton Street	Basile	70515	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 432-6412	283	22	13.1	60.4%	208 (73.5%)	30 (10.6%)	25 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	91	46^th of 666 public elementary schools	93.1%		81.3	124^th of 675 public elementary schools	81.6%	78	89.0	81.0						95.0							$16,092
Elton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	614 Powell Road	Elton	70532	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 584-2892	221	17	12.8	63.3%	88 (39.8%)	58 (26.2%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (23.5%)	71.5	202^nd of 666 public elementary schools	69.7%		57.9	305^th of 675 public elementary schools	54.8%	103		95.0	59.0				73.0	73.0	75.0	76.0				74.0	$17,538
Eunice Elementary School	Public	K-4	451 South 9th Street	Eunice	70535	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 457-2380	188	14	13.4	86.7%	71 (37.8%)	95 (50.5%)	16 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	19.5	573^rd of 666 public elementary schools	14.0%		29.9	497^th of 675 public elementary schools	26.4%	76	36.0	50.0					44.0	47.0	58.0					53.0	$18,810
Glendale Elementary School	Public	K-4	900 West Dean Street	Eunice	70535	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 457-4121	259	18	14.4	87.6%	119 (45.9%)	111 (42.9%)	17 (6.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	30.8	483^rd of 666 public elementary schools	27.5%		62.6	276^th of 675 public elementary schools	59.1%	207	54.0	32.0					42.0	59.0	66.0					64.0	$15,114
Iota Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	470 West Kennedy Street	Iota	70543	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 779-2581	585	33	17.5	56.8%	514 (87.9%)	19 (3.2%)	21 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	81.2	114^th of 666 public elementary schools	82.9%		86.5	80^th of 675 public elementary schools	88.1%	34	76.0	91.0	74.0				81.0	73.0	87.0	80.0				81.0	$12,483
East Elementary School	Public	K-4	550 Brother J. Rd.	Eunice	70535	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 457-2215	310	23	13.4	86.1%	129 (41.6%)	150 (48.4%)	15 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	75.9	164^th of 666 public elementary schools	75.4%		81.8	118^th of 675 public elementary schools	82.5%	46	70.0						79.0	80.0	81.0					80.0	$19,659
Oberlin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 South 4th Street	Oberlin	70655	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 639-2241	262	28	9.2	71.0%	169 (64.5%)	69 (26.3%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	67.2	243^rd of 666 public elementary schools	63.5%		75.6	170^th of 675 public elementary schools	74.8%	73	70.0		71.0					50.0	81.0	82.0	84.0			75.0	$15,999
Kinder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	412 North 12th Street	Kinder	70648	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 738-2454	524	41	12.9	70.8%	368 (70.2%)	91 (17.4%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.8%)								(n/a)								79.0	83.0					81.0	$15,301
Evangeline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1448 Old Evangeline Highway	Evangeline	70537	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 824-1368	159	13	12.1	54.1%	146 (91.8%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	94.5	22^nd of 666 public elementary schools	96.7%		91.7	43^rd of 675 public elementary schools	93.6%	21	96.0	84.0	100.0	100.0	96.0	87.0	94.0		95.0	91.0	99.0	100.0	100.0		$17,670
Mamou Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1205 Fourth Street	Mamou	70554	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 468-3123	392	27	14.4	79.1%	201 (51.3%)	150 (38.3%)	15 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	72.7	193^rd of 666 public elementary schools	71.0%		82.1	116^th of 675 public elementary schools	82.8%	77	72.0						77.0	73.0	80.0					76.0	$17,151

Frequently Asked Questions about W. W. Stewart Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of W. W. Stewart Elementary School?

Students at W. W. Stewart Elementary School are 73% White, 11% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of W. W. Stewart Elementary School attend?

Students who attend W. W. Stewart Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Basile High School

Is W. W. Stewart Elementary School a good school?

Yes. W. W. Stewart Elementary School ranks in the top 6.9% of Louisiana elementary schools.

How many students attend W. W. Stewart Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended W. W. Stewart Elementary School.

What district is W. W. Stewart Elementary School in?

Evangeline Parish

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