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Cankton Elementary School

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Cankton Elementary School ranks 420 th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Cankton Elementary School is a PK-4 school in Cankton, LA, serving 504 students within the St. Landry Parish school district, where over 82% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school stands out for its remarkable strengths in math instruction and attendance, but also faces significant challenges with certain student groups. In the 2025-2026 school year, Cankton achieved a 4-star rating for its English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the 70th percentile statewide—a dramatic improvement that suggests a highly effective program for this group. Additionally, the school has made a phenomenal turnaround in chronic absenteeism, dropping from around 25% to just 12.3% in 2024-2025, which is far better than the district average of 31.2% and even the state average of 22.5%. In math, 61% of students were proficient, outperforming the district by 6 points and nearly matching the state average.

However, these successes are contrasted by critical areas of concern. The school struggles profoundly with its Special Education students, ranking in the 4th percentile statewide in 2025-2026—a 0-star rating that represents a sharp decline. Performance among White students has also dropped from a 2-star to a 1-star rating over the last two years. Overall, the school’s rank fell from a peak of the 55th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 39th percentile in 2025-2026, indicating a regression from its best year. Compared to nearby schools, Cankton’s attendance rate is a standout: it dramatically outperforms Ecole Saint-Landry (26.2% chronic absenteeism) and Grand Coteau Elementary (31.4%), even though those schools have lower poverty rates. In math, Cankton also beats Grand Coteau (61% vs. 56% proficiency).

The school has improved its student-teacher ratio to 12.9, lower than many nearby schools like Westside Elementary (15.2) and Church Point Elementary (16.6), which likely supports targeted instruction. While Cankton excels in math and attendance, its future success will depend on replicating the strategies that work for its ELL students across other groups, particularly Special Education students. For parents, this school offers a strong foundation in math and a commitment to getting kids to class, but it’s important to ask about support for students with special needs.

504

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,324

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

602 Main Street
Cankton, LA 70584

(337) 668-4465

District: St. Landry Parish

Students who attend Cankton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sunset Middle School
High:	Beau Chene High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.8%

White:

36.1%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (56% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg62%

420^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 14Elementary Schools in the St. Landry Parish

58^th of 116St. Landry 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	420 of 690	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	383 of 666	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.7	306 of 675	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	443 of 730	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	458 of 727	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	394 of 729	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	365 of 731	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	396 of 728	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.5	448 of 739	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.6	484 of 742	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.2	458 of 792	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.5	501 of 777	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.7	479 of 772	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.1	463 of 764	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.2	470 of 766	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.9	432 of 736	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.8	287 of 738	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.0	314 of 743	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.6	340 of 725	53.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	276 of 548	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.9	237 of 501	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	171 of 509	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	205 of 570	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	350 of 562	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.6	223 of 564	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	272 of 559	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	276 of 547	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	33.3	194 of 281	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	35 of 115	69.6%	★★★★☆
2025	38.5	52 of 82	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	387 of 679	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	379 of 633	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.3	256 of 635	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	413 of 705	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	419 of 701	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	369 of 705	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	344 of 684	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	180 of 266	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	128 of 207	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.9	48 of 189	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	33.8	170 of 233	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.1	117 of 220	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.7	66 of 202	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	96.3	2 of 190	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	49.5	84 of 168	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	441 of 685	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.3	343 of 661	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.0	274 of 674	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	435 of 723	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	438 of 724	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	380 of 719	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	350 of 697	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	372 of 682	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	420 of 682	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.1	390 of 641	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	332 of 651	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	442 of 713	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	453 of 712	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	430 of 704	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	359 of 696	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	346 of 361	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	196 of 241	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	303 of 307	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	187 of 306	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.5	86 of 333	74.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	377 of 496	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	344 of 431	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	298 of 434	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	448 of 518	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	460 of 517	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	413 of 522	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	302 of 517	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	269 of 516	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)70th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2018)31st percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%-8 vs state

Mathematics61%~ state avg

Social Studies46%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)							LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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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
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
Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Tee Ma Road	Carencro	70520	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7640	705	50	14.0	69.1%	157 (22.3%)	311 (44.1%)	209 (29.6%)	15 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	41.7	426^th of 690 public elementary schools	38.3%		35.8	451^st of 666 public elementary schools	32.3%	25	49.0	76.0	58.0				60.0	50.0	60.0	68.0				59.0	42.0	47.0	53.0				47.0	$14,889
Ecole Saint-Landry	Public, Charter	K-4	671 Napoleon Ave	Sunset	70584	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 510-3022	213	17	12.2	62.0%	115 (54.0%)	71 (33.3%)	16 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	79	141^st of 690 public elementary schools	79.6%		70.5	214^th of 666 public elementary schools	67.9%	73	76.0	81.0	70.0				76.0	78.0		95.0				89.0	59.0	83.0	55.0				67.0	$12,826
Live Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3020 N University Ave	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7730	520	32	16.0	81.9%	73 (14.0%)	345 (66.3%)	91 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	44.3	407^th of 690 public elementary schools	41.0%		33	475^th of 666 public elementary schools	28.7%	68	75.0		44.0				63.0	68.0	61.0	64.0				64.0	46.0	50.0	43.0				46.0	$15,383
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
Grand Coteau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	238 Church Street	Grand Coteau	70541	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 662-5421	269	22	12.2	77.7%	117 (43.5%)	128 (47.6%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	39.5	447^th of 690 public elementary schools	35.2%		61.6	282^nd of 666 public elementary schools	57.7%	165	42.0	71.0					56.0	47.0	78.0					63.0	34.0	51.0					43.0	$17,537
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
Evangeline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 East Butcher Switch Road	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7670	604	42	14.3	85.3%	71 (11.8%)	488 (80.8%)	30 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	45.5	394^th of 690 public elementary schools	42.9%		51.6	350^th of 666 public elementary schools	47.4%	44	49.0	76.0	42.0				54.0	53.0	76.0	67.0				66.0	46.0	60.0	45.0				51.0	$14,604
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cankton Elementary School

What district is Cankton Elementary School in?

St. Landry Parish

How many students attend Cankton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended Cankton Elementary School.

Is Cankton Elementary School a good school?

Cankton Elementary School ranks 420^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Cankton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Sunset Middle School
High : Beau Chene High School

What is the racial makeup of Cankton Elementary School?

Students at Cankton Elementary School are 45% African American, 36% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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