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Grolee Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

569^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Grolee Elementary School is a public elementary school in Opelousas, Louisiana, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 453 students. The school is part of the St. Landry Parish school district, which is ranked 48 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Grolee Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating it is performing significantly below the state average. The school underperforms the parish and state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency across all grades. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Grolee's Mathematics proficiency was 43%, compared to 52% for the parish and 60% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.9% to 30.9% over the past few years, which likely contributes to its poor academic performance.

Nearby Grand Prairie Elementary, Grand Coteau Elementary, and Port Barre Elementary schools in the St. Landry Parish district significantly outperform Grolee Elementary, with higher academic proficiency rates and overall school rankings. Grolee's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 83.3% to 91.61%, and relatively high student-teacher ratio, from 15.8 to 17.7, may also contribute to its low performance.

404

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,895

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1540 West Grolee Street
Opelousas, LA 70570

(337) 942-3130

District: St. Landry Parish

Students who attend Grolee Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Opelousas Junior High School
High:	Northwest High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.8%

White:

3.7%

Hispanic:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (48% vs 65% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg60%

Louisiana avg65%

569^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 16Elementary Schools in the St. Landry Parish

48^th of 118St. 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
2025	20.2	569 of 666	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	534 of 675	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	620 of 730	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	612 of 727	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	703 of 729	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	547 of 731	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	456 of 728	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.3	600 of 739	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.2	594 of 742	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	652 of 792	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	666 of 777	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.8	511 of 772	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	20.6	657 of 764	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.2	528 of 766	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.5	503 of 736	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.2	519 of 738	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.9	491 of 743	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.0	361 of 725	50.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	375 of 501	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	353 of 509	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	462 of 570	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	442 of 562	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	534 of 564	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	377 of 559	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	287 of 547	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	38.4	178 of 281	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	484 of 633	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	471 of 635	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	616 of 705	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	656 of 701	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	689 of 705	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	522 of 684	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	543 of 661	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	531 of 674	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	630 of 723	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	598 of 724	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	694 of 719	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	528 of 697	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	464 of 682	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	603 of 641	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	488 of 651	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	562 of 713	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	566 of 712	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	663 of 704	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	537 of 696	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	26.9	242 of 307	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	229 of 306	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	237 of 333	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)37th percentile~ school

African American (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2022)21st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%-18 vs state

Mathematics43%-17 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
Grolee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1540 West Grolee Street	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 942-3130	404	32	12.6	96.3%	15 (3.7%)	375 (92.8%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	20.2	569^th of 666 public elementary schools	14.6%		24.9	534^th of 675 public elementary schools	20.9%	35	50.0	39.0					43.0	53.0	52.0					52.0	$14,895
St. Landry Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	1203 Burr Street	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Primary School Incl.	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 945-6367	315	17	18.8	91.1%	2 (0.6%)	308 (97.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17.7	585^th of 666 public elementary schools	12.2%		23.7	539^th of 675 public elementary schools	20.1%	46	29.0	36.0		38.0	25.0		34.0	41.0	56.0	61.0	61.0	35.0		51.0	$11,865
Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1125 E Mamie Street	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 942-5390	232	25	9.2	90.5%	4 (1.7%)	216 (93.1%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	25.8	519^th of 666 public elementary schools	22.1%		28.6	509^th of 675 public elementary schools	24.6%	10	28.0	41.0					35.0	67.0						64.0	$18,268
Park Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1000 Abdalla Blvd.	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 942-7456	533	42	12.7	82.9%	83 (15.6%)	356 (66.8%)	53 (9.9%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	39.5	419^th of 666 public elementary schools	37.1%		40.7	426^th of 675 public elementary schools	36.9%	7	51.0	64.0					57.0	60.0	62.0					61.0	$15,432
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1530 Hwy. 10	Washington	70589	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 826-3393	115	13	9.1	92.2%	14 (12.2%)	96 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	24.5	532^nd of 666 public elementary schools	20.1%		44	405^th of 675 public elementary schools	40.0%	127	11.0	25.0	19.0	56.0			26.0	48.0	50.0	57.0	88.0			59.0	$25,210
Lawtell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1010 School Rd.	Lawtell	70550	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 543-2315	567	40	14.2	86.2%	128 (22.6%)	361 (63.7%)	58 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	23.3	542^nd of 666 public elementary schools	18.6%		25.6	527^th of 675 public elementary schools	21.9%	15	49.0	54.0	35.0	44.0	37.0	37.0	41.0	50.0	60.0	37.0	64.0	62.0	68.0	58.0	$13,473
Leonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3774 Hwy. 31	Leonville	70551	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 879-2385	616	40	15.3	67.2%	391 (63.5%)	186 (30.2%)	17 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	44.8	386^th of 666 public elementary schools	42.0%		57.5	309^th of 675 public elementary schools	54.2%	77	58.0	44.0	47.0			43.0	56.0	68.0	78.0			79.0		78.0	$12,388
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%)	61.6	282^nd of 666 public elementary schools	57.7%		60	289^th of 675 public elementary schools	57.2%	7	66.0	73.0					70.0	66.0	73.0					69.0	$17,537
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%)	70.5	214^th of 666 public elementary schools	67.9%					(n/a)	69.0	58.0					65.0	86.0	86.0					85.0	$12,826
Port Barre Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	199 O G Track Rd.	Port Barre	70577	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 585-6172	427	31	13.6	73.8%	307 (71.9%)	99 (23.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	75.4	167^th of 666 public elementary schools	74.9%		68.4	237^th of 675 public elementary schools	64.9%	70	79.0	82.0					80.0	67.0	80.0					72.0	$13,592

Frequently Asked Questions about Grolee Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Grolee Elementary School?

Students at Grolee Elementary School are 93% African American, 4% White, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Grolee Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Opelousas Junior High School
High : Northwest High School

What district is Grolee Elementary School in?

St. Landry Parish

Is Grolee Elementary School a good school?

Grolee Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Louisiana elementary schools.

How many students attend Grolee Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Grolee Elementary School.

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