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Northeast Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4
519th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools
Better than 22% of Louisiana elementary schools
Summary

Northeast Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Opelousas, Louisiana, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 262 students. The school is part of the St. Landry Parish school district, which is ranked 48 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the St. Landry Parish district, Northeast Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 519 out of 666 schools in 2024-2025 to 671 out of 729 schools in 2020-2021. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating poor overall performance. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.7% to 30.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Northeast Elementary School to other nearby schools in the St. Landry Parish district, such as Grand Prairie Elementary School, Ecole Saint-Landry, and Grand Coteau Elementary School, it becomes evident that Northeast Elementary School is underperforming compared to its peers. These nearby schools have higher academic achievement, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and better overall performance than Northeast Elementary School.

232
Students ?
9.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,268
Per pupil spending ?
90.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1125 E Mamie Street
       Opelousas, LA  70570

(337) 942-5390

District: St. Landry Parish


Students who attend Northeast Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Opelousas Junior High School
High:    Opelousas Senior High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
93.1%
Hispanic:
2.6%
Two or more races:
2.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (50% vs 65% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the Louisiana average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school50%
District avg60%
Louisiana avg65%
519th of 666
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 22%▲ up 16 pts since 2015
From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 16Elementary Schools in the St. Landry Parish
48th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202525.8519 of 66622.1%★☆☆☆☆
202428.6509 of 67524.6%★☆☆☆☆
202325.1566 of 73022.5%★☆☆☆☆
202219.2609 of 72716.2%★☆☆☆☆
20219.9671 of 7298.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.0581 of 73120.5%★☆☆☆☆
201818.9593 of 72818.5%★☆☆☆☆
201721.6626 of 73915.3%★☆☆☆☆
201613.8683 of 7428.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201510.1747 of 7925.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201411.4729 of 7776.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201322.6662 of 77214.2%★☆☆☆☆
201233.9545 of 76428.7%★☆☆☆☆
201149.5430 of 76643.9%★★☆☆☆
201048.8424 of 73642.4%★★☆☆☆
200959.1350 of 73852.6%★★★☆☆
200851.9396 of 74346.7%★★☆☆☆
200742.9452 of 72537.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202534.7350 of 50130.1%★★☆☆☆
202437.7322 of 50936.7%★★☆☆☆
202339.8352 of 57038.2%★★☆☆☆
202232.0414 of 56226.3%★☆☆☆☆
202119.6495 of 56412.2%★☆☆☆☆
201937.3388 of 55930.6%★★☆☆☆
201834.2404 of 54726.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201828.2219 of 28122.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202541.0391 of 63338.2%★★☆☆☆
202431.6463 of 63527.1%★☆☆☆☆
202321.7587 of 70516.7%★☆☆☆☆
202214.5624 of 70111.0%★☆☆☆☆
202110.9658 of 7056.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.8512 of 68425.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202528.5507 of 66123.3%★☆☆☆☆
202429.7514 of 67423.7%★☆☆☆☆
202331.6523 of 72327.7%★☆☆☆☆
202226.4562 of 72422.4%★☆☆☆☆
202113.8644 of 71910.4%★☆☆☆☆
201925.6578 of 69717.1%★☆☆☆☆
201824.6589 of 68213.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202524.9516 of 64119.5%★☆☆☆☆
202431.6489 of 65124.9%★☆☆☆☆
202335.0471 of 71333.9%★★☆☆☆
202226.9535 of 71224.9%★☆☆☆☆
202114.7621 of 70411.8%★☆☆☆☆
201922.6569 of 69618.2%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Female (2025)38th percentile+16 vs school
African American (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Disabled (2018)22nd percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts64%-6 vs state
Mathematics35%-25 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Northeast Elementary School

Northeast Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Louisiana elementary schools.

Students at Northeast Elementary School are 93% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 232 students attended Northeast Elementary School.

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

Middle : Opelousas Junior High School
High : Opelousas Senior High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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