Elementary Schools in Grant Parish

Summary:

The Grant Parish school district in Louisiana is home to 4 elementary schools, serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. Based on the available data, the schools in this district show a range of academic performance, with Pollock Elementary School and South Grant Elementary School standing out as the top-performing institutions in the area.

Pollock Elementary School and South Grant Elementary School both achieved a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranked among the top 200 elementary schools in Louisiana, with Pollock ranking 175th and South Grant ranking 188th. These two schools consistently outperformed the Grant Parish and Louisiana averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency across multiple grade levels. In contrast, Verda Elementary School and Colfax Elementary School struggled to meet the district and state averages, with lower proficiency rates across multiple subjects and grade levels.

One area of concern across all four elementary schools in Grant Parish is the high chronic absenteeism rate, which stood at 24.6% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the schools varied in their socioeconomic demographics, with Colfax Elementary School having the highest percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at 91.19%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among its student population.

District Detail

512 Main St
Colfax, LA 71417

(318) 627-3274

SchoolDigger Rank:
52^nd of 118 Louisiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,712

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1

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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 All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
South Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Highway 1241	Dry Prong	71423	Grant Parish	Grant Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 641-1882	487	34	14.3	67.1%	406 (83.4%)	57 (11.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	64.2	265^th of 666 public elementary schools	60.2%		73	188^th of 675 public elementary schools	72.1%	77	62.0	76.0		70.0	73.0	71.0	75.0	74.0	$13,327
Pollock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Highway 8	Pollock	71467	Grant Parish	Grant Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 765-3511	421	34	12.4	66.7%	388 (92.2%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	62.8	272^nd of 666 public elementary schools	59.2%		75.2	175^th of 675 public elementary schools	74.1%	97	61.0	85.0	64.0	70.0	61.0	75.0	75.0	72.0	$13,402
Verda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2580 Highway 122	Montgomery	71454	Grant Parish	Grant Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 646-3146	308	25	12.4	82.8%	207 (67.2%)	76 (24.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	26.8	514^th of 666 public elementary schools	22.8%		53.2	343^rd of 675 public elementary schools	49.2%	171	57.0	42.0	34.0	45.0	66.0	56.0	49.0	56.0	$16,479

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rapides Parish	4.58 mi	46	31^st
Special School District	9.25 mi	13
LaSalle Parish	23.38 mi	9	15^th
Avoyelles Parish	27.13 mi	10	72^nd
Vernon Parish	31.26 mi	18	17^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.