Summary:
The Vermilion Parish school district in Louisiana consists of 20 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 5 high schools, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district as a whole performs well above the state average, ranking 13th out of 118 districts in Louisiana and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Within the district, a few standout schools emerge, including Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state with exceptional test scores, and North Vermilion High School, which is among the top 25 high schools in Louisiana. Other high-performing schools include Indian Bayou Elementary School and Seventh Ward Elementary School. However, the district also has lower-performing schools, such as Abbeville High School and J.H. Williams Middle School, which struggle with significantly lower proficiency rates.
The district's high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% across all schools is a concern that likely contributes to the performance disparities, and addressing attendance issues could be a key lever for improvement. Additionally, the wide range in free and reduced lunch rates, from 44.76% at Cecil Picard Elementary to 90.32% at Eaton Park Elementary, suggests a significant socioeconomic diversity within the district that may also be a factor in the varying levels of academic achievement.
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