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Elton Elementary School

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Elton Elementary School ranks 202 nd of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Elton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 249 students in grades PK-5 in Elton, Louisiana. The school is part of the Jefferson Davis Parish school district, which is ranked 35 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Elton Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 73% Math proficiency compared to 69% for the district and 60% for the state, and 74% ELA proficiency compared to 71% for the district and 70% for the state. Elton Elementary also has particularly strong performance among its African American student population, ranking in the top 30-122 out of 547-564 Louisiana elementary schools serving this subgroup from 2017-2018 to 2020-2021. However, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 15.7% in 2022-2023 to 25.0% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern.

Compared to nearby schools, Welsh Elementary and Fenton Elementary, Elton Elementary outperforms them in both Math and ELA proficiency. Additionally, despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 64.66% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, Elton Elementary maintains strong academic performance, suggesting effective strategies for supporting economically disadvantaged students. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14:1 to 17:1 over the past few years, which may contribute to its academic success.

221

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,538

Per pupil spending ?

63.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

614 Powell Road
Elton, LA 70532

(337) 584-2892

District: Jefferson Davis Parish

Students who attend Elton Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Elton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.8%

African American:

26.2%

Two or more races:

23.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (74% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Above the Louisiana median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Jefferson Davis Parish's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg70%

Louisiana avg65%

202^nd of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Jefferson Davis Parish

35^th of 118Jefferson Davis 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	71.5	202 of 666	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	305 of 675	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	370 of 730	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.7	163 of 727	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	148 of 729	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	210 of 731	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	278 of 728	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.8	239 of 739	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.9	202 of 742	72.8%	★★★★☆
2015	76.8	160 of 792	79.8%	★★★★☆
2014	80.3	122 of 777	84.3%	★★★★☆
2013	74.7	173 of 772	77.6%	★★★★☆
2012	80.0	127 of 764	83.4%	★★★★☆
2011	87.4	53 of 766	93.1%	★★★★★
2010	85.9	63 of 736	91.4%	★★★★★
2009	87.3	53 of 738	92.8%	★★★★★
2008	81.0	116 of 743	84.4%	★★★★☆
2007	83.7	93 of 725	87.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	76.5	87 of 564	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	93.4	30 of 559	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	70.8	122 of 547	77.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	208 of 633	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	264 of 635	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	312 of 705	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.8	153 of 701	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	127 of 705	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	117 of 684	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	159 of 661	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	47.1	385 of 674	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	367 of 723	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	77.6	122 of 724	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	146 of 719	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	243 of 697	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	233 of 682	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	236 of 641	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	203 of 651	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	299 of 713	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.9	104 of 712	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	166 of 704	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	211 of 696	69.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	222 of 431	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.5	148 of 434	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	276 of 518	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	75.4	104 of 517	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	180 of 522	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	162 of 517	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	116 of 516	77.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2021)85th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+4 vs state

Mathematics73%+13 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
Elton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	614 Powell Road	Elton	70532	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 584-2892	221	17	12.8	63.3%	88 (39.8%)	58 (26.2%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (23.5%)	71.5	202^nd of 666 public elementary schools	69.7%		57.9	305^th of 675 public elementary schools	54.8%	103		95.0	59.0				73.0	73.0	75.0	76.0				74.0	$17,538
W. W. Stewart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1032 Belton Street	Basile	70515	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 432-6412	283	22	13.1	60.4%	208 (73.5%)	30 (10.6%)	25 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	91	46^th of 666 public elementary schools	93.1%		81.3	124^th of 675 public elementary schools	81.6%	78	89.0	81.0						95.0							$16,092
Kinder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	412 North 12th Street	Kinder	70648	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 738-2454	524	41	12.9	70.8%	368 (70.2%)	91 (17.4%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.8%)								(n/a)								79.0	83.0					81.0	$15,301
Oberlin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 South 4th Street	Oberlin	70655	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 639-2241	262	28	9.2	71.0%	169 (64.5%)	69 (26.3%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	67.2	243^rd of 666 public elementary schools	63.5%		75.6	170^th of 675 public elementary schools	74.8%	73	70.0		71.0					50.0	81.0	82.0	84.0			75.0	$15,999
Fenton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	509 First Street	Fenton	70640	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 756-2326	73	12	6.0	69.9%	39 (53.4%)	19 (26.0%)	4 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.0%)								(n/a)						50.0	58.0						50.0	53.0	$24,817
Iota Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	470 West Kennedy Street	Iota	70543	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 779-2581	585	33	17.5	56.8%	514 (87.9%)	19 (3.2%)	21 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	81.2	114^th of 666 public elementary schools	82.9%		86.5	80^th of 675 public elementary schools	88.1%	34	76.0	91.0	74.0				81.0	73.0	87.0	80.0				81.0	$12,483
Eunice Elementary School	Public	K-4	451 South 9th Street	Eunice	70535	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 457-2380	188	14	13.4	86.7%	71 (37.8%)	95 (50.5%)	16 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	19.5	573^rd of 666 public elementary schools	14.0%		29.9	497^th of 675 public elementary schools	26.4%	76	36.0	50.0					44.0	47.0	58.0					53.0	$18,810
Glendale Elementary School	Public	K-4	900 West Dean Street	Eunice	70535	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 457-4121	259	18	14.4	87.6%	119 (45.9%)	111 (42.9%)	17 (6.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	30.8	483^rd of 666 public elementary schools	27.5%		62.6	276^th of 675 public elementary schools	59.1%	207	54.0	32.0					42.0	59.0	66.0					64.0	$15,114
Evangeline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1448 Old Evangeline Highway	Evangeline	70537	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 824-1368	159	13	12.1	54.1%	146 (91.8%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	94.5	22^nd of 666 public elementary schools	96.7%		91.7	43^rd of 675 public elementary schools	93.6%	21	96.0	84.0	100.0	100.0	96.0	87.0	94.0		95.0	91.0	99.0	100.0	100.0		$17,670
East Elementary School	Public	K-4	550 Brother J. Rd.	Eunice	70535	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 457-2215	310	23	13.4	86.1%	129 (41.6%)	150 (48.4%)	15 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	75.9	164^th of 666 public elementary schools	75.4%		81.8	118^th of 675 public elementary schools	82.5%	46	70.0						79.0	80.0	81.0					80.0	$19,659

Frequently Asked Questions about Elton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Elton Elementary School?

Students at Elton Elementary School are 40% White, 26% African American, 24% Two or more races, 7% American Indian, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Elton Elementary School in?

Jefferson Davis Parish

How many students attend Elton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Elton Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Elton Elementary School attend?

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

High : Elton High School

Is Elton Elementary School a good school?

Elton Elementary School ranks 202^nd of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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