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Delta Elementary School

Q: Is Delta Elementary School a good school?

Delta Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Louisiana elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Delta Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Delta Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Delta Elementary School?

Students at Delta Elementary School are 80% African American, 17% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Delta Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Delta Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Bastrop High School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

677^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Delta Elementary School in Mer Rouge, LA, is a rural PK-6 school serving 442 students within the Morehouse Parish School District. While the school boasts a very favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1—much lower than nearby high-performing schools like Sterlington Elementary School (20:1)—it faces significant academic hurdles. Delta Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 5% of Louisiana elementary schools, with proficiency rates dramatically lower than its neighbors. For example, math proficiency is 28% compared to 75% at Sterlington, and English Language Arts proficiency is 38% versus 82% at Sterlington. Even within its own district, Delta is the stronger performer, outperforming Morehouse Elementary School in every subject.

A critical challenge driving these academic struggles is a severe chronic absenteeism crisis. In the 2023-2024 school year, a staggering 33.2% of students missed 10% or more of the school year—a rate nearly three times higher than Jack Hayes Elementary School (9.7%) and far above Sterlington (8.8%). While the rate improved to 24.4% in 2024-2025, it remains a systemic issue that requires community-wide solutions beyond the classroom. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced lunch jumped dramatically from 9% to 82% in recent years, signaling a significant shift in the school's economic landscape that likely impacts both attendance and learning.

Despite these challenges, there are some positive signs. The school's work with special education students is a relative bright spot, with this subgroup performing in the 10th percentile statewide—better than the school's overall performance. However, the data also reveals a critical area for investigation: one student subgroup ranked last in the entire state, suggesting a need for targeted instructional review. For parents considering Delta Elementary, the school offers the potential for individual attention due to its low class sizes, but the urgent priorities remain addressing chronic absenteeism and understanding the root causes of its academic performance gaps compared to nearby schools like Cypress Point Elementary School and Swartz Upper Elementary School.

442

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,570

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7661 Mer Rouge/Collinston Road
Mer Rouge, LA 71261

(318) 647-3443

District: Morehouse Parish

Students who attend Delta Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bastrop High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.6%

White:

16.5%

Asian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (28% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg34%

Louisiana avg60%

677^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Morehouse Parish

59^th of 116Morehouse 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	677 of 690	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	640 of 666	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	663 of 675	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	707 of 730	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	722 of 727	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	722 of 729	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	665 of 731	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	707 of 728	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	663 of 739	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.0	662 of 742	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	735 of 792	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.3	668 of 777	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.0	620 of 772	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.5	672 of 764	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.1	641 of 766	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.2	608 of 736	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.8	581 of 738	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.3	527 of 743	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.5	518 of 725	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	534 of 548	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	458 of 501	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	496 of 509	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	551 of 570	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	555 of 562	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	558 of 564	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	497 of 559	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	516 of 547	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	672 of 679	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	603 of 633	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	625 of 635	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	697 of 705	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	696 of 701	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	699 of 705	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	646 of 684	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	675 of 685	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	641 of 661	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	662 of 674	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	699 of 723	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	716 of 724	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	712 of 719	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	634 of 697	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	649 of 682	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	6.8	669 of 682	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	587 of 641	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	642 of 651	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	683 of 713	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	706 of 712	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	695 of 704	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	655 of 696	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	338 of 361	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	217 of 241	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	189 of 208	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	269 of 296	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	280 of 307	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	271 of 306	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	311 of 333	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	3.0	496 of 496	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	514 of 518	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.7	517 of 517	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.2	519 of 522	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	513 of 517	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	16.4	355 of 411	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	386 of 437	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	389 of 435	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.8	453 of 482	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.7	394 of 470	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.8	341 of 457	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.7	324 of 442	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.9	295 of 412	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.3	331 of 408	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.1	326 of 425	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.7	335 of 413	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.4	263 of 396	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

White (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%-32 vs state

Mathematics28%-34 vs state

Social Studies22%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)						LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th 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	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
Delta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7661 Mer Rouge/Collinston Road	Mer Rouge	71261	Morehouse Parish	Morehouse Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 647-3443	442	40	11.1	82.1%	73 (16.5%)	352 (79.6%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	5.4	677^th of 690 public elementary schools	1.9%		8.2	640^th of 666 public elementary schools	3.9%	37	25.0	32.0		31.0		28.0	41.0	42.0		40.0			38.0	19.0	25.0						$21,570
Morehouse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1001 West Madison Avenue	Bastrop	71220	Morehouse Parish	Morehouse Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 281-0776	509	35	14.5	89.6%	23 (4.5%)	480 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1.3	689^th of 690 public elementary schools	0.1%					(n/a)		6.0		14.0		7.0	20.0	21.0	43.0				30.0		6.0	8.0	5.0			5.0	$17,708
Sterlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9040 Highway 165 North	Sterlington	71280	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 432-2050	800	40	20.0	44.6%	571 (71.4%)	166 (20.8%)	14 (1.8%)	28 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	79.5	138^th of 690 public elementary schools	80.0%		83.9	97^th of 666 public elementary schools	85.4%	41	80.0	78.0	67.0			75.0	84.0	83.0	81.0				82.0	75.0	74.0	56.0				68.0	$11,819
Swartz Lower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	235 Swartz School Rd	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 343-8883	325	26	12.5	65.2%	157 (48.3%)	141 (43.4%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)								(n/a)																					$14,902
Swartz Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	400 Lincoln Hill Drive	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 343-1723	350	20	17.6	66.3%	147 (42.0%)	164 (46.9%)	17 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	54.6	334^th of 690 public elementary schools	51.6%		43.4	398^th of 666 public elementary schools	40.2%	64	61.0	63.0	52.0			57.0	61.0	82.0					73.0	53.0	71.0	42.0				54.0	$13,673
Start Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	883 Charleston Street	Start	71279	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 728-2074	332	20	16.4	59.6%	243 (73.2%)	73 (22.0%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	32.9	487^th of 690 public elementary schools	29.4%		34.9	455^th of 666 public elementary schools	31.7%	32	48.0	54.0	42.0	56.0	38.0	47.0	58.0	66.0	55.0		78.0	76.0	66.0	29.0	55.0	40.0	48.0	48.0	58.0	46.0	$13,499
Cypress Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6701 Mosswood Drive	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 345-5666	431	37	11.7	89.8%	21 (4.9%)	387 (89.8%)	15 (3.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	43.9	410^th of 690 public elementary schools	40.6%		26.9	513^th of 666 public elementary schools	23.0%	103	57.0	61.0	50.0	71.0		60.0	59.0	64.0	65.0	78.0			66.0	50.0	32.0	50.0	41.0			43.0	$15,898
Jack Hayes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3631 Old Sterlington Road	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 343-4560	501	33	15.2	81.4%	22 (4.4%)	443 (88.4%)	9 (1.8%)	14 (2.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	26.7	543^rd of 690 public elementary schools	21.3%		31.1	481^st of 666 public elementary schools	27.8%	62	34.0	42.0				35.0	47.0	66.0	65.0				58.0	31.0	58.0	32.0				40.0	$13,608

Frequently Asked Questions about Delta Elementary School

How many students attend Delta Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Delta Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Delta Elementary School attend?

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

High : Bastrop High School

What is the racial makeup of Delta Elementary School?

Students at Delta Elementary School are 80% African American, 17% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Delta Elementary School in?

Morehouse Parish

Is Delta Elementary School a good school?

Delta Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Louisiana elementary schools.

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