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Grolee Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

567^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Grolee Elementary School in Opelousas, LA, serves 404 students from Pre-K through 4th grade within the St. Landry Parish school district, where nearly all families (96.29%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, the highest rate among nearby schools.

The most critical challenge at Grolee is its exceptionally high chronic absenteeism rate of 35.2%, meaning over a third of students miss 10% or more of the school year. This rate is far above the state average of 22.5% and significantly higher than nearby schools like Port Barre Elementary (19.0%) and Park Vista Elementary (21.2%). While the school has earned a 1-star rating for five consecutive years, there is a notable bright spot: 4th-grade students show a strong "bounce back," with 55% proficiency in Math and 56% in English Language Arts—far outperforming 3rd-grade scores of 40% and 28%, respectively. This suggests a specific strength in the 4th-grade instructional team that could offer a blueprint for improvement.

A unique and urgent concern is the severe underperformance of male students, who rank in the 2nd percentile statewide, compared to female students at the 38th percentile. This gender gap is not seen to the same degree at neighboring schools. Despite serving similar demographics, schools like Grand Coteau Elementary and Grand Prairie Elementary achieve much higher proficiency rates, underscoring that while poverty is a factor, Grolee's specific challenges—especially its extreme absenteeism and the crisis among boys—are the key drivers of its performance relative to its peers.

404

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,895

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1540 West Grolee Street
Opelousas, LA 70570

(337) 942-3130

District: St. Landry Parish

Students who attend Grolee Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Opelousas Junior High School
High:	Northwest High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.8%

White:

3.7%

Hispanic:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (41% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg62%

567^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 14Elementary Schools in the St. Landry Parish

58^th of 116St. 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	567 of 690	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	569 of 666	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	534 of 675	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	620 of 730	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	612 of 727	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	703 of 729	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	547 of 731	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	456 of 728	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.3	600 of 739	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.2	594 of 742	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	652 of 792	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	666 of 777	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.8	511 of 772	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	20.6	657 of 764	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.2	528 of 766	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.5	503 of 736	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.2	519 of 738	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.9	491 of 743	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.0	361 of 725	50.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	409 of 548	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	375 of 501	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	353 of 509	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	462 of 570	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	442 of 562	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	534 of 564	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	377 of 559	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	287 of 547	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	38.4	178 of 281	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	422 of 679	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.3	484 of 633	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	471 of 635	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	616 of 705	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	656 of 701	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	689 of 705	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	522 of 684	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	552 of 685	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	543 of 661	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	531 of 674	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	630 of 723	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	598 of 724	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	694 of 719	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	528 of 697	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	464 of 682	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	7.4	667 of 682	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	603 of 641	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	488 of 651	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	562 of 713	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	566 of 712	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	663 of 704	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	537 of 696	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	26.9	242 of 307	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	229 of 306	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	237 of 333	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)38th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2018)37th percentile~ school

African American (2026)25th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2022)21st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics48%-14 vs state

English Language Arts42%-28 vs state

Social Studies34%-21 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	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 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	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
Grolee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1540 West Grolee Street	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 942-3130	404	32	12.6	96.3%	15 (3.7%)	375 (92.8%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	23.1	567^th of 690 public elementary schools	17.8%		20.2	569^th of 666 public elementary schools	14.6%	2	40.0	55.0					48.0	28.0	56.0					42.0		52.0					34.0	$14,895
St. Landry Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1203 Burr Street	Opelousas	70571	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Primary School Incl.	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 945-6367	315	17	18.8	91.1%	2 (0.6%)	308 (97.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	24	561^st of 690 public elementary schools	18.7%		17.7	585^th of 666 public elementary schools	12.2%	24		28.0		74.0	33.0	15.0	31.0	58.0	47.0	53.0		50.0	66.0	55.0			25.0	32.0	34.0	34.0	26.0	$11,865
Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1125 E Mamie Street	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 942-5390	232	25	9.2	90.5%	4 (1.7%)	216 (93.1%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	23.3	565^th of 690 public elementary schools	18.1%		25.8	519^th of 666 public elementary schools	22.1%	46	33.0	41.0					35.0	49.0	72.0					58.0	38.0	32.0					34.0	$18,268
Park Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1000 Abdalla Blvd.	Opelousas	70571	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 942-7456	533	42	12.7	82.9%	83 (15.6%)	356 (66.8%)	53 (9.9%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	22.1	577^th of 690 public elementary schools	16.4%		39.5	419^th of 666 public elementary schools	37.1%	158	45.0	59.0					52.0	37.0	63.0					51.0	19.0	40.0					29.0	$15,432
Helix AI & Medical Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	220 Town Blvd.	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(337) 678-6200	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lawtell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1010 School Rd.	Lawtell	70550	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 543-2315	567	40	14.2	86.2%	128 (22.6%)	361 (63.7%)	58 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	19.9	595^th of 690 public elementary schools	13.8%		23.3	542^nd of 666 public elementary schools	18.6%	53	39.0	60.0	56.0	37.0	52.0	20.0	44.0	31.0	60.0	64.0	47.0	63.0	64.0	55.0	25.0	34.0	33.0	22.0	51.0	39.0	33.0	$13,473
Leonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3774 Hwy. 31	Leonville	70551	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 879-2385	616	40	15.3	67.2%	391 (63.5%)	186 (30.2%)	17 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	39.6	446^th of 690 public elementary schools	35.4%		44.8	386^th of 666 public elementary schools	42.0%	60	51.0	48.0	56.0	49.0	83.0	72.0	59.0	51.0	60.0	78.0	76.0	85.0	82.0	72.0	54.0	42.0	48.0	40.0	62.0	68.0	51.0	$12,388
Grand Coteau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	238 Church Street	Grand Coteau	70541	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 662-5421	269	22	12.2	77.7%	117 (43.5%)	128 (47.6%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	39.5	447^th of 690 public elementary schools	35.2%		61.6	282^nd of 666 public elementary schools	57.7%	165	42.0	71.0					56.0	47.0	78.0					63.0	34.0	51.0					43.0	$17,537
Ecole Saint-Landry	Public, Charter	K-5	671 Napoleon Ave	Sunset	70584	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 510-3022	213	17	12.2	62.0%	115 (54.0%)	71 (33.3%)	16 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	79	141^st of 690 public elementary schools	79.6%		70.5	214^th of 666 public elementary schools	67.9%	73	76.0	81.0	70.0				76.0	78.0		95.0				89.0	59.0	83.0	55.0				67.0	$12,826
Port Barre Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	199 O G Track Rd.	Port Barre	70577	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 585-6172	427	31	13.6	73.8%	307 (71.9%)	99 (23.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	73	207^th of 690 public elementary schools	70.0%		75.4	167^th of 666 public elementary schools	74.9%	40	70.0	81.0					75.0	72.0	77.0					75.0	55.0	70.0					63.0	$13,592

Frequently Asked Questions about Grolee Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Grolee Elementary School?

Students at Grolee Elementary School are 93% African American, 4% White, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Grolee Elementary School in?

St. Landry Parish

Is Grolee Elementary School a good school?

Grolee Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Grolee Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Opelousas Junior High School
High : Northwest High School

How many students attend Grolee Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Grolee Elementary School.

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