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Leblanc Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
125th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools
Better than 82% of Louisiana elementary schools
Summary

Leblanc Elementary School in Abbeville, LA, serves 624 students in grades PK-5 within the highly-ranked Vermilion Parish school district, and it stands out for achieving strong academic results despite serving a student body where about 63% are eligible for free or reduced lunch.

One of the most impressive things about Leblanc is its exceptional performance with students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the 89th percentile statewide for this group in the 2024-2025 school year. This is a remarkable achievement when compared to nearby high-performing schools like Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice and Dozier Elementary School, which have much lower rates of economic disadvantage (47-48%). Leblanc is clearly doing something right to help all students succeed. The school also excels in math, with 85% of students proficient in the 2025-2026 school year, outpacing the district (77%) and state (62%) averages. This math performance is on par with top-tier schools like Meaux Elementary School (87%) and Dozier Elementary (87%), even though Leblanc serves a more economically diverse population. Another interesting trend is the school's strong performance with male students, who ranked in the 91st percentile statewide in 2024-2025, suggesting the learning environment is particularly engaging for boys.

While Leblanc is a strong school overall, it has areas for growth. Social studies is a relative weakness, with only 63% of students proficient in 2025-2026, below the district average and far behind nearby schools like Dozier Elementary (82%) and Green T. Lindon Elementary School (79%). Chronic absenteeism has also been a concern, though the school has made a dramatic recovery from a pandemic-era peak of 23.9% to a current rate of 16.4%, which is still much better than the district average (27.9%) and nearby Eaton Park Elementary School (41.4%). For context, James A. Herod Elementary School, another Abbeville school with a much higher poverty rate (89%), struggles with critically low test scores and a 33.8% chronic absenteeism rate, highlighting just how effectively Leblanc is mitigating the impact of poverty on student achievement.

624
Students ?
14.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,172
Per pupil spending ?
63%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4511 East LA Highway 338
       Abbeville, LA  70510

(337) 937-8110

District: Vermilion Parish


Students who attend Leblanc Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Erath Middle School
High:    Erath High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
56.3%
African American:
29.3%
Hispanic:
6.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026
Strengths
Test scores above the Louisiana average (77% vs 62% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 18% of Louisiana elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Near the bottom of Vermilion Parish's ranking
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school77%
District avg74%
Louisiana avg62%
125th of 690
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Top 18%▲ up 10 pts since 2016
From top 28% (2016) to top 18% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 10Elementary Schools in the Vermilion Parish
14th of 116Vermilion 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202681.0125 of 69081.9%★★★★☆
202583.899 of 66685.1%★★★★☆
202475.5172 of 67574.5%★★★★☆
202370.3220 of 73069.9%★★★☆☆
202279.6145 of 72780.1%★★★★☆
202174.4172 of 72976.4%★★★★☆
201970.8235 of 73167.9%★★★☆☆
201849.5343 of 72852.9%★★★☆☆
201767.3265 of 73964.1%★★★☆☆
201673.8205 of 74272.4%★★★★☆
201566.3280 of 79264.6%★★★☆☆
201450.9415 of 77746.6%★★☆☆☆
201353.7383 of 77250.4%★★★☆☆
201252.0405 of 76447.0%★★☆☆☆
201162.5326 of 76657.4%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202670.4128 of 54876.6%★★★★☆
202561.6172 of 50165.7%★★★☆☆
202474.6109 of 50978.6%★★★★☆
202373.6120 of 57078.9%★★★★☆
202271.8118 of 56279.0%★★★★☆
202165.5151 of 56473.2%★★★★☆
201957.4235 of 55958.0%★★★☆☆
201850.9284 of 54748.1%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201852.5127 of 28154.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201854.338 of 8957.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202674.0176 of 67974.1%★★★★☆
202575.7137 of 63378.4%★★★★☆
202474.4167 of 63573.7%★★★★☆
202367.9226 of 70567.9%★★★☆☆
202281.4110 of 70184.3%★★★★☆
202170.8196 of 70572.2%★★★★☆
201966.5247 of 68463.9%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202374.950 of 23378.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202679.6101 of 68585.3%★★★★☆
202584.774 of 66188.8%★★★★☆
202475.2152 of 67477.4%★★★★☆
202362.1265 of 72363.3%★★★☆☆
202272.6165 of 72477.2%★★★★☆
202170.5192 of 71973.3%★★★★☆
201962.1283 of 69759.4%★★★☆☆
201856.4319 of 68253.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202683.598 of 68285.6%★★★★☆
202587.657 of 64191.1%★★★★★
202471.6188 of 65171.1%★★★★☆
202363.7274 of 71361.6%★★★☆☆
202278.0148 of 71279.2%★★★★☆
202174.6165 of 70476.6%★★★★☆
201969.6231 of 69666.8%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202322.3247 of 29616.6%★☆☆☆☆
202269.377 of 30774.9%★★★★☆
202156.1121 of 30660.5%★★★☆☆
201964.898 of 33370.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202670.4141 of 49671.6%★★★★☆
202583.744 of 43189.8%★★★★★
202463.2171 of 43460.6%★★★☆☆
202358.0233 of 51855.0%★★★☆☆
202270.3154 of 51770.2%★★★★☆
202164.5176 of 52266.3%★★★☆☆
201960.9215 of 51758.4%★★★☆☆
201857.7236 of 51654.3%★★★☆☆
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)
Male (2026)86th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2023)79th percentile+9 vs school
African American (2026)77th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2026)74th percentile-8 vs school
White (2026)72nd percentile-10 vs school
English Language Learner (2018)57th percentile+4 vs school
Disabled (2018)55th percentile~ school
Special Education (2023)17th percentile-53 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics85%+23 vs state
English Language Arts84%+14 vs state
Social Studies63%+8 vs state

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by a teacher
Friday, October 30, 2015

Open Quote LeBlanc Elementary is a school that takes Pride in educational excellence. We put the students first and the teachers have a phenomenal support system. I am honored and proud to teach at LeBlanc. Close Quote





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Students at Leblanc Elementary School are 56% White, 29% African American, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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

Middle : Erath Middle School
High : Erath High School

Leblanc Elementary School ranks 125th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 624 students attended Leblanc Elementary School.


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2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026
2023–24 dropout ratesFeb 24, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataDec 1, 2025
2023–24 through 2024–25 graduation ratesNov 22, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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