Summary:
There are six elementary schools in the 70510 zip code of Abbeville, Louisiana, serving grades PK through 8 and all part of the highly-rated Vermilion Parish school district, which ranks in the 88th percentile statewide.
The standout school in the area is Forked Island/E. Broussard Elementary School, which earned a 5-star rating and ranks in the 93rd percentile, achieving a perfect 100% proficiency in 5th-grade math and 89% in English Language Arts. Meaux Elementary School is a strong contender with a 4-star rating, the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (15.4%), and the lowest percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch (48.75%), correlating with high test scores of 87% in math and 84% in ELA. In contrast, James A. Herod Elementary School is the most challenged, ranking in the bottom 17th percentile with a 1-star rating, only 31% proficiency in social studies, and the highest poverty rate at 89.12%. Leblanc Elementary School and Seventh Ward Elementary School are both solid 4-star performers, while Eaton Park Elementary School (serving PK-2) lacks recent test scores but has a severe chronic absenteeism rate of 41.4%.
A key takeaway is the stark divide within this single zip code: schools with lower poverty rates like Meaux and Forked Island are top performers, while those with high poverty like Herod and Eaton Park struggle significantly. Chronic absenteeism is a critical warning sign, with the lowest-absenteeism schools achieving the highest scores. Social studies is the greatest challenge across all schools, consistently scoring lower than math and ELA. Additionally, the feeder pattern from Eaton Park to Herod suggests that transitions between schools, combined with socioeconomic challenges, may negatively impact student performance.
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