Best Public Schools in Zip Code 70542

Summary:

The 70542 zip code area is home to two schools - Gueydan High School, a public high school serving grades 6-12, and Jesse Owens Elementary School, a public elementary school serving grades PK-5. These schools serve a total enrollment of 414 students and face socioeconomic challenges, with high rates of free/reduced lunch eligibility.

Gueydan High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranking as high as 130th out of 329 Louisiana high schools in 2024-2025 but dropping to 171st out of 333 in 2023-2024. The school has a relatively high dropout rate of 3.3% and a chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6%. In terms of test scores, Gueydan High School generally performs below the Vermilion Parish and Louisiana averages, with some exceptions like 94% proficiency in English I EOC.

In contrast, Jesse Owens Elementary School has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years, before dropping to a 3-star rating in 2024-2025. The school generally performs better than the Vermilion Parish and Louisiana averages in mathematics and English language arts, despite serving a high-poverty student population with a free/reduced lunch rate of 71.21%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)						LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				LEAP Geometry (2025)	LEAP English II (2025)	LEAP U.S. History (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	LEAP Biology (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 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Jesse Owens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Thirteenth Street	Gueydan	70542	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 536-6541	180	15	12.0	61.7%	162 (90.0%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	70.4	215^th of 666 public elementary schools	67.7%		73.7	183^rd of 675 public elementary schools	72.9%	32	69.0	77.0	73.0				63.0	82.0		80.0						$15,790
Gueydan High School	Public	6-12	901 Main Street	Gueydan	70542	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 536-6938	187	16	11.5	56.7%	166 (88.8%)	11 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	59.8	130^th of 329 public high schools	60.5%		50.3	171^st of 333 public high schools	48.6%	41				52.0	34.0	55.0			76.0	81.0	62.0	66.0	47.0	94.0	59.0	$17,628

Cities Near Zip Code 70542

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gueydan	0.37 mi	2	119^th
Morse	7.03 mi	1	134^th
Midland	9.87 mi	1	123^rd
Lake Arthur	10.73 mi	2	70^th
Estherwood	11.53 mi	1	7^th

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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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