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Best Elementary Schools
in Acadia Parish

This page covers 17 elementary schools in Acadia Parish. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

17
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Evangeline Elementary School
Grades PK–08150 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.5:1)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
10.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,439
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
59%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Mermentau Elementary School
Grades PK–07146 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,439
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
60%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Egan Elementary School
Grades PK–08259 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
17.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,439
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
52%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Branch Elementary School
Grades PK–08373 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
17.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,439
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Richard Elementary School
Grades PK–08507 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
18.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,439
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
50%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Morse Elementary School
Grades PK–07213 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
17.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,439
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
71%
High economic need
7
rank
Estherwood Elementary School
Grades PK–07220 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
18.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,439
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
70%
High economic need
8
rank
Ross Elementary School
Grades 01–05259 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
43
/100
Student:Teacher
18.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,439
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
90%
High economic need
9
rank
Central Rayne Kindergarten School
Grades PK–KG197 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
43
/100
Student:Teacher
18.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,439
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
71%
High economic need
10
rank
Iota Elementary School
Grades PK–05605 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
43
/100
Student:Teacher
20.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,439
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
57%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7 more elementary schools in Acadia Parish not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
17
Elementary Schools
27
Total Schools
56
#1 Score
44
Avg Score
District profileAcadia Parish
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.