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Best Elementary Schools
in Vermilion Parish

This page covers 11 elementary schools in Vermilion 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.

11
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Indian Bayou Elementary School
Grades PK–05236 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
55
/100
Student:Teacher
13.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,732
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Forked Island/E. Broussard Elem School
Grades PK–08254 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,732
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Jesse Owens Elementary School
Grades PK–05203 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,732
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
70%
High economic need
4
rank
James A. Herod Elementary School
Grades 03–05340 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,732
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
90%
High economic need
5
rank
Eaton Park Elementary School
Grades PK–02439 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.1:1)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
12.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,732
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
90%
High economic need
6
rank
Seventh Ward Elementary School
Grades PK–05221 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,732
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
74%
High economic need
7
rank
Meaux Elementary School
Grades PK–05415 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
17.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,732
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
51%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice
Grades PK–05845 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
18.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,732
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Leblanc Elementary School
Grades PK–05689 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
17.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,732
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Dozier Elementary School
Grades PK–05547 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
17.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,732
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
54%
Near nat'l 52.2%
1 more elementary schools in Vermilion 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
11
Elementary Schools
20
Total Schools
55
#1 Score
51
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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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.