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Acadia Parish School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Crowley, Rayne, Church Point, Duson, Iota, Estherwood, Morse and Mermentau, and parts of Eunice.

Crowley’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Louisiana school districts

Students
9,043
Schools
27
Spent per student
$13,594
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
The gist

What stands out about Acadia Parish School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 77% of Louisiana districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the LA average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 77% of the 197 Louisiana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Crowley. Grade by grade →

PK–KCrowley Kindergarten SchoolThis district
1–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Crowley Middle SchoolThis district
9–125 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. LA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 31.8% · 4,689 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 42.4% · 4,693 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 82.6% · 605 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,594 per student · 13% below LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 37%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 42%Federal 34%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
9,603’20
9,365’21
9,601’22
9,459’23
9,043’24

Down 5.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 65%Black 24%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

27 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools.

Mire Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Rayne
A−
662 students18:1
Iota Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Iota
A−
585 students18:1
Church Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Church Point
B
491 students17:1
Richard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Church Point
A−
458 students16:1
Branch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Branch
A
374 students17:1
Egan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Egan
A+
240 students16:1
Morse Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Morse
B+
229 students17:1
Crowley Kindergarten School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Crowley
208 students19:1
Estherwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Estherwood
A−
203 students17:1
Central Rayne Kindergarten School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Rayne
173 students16:1
Evangeline Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Evangeline
A
159 students12:1
Mermentau Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Mermentau
A+
142 students13:1
South Crowley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Crowley
C+
320 students15:1
Martin Petitjean Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Rayne
B+
306 students16:1
Ross Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Crowley
D
256 students13:1
North Crowley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Crowley
B−
254 students13:1
South Rayne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Rayne
B−
219 students16:1
Crowley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Crowley
D
394 students14:1
Armstrong Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rayne
C+
304 students15:1
Church Point Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Church Point
C+
262 students14:1
Iota Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Iota
A−
235 students15:1
AMIKids Acadiana
High · Grades 6–12 · Branch
C+
34 students
Midland High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Midland
A−
317 students14:1
Rayne High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rayne
B
653 students16:1
Iota High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Iota
A−
566 students18:1
Church Point High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Church Point
C
504 students16:1
Crowley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crowley
C+
495 students12:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Louisiana.