Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0Opelousas’s public schools outscore 60% of Louisiana districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Opelousas, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Opelousas, 24% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Louisiana average (32%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Louisiana, not nationally.
From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Opelousas’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 104 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Opelousas’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 42% and 32% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,196 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Three elementary schools, then two middle schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
JS Clark Leadership Academy and St. Landry Charter School are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Opelousas’s grade
B: better than 60% of Louisiana school districts, #115 of 162 Louisiana towns. Both inputs trail the Louisiana average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Opelousas, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Opelousas · depends on your address
Park Vista Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 533 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Grolee Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 404 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Northeast Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 232 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Opelousas · depends on your address
Park Vista Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 533 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Grolee Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 404 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Northeast Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 232 students · 9:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Opelousas · depends on your address
Park Vista Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 533 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Grolee Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 404 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Northeast Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 232 students · 9:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Opelousas · depends on your address
Park Vista Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 533 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Grolee Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 404 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Northeast Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 232 students · 9:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Opelousas · depends on your address
Park Vista Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 533 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Grolee Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 404 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Northeast Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 232 students · 9:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Opelousas · depends on your address
Park Vista Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 533 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Grolee Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 404 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Northeast Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 232 students · 9:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Opelousas · depends on your address
Creswell Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 162 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Opelousas Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 132 students · 7:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Opelousas · depends on your address
Creswell Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 162 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Opelousas Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 132 students · 7:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Opelousas · depends on your address
Opelousas Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 314 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts
Grades 7–12 · 289 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Opelousas · depends on your address
Opelousas Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 314 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts
Grades 7–12 · 289 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Opelousas · depends on your address
Opelousas Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 698 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts
Grades 7–12 · 289 students · 10:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Opelousas · depends on your address
Opelousas Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 698 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts
Grades 7–12 · 289 students · 10:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Opelousas · depends on your address
Opelousas Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 698 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts
Grades 7–12 · 289 students · 10:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Opelousas · depends on your address
Opelousas Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 698 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts
Grades 7–12 · 289 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Opelousas’s public schools are run by St. Landry Parish School District, which also serves Arnaudville, Cankton, Eunice and Grand Coteau and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Opelousas vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Opelousas’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Opelousas | B | St. Landry Parish |
Every school in Opelousas
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Opelousas’s schools
Are Opelousas’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Louisiana: the public schools Opelousas children attend outscore 60% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #115 of 162 Louisiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Opelousas in?
St. Landry Parish School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 10,982 students in 32 schools (2024–25).
What is Opelousas’s graduation rate?
78% of the class of 2023 in St. Landry Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.
How much does Opelousas spend per student?
$15,196 in St. Landry Parish School District (FY2024), against $15,623 across Louisiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Opelousas families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.