Palmetto’s public schools
St. Landry Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Palmetto. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Louisiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Palmetto’s schools, in brief
School by school
9 of Palmetto’s 17 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools. Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts places highest (better than 92%); Opelousas Junior High School lowest (5%). See the path ↓
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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Palmetto, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Palmetto
Palmetto Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 223 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Palmetto
Palmetto Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 223 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Palmetto
Palmetto Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 223 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Palmetto
Palmetto Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 223 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Palmetto
Palmetto Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 223 students · 11:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Palmetto
Palmetto Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 223 students · 11:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Palmetto
Palmetto Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 223 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the St. Landry Parish School 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
Palmetto vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Palmetto’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Palmetto | — | St. Landry Parish |
Every school in Palmetto
17 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 Palmetto’s schools
Are Palmetto’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Palmetto. St. Landry Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Palmetto. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 17 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Palmetto in?
St. Landry Parish School District.
Where do Palmetto kids go to high school?
One of seven high schools, depending on your address: Beau Chene High School, Opelousas Senior High School, Eunice High School, Northwest High School, Port Barre High School, Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts and North Central High School.
Parents talk
What Palmetto families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Palmetto → They have their own page.
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). Stars are from neighbors.