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Welsh Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

222 East Bourgeois Street, Welsh, LA 70591 · (337) 734-2351 · Part of Jefferson Davis Parish School District

Welsh’s School Grade A better than 85% of Louisiana school districts

Students
499
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Welsh Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Welsh kids: 7 schools

On the path

Where Welsh kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Welsh Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–127 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

222 East Bourgeois Street, Welsh

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K64
Kindergarten80
Grade 184
Grade 261
Grade 363
Grade 471
Grade 576
Enrollment over time
490’20
453’21
507’22
492’23
499’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 73%Black 16%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Welsh Elementary School from Welsh families.

Other schools in Jefferson Davis Parish School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Welsh’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.