Ville Platte Elementary School

Regular School · Ville Platte, LA

Ville Platte Elementary School is a regular school school in Ville Platte, Louisiana, serving grades PK–05 with 319 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

319

Teachers (FTE)

32.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	274	86%
White	30	9%
Two or more races	10	3%
Hispanic/Latino	4	1%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	319	171M / 148F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<=1%	29.5%	297
Reading Proficiency	14.0% -26.7pp	40.7%	297
Science Proficiency	3.0%	—	296

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.44 grade levels

Math

+0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

15.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

125

39.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	319	100%

Contact & Location

708 High School Drive

Ville Platte, LA 70586

Phone: (337)363-3068

District

Evangeline Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,065

District enrollment: 5,705

Other Schools in District

Bayou Chicot Elementary School Elementary
Chataignier Elementary School Elementary
James Stephens Montessori School Elementary
Mamou Elementary School Elementary
Vidrine Elementary School Elementary
W. W. Stewart Elementary School Elementary
Basile High School High
Mamou High School High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70586) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220063000483

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD