James A. Herod Elementary School

Regular School · Abbeville, LA

James A. Herod Elementary School is a regular school school in Abbeville, Louisiana, serving grades 03–05 with 285 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

03 – 05

Enrollment

285

Teachers (FTE)

28.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	186	65%
White	53	19%
Asian	20	7%
Two or more races	15	5%
Hispanic/Latino	11	4%
Total enrollment	285	141M / 144F

English Language Learners: 16 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	14.0% -15.5pp	29.5%	368
Reading Proficiency	29.0% -11.7pp	40.7%	369
Science Proficiency	10.0%	—	365

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)

-0.62 grade levels

Math

-0.29 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

8.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

153

53.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI) 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.)	285	100%

Contact & Location

120 Odea Street

Abbeville, LA 70510

Phone: (337)893-4258

District

Vermilion Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,732

District enrollment: 9,708

Other Schools in District

Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice Elementary
Dozier Elementary School Elementary
Eaton Park Elementary School Elementary
Forked Island/E. Broussard Elem School Elementary
Indian Bayou Elementary School Elementary
Jesse Owens Elementary School Elementary
Kaplan Elementary School Elementary
Leblanc Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70510) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220180001394

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