Acadia Parish School District

Public Regional · 8 towns Grades PK–12 A-School Grade

Public schools for Crowley, Rayne, Church Point, Iota, Duson, Morse, Mermentau and Estherwood, and parts of Eunice.

At a glance

9,043Students enrolled

27Schools

8Towns served

$13,594Spent per student

16:1Student–teacher ratio

67%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

CrowleyRayneChurch PointIotaMorseMermentauEstherwood

Grades PK–K

Crowley Kindergarten School208 students · CrowleyThis district

Grades 1–5

South Crowley Elementary School or Ross Elementary School or North Crowley Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Crowley Middle School394 students · CrowleyThis district

Grades 9–12

5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades PK–K

Central Rayne Kindergarten School173 students · RayneThis district

Grades 1–8

14 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

Armstrong Middle School304 students · RayneThis district

Grades 9–12

Rayne High School653 students · RayneThis district

Grades PK–5

Church Point Elementary School491 students · Church PointThis district

Grades 6–8

Church Point Middle School262 students · Church PointThis district

Grades 9–12

Church Point High School504 students · Church PointThis district

Grades PK–5

Iota Elementary School585 students · IotaThis district

Grades 6–8

Iota Middle School235 students · IotaThis district

Grades 9–12

Iota High School566 students · IotaThis district

Grades PK–7

Morse Elementary School229 students · MorseThis district

Grades 8–12

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades PK–7

Mermentau Elementary School142 students · MermentauThis district

Grades 8–12

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades PK–7

Estherwood Elementary School203 students · EstherwoodThis district

Grades 8–12

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs LA

Math proficiency32%

State average 28.7%

Reading / language arts44%

State average 40.1%

Graduation rate (4-year)92%

State average 84.1%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,594

per student each year · 13% below the LA average

Spending

Classroom instruction55%

Support & administration37%

Other9%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)24%

State42%

Federal34%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

9,603’20

9,365’21

9,601’22

9,459’23

9,043’24

Students

White · 65%5,849

Black · 24%2,137

Hispanic · 6%516

Two or more races · 6%510

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%16

Asian · 0%15

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Crowley11,422 people

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Rayne7,105 people

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Church Point4,096 people

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Iota1,481 people

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Duson1,282 people

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Morse1,099 people

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Mermentau627 people

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Estherwood622 people

Also covers small parts of Eunice.

Schools27 in district

Level

All 27 Elementary 17 Middle 4 High 6

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Mire Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 662 students · Rayne

A-Public 📚

Iota Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 585 students · Iota

A-Public 📚

Church Point Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 491 students · Church Point

BPublic 📚

Richard Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 458 students · Church Point

A-Public 📚

Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 374 students · Branch

APublic 📚

South Crowley Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1–5 · 320 students · Crowley

C+Public 📚

Martin Petitjean Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1–3 · 306 students · Rayne

B+Public 📚

Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1–5 · 256 students · Crowley

DPublic 📚

North Crowley Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1–5 · 254 students · Crowley

B-Public 📚

Egan Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 240 students · Egan

A+Public 📚

Morse Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–7 · 229 students · Morse

B+Public 📚

South Rayne Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 4–5 · 219 students · Rayne

B-Public 📚

Crowley Kindergarten SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 208 students · Crowley

Public 📚

Estherwood Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–7 · 203 students · Estherwood

A-Public 📚

Central Rayne Kindergarten SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 173 students · Rayne

Public 📚

Evangeline Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 159 students · Evangeline

APublic 📚

Mermentau Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–7 · 142 students · Mermentau

A+Public 📚

Crowley Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 394 students · Crowley

DPublic 📚

Armstrong Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 304 students · Rayne

C+Public 📚

Church Point Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 262 students · Church Point

C+Public 📚

Iota Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 235 students · Iota

A-Public 🏫

Rayne High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 653 students · Rayne

B+Public 🏫

Iota High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 566 students · Iota

A-Public 🏫

Church Point High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 504 students · Church Point

CPublic 🏫

Crowley High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 495 students · Crowley

C+Public 🏫

Midland High SchoolHigh · Grades 8–12 · 317 students · Midland

A-Public 🏫

AMIKids AcadianaHigh · Grades 6–12 · 34 students · Branch

C+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.