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Schools in Lawtell · St. Landry Parish School District

Lawtell’s public schools beat 65% of Louisiana districts

The public schools Lawtell’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 65% of Louisiana’s districts on state tests and graduation.

Reading proficiency
33%
▼ 7 pts vs LA 40%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 9 pts vs LA 29%
2020–21
Graduate on time
84%
▼ 0 pts vs LA 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 3% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
LA 13.7
Schools
1
567 students
The School Grade

How Lawtell compares

B Test scoresC+ Graduation
Louisiana school districts we grade (188)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
High confidence. Built on 6,594 tested students and a graduating class of 887; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Louisiana’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Louisiana only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lawtell.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Lawtell Elementary SchoolSt. Landry Parish School District
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your address

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 40.1%
Math20%
State average 28.7%

Every school in Lawtell

1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
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Within reach

Colleges near Lawtell

There’s no college in Lawtell, but 6 are within 30 miles. The closest is Louisiana State University-Eunice in Eunice, 15.2 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Lawtell. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.

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