West Leesville Elementary School

Summary:

West Leesville Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 571 students in grades 1-4 in Leesville, Louisiana, which is part of the Vernon Parish school district.

While the Vernon Parish district is ranked 19 out of 122 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating, West Leesville Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates were 51% in Math and 69% in English Language Arts, compared to 63% and 77% for Vernon Parish, and 59% and 69% for the state. The school also struggles with achievement gaps, particularly for its African American and White student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30% of Louisiana elementary schools for these subgroups. Additionally, West Leesville Elementary has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 78.98% to 95.56% over the past three years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Rosepine Elementary, Anacoco Elementary, and Pickering Elementary generally outperform West Leesville Elementary on state assessments and have higher overall rankings. The racial makeup of West Leesville Elementary is also more diverse than its neighboring schools, which tend to have a higher percentage of White students. Furthermore, the high free/reduced lunch rates at West Leesville Elementary contrast sharply with the lower rates at nearby schools like Parkway Elementary (15.86%) and North Elementary (6.16%), indicating that West Leesville serves a significantly more economically disadvantaged student population.


Detail:

Public 1-4

 1200 Abe Allen Memorial Drive
       Leesville, LA  71446


(337) 239-2330

District: Vernon Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
380th of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,303 Help


Students who attend West Leesville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Leesville Junior High School
    Vernon Middle School
High:    Anacoco High School
    Leesville High School
    Pickering High School
    Rosepine High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  572

Racial breakdown:

White:
43.2%
African American:
30.2%
Hispanic:
12.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.9% Help


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Compare Details West Leesville Elementary School ranks worse than 56.3% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Vernon Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.56. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at West Leesville Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43.2%), African American (30.2%), Hispanic (12.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Vernon Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Leesville Elementary School is 15, which is the 2nd best among 5 elementary schools in the Vernon Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Leesville Elementary School is $14,303, which is the 3rd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Vernon Parish School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Leesville Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Leesville Elementary School 380th of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See West Leesville Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Vernon Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Vernon Parish 19th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Leesville Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at West Leesville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 79.58 137th 725 81.1%
2008 79.47 132nd 743 82.2%
2009 70.30 229th 738 69.0%
2010 75.00 200th 736 72.8%
2011 74.29 207th 766 73.0%
2012 80.30 123rd 764 83.9%
2013 86.42 55th 772 92.9%
2014 82.00 103rd 777 86.7%
2015 78.44 143rd 792 81.9%
2016 74.47 194th 742 73.9%
2017 65.37 290th 739 60.8%
2018 60.63 246th 728 66.2%
2019 57.24 338th 731 53.8%
2021 39.09 448th 729 38.5%
2022 41.25 441st 727 39.3%
2023 39.93 457th 730 37.4%
2024 47.56 380th 675 43.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at West Leesville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.70 20th 44 54.5%
2019 68.81 14th 46 69.6%
2021 22.48 41st 45 8.9%
2022 21.19 40th 48 16.7%
2023 38.46 31st 46 32.6%
2024 40.69 12th 20 40.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Leesville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.77 122nd 333 63.4%
2021 27.04 231st 306 24.5%
2022 44.03 173rd 307 43.6%
2023 26.86 231st 296 22.0%
2024 44.31 115th 208 44.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Leesville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.64 216th 682 68.3%
2019 61.05 293rd 697 58.0%
2021 43.70 413th 719 42.6%
2022 47.11 398th 724 45.0%
2023 45.61 413th 723 42.9%
2024 51.48 351st 674 47.9%
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Rank History for Female students at West Leesville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 60.20 300th 684 56.1%
2021 33.41 486th 705 31.1%
2022 36.16 479th 701 31.7%
2023 41.88 435th 705 38.3%
2024 57.13 288th 635 54.6%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at West Leesville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.16 19th 24 20.8%
2019 10.34 25th 26 3.8%
2021 3.30 29th 29 0.0%
2022 14.49 29th 30 3.3%
2023 13.67 30th 30 0.0%
2024 23.17 17th 21 19.0%
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Rank History for Male students at West Leesville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 56.87 331st 696 52.4%
2021 48.48 375th 704 46.7%
2022 45.28 408th 712 42.7%
2023 41.37 434th 713 39.1%
2024 39.05 423rd 651 35.0%
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Rank History for African American students at West Leesville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.38 228th 547 58.3%
2019 50.00 281st 559 49.7%
2021 40.78 323rd 564 42.7%
2022 38.82 360th 562 35.9%
2023 34.39 391st 570 31.4%
2024 31.28 370th 509 27.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Leesville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.49 56th 168 66.7%
2019 57.94 81st 190 57.4%
2021 33.05 148th 202 26.7%
2022 50.68 112th 220 49.1%
2023 42.57 145th 233 37.8%
2024 65.73 59th 189 68.8%
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Rank History for White students at West Leesville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.27 183rd 516 64.5%
2019 49.21 301st 517 41.8%
2021 30.45 410th 522 21.5%
2022 28.53 425th 517 17.8%
2023 27.74 422nd 518 18.5%
2024 29.70 363rd 434 16.4%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

West Leesville Elementary School Test Scores
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Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

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Enrollment information for West Leesville Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 695 695
1990 338 224 13 37 0 n/a n/a 0 612
1991 345 251 15 38 0 n/a n/a 0 649
1992 342 281 19 29 0 n/a n/a 0 671
1993 410 303 20 29 1 n/a n/a 0 763
1994 397 314 20 22 0 n/a n/a 0 753
1995 344 291 16 26 2 n/a n/a 0 679
1996 344 291 16 26 2 n/a n/a 0 679
1997 315 278 12 29 2 n/a n/a 0 636
1998 214 229 11 16 2 n/a n/a 0 472
1999 211 214 7 18 1 n/a n/a 0 451
2000 183 222 8 24 0 n/a n/a 0 437
2001 160 187 6 16 5 n/a n/a 0 374
2002 173 120 6 12 5 n/a n/a 0 316
2003 173 120 6 12 5 n/a n/a 0 316
2004 160 115 5 7 4 n/a n/a 0 291
2005 157 123 4 15 4 n/a n/a 0 303
2006 280 192 16 9 8 n/a n/a 0 505
2007 282 197 12 21 8 n/a n/a 0 520
2008 276 182 17 25 5 n/a n/a 0 505
2009 271 213 10 30 2 n/a n/a 0 526
2010 243 230 16 22 1 n/a n/a 0 512
2011 204 210 14 19 2 0 4 0 453
2012 204 195 8 27 5 2 8 0 449
2013 201 168 5 35 2 3 19 0 433
2014 181 163 8 22 3 1 26 0 404
2015 194 163 8 18 2 1 37 0 423
2016 196 163 10 25 1 0 41 0 436
2017 199 142 9 36 0 0 44 0 430
2018 187 138 6 32 1 1 56 0 421
2019 181 146 4 30 1 3 43 0 408
2020 186 151 6 38 1 5 44 0 431
2021 167 144 5 35 0 5 49 0 405
2022 232 150 6 52 1 5 68 0 514
2023 254 178 7 54 1 5 72 0 571
2024 247 173 5 73 1 5 68 0 572

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at West Leesville Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 695 40.0 17.3 42.4
1990 612 38.0 16.1 40.8
1991 649 39.0 16.6 45.3
1992 671 50.0 13.4 51.4
1993 763 50.0 15.3 43.6
1994 753 50.0 15.1 45.2
1995 679 49.0 13.9 45.7
1996 679 49.0 13.9 45.7
1997 636 49.0 13.0 45.1
1998 472 45.6 10.4 58.1
1999 451 44.0 10.3 67
2000 437 45.0 9.7 70.9
2001 374 42.0 8.9 74.9
2002 316 25.0 12.6 60.4
2003 316 25.0 12.6 60.4
2004 291 22.0 13.2 67.7
2005 303 21.8 13.9 64.7
2006 505 32.0 15.8 67.5
2007 520 34.0 15.3 68.7
2008 505 29.0 17.4 66.5
2009 526 29.5 17.8 69
2010 512 32.0 16.0 73.6
2011 453 33.0 13.7 74
2012 449 27.0 16.6 73.1
2013 433 28.0 15.4 75.3
2014 404 20.0 20.2 74.8
2015 423 28.0 15.1 73.5
2016 436 28.0 15.5 75.5
2017 430 30.4 14.1 75.1
2018 421 20.7 20.2 76.2
2019 408 21.0 19.4 81.4
2020 431 22.0 19.5 77.7
2021 405 22.0 18.3 95.6
2022 514 28.0 18.3 88.1
2023 571 35.0 16.3 79
2024 572 38.0 15.0 82.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio West Leesville Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 695 40.0 17.3 42.4
1990 612 38.0 16.1 40.8
1991 649 39.0 16.6 45.3
1992 671 50.0 13.4 51.4
1993 763 50.0 15.3 43.6
1994 753 50.0 15.1 45.2
1995 679 49.0 13.9 45.7
1996 679 49.0 13.9 45.7
1997 636 49.0 13.0 45.1
1998 472 45.6 10.4 58.1
1999 451 44.0 10.3 67
2000 437 45.0 9.7 70.9
2001 374 42.0 8.9 74.9
2002 316 25.0 12.6 60.4
2003 316 25.0 12.6 60.4
2004 291 22.0 13.2 67.7
2005 303 21.8 13.9 64.7
2006 505 32.0 15.8 67.5
2007 520 34.0 15.3 68.7
2008 505 29.0 17.4 66.5
2009 526 29.5 17.8 69
2010 512 32.0 16.0 73.6
2011 453 33.0 13.7 74
2012 449 27.0 16.6 73.1
2013 433 28.0 15.4 75.3
2014 404 20.0 20.2 74.8
2015 423 28.0 15.1 73.5
2016 436 28.0 15.5 75.5
2017 430 30.4 14.1 75.1
2018 421 20.7 20.2 76.2
2019 408 21.0 19.4 81.4
2020 431 22.0 19.5 77.7
2021 405 22.0 18.3 95.6
2022 514 28.0 18.3 88.1
2023 571 35.0 16.3 79
2024 572 38.0 15.0 82.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for West Leesville Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $10,982
2018 $11,898
2019 $11,423
2020 $11,794
2021 $13,859
2022 $14,303

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on West Leesville Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 338th of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 457th of 730 Elementary schools
 16.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (West Leesville Elementary School)7648
 28%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Vernon Parish)8170
 11%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6964
 5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Leesville Elementary School)6968
 1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Vernon Parish)8177
 4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7062
 8%
3rd Grade Social Studies (West Leesville Elementary School)4233
 9%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Vernon Parish)5152
 1%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)4744
 3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (West Leesville Elementary School)7869
 9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Vernon Parish)8680
 6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7268
 4%
4th Grade Social Studies (West Leesville Elementary School)5545
 10%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Vernon Parish)5657
 1%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5153
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students408571
 40%
African American146178
 21.9%
American Indian11
Asian47
 75%
Hispanic3054
 80%
Pacific Islander35
 66.7%
White181254
 40.3%
Two or More Races4372
 67.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.4%79%
 2.4%


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West Leesville Elementary School ranks 380th of 675 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at West Leesville Elementary School are 43% White, 30% African American, 13% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 572 students attended West Leesville Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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