Southwest Elementary School
1203 Burr St
Opelousas LA, 70570, Saint Landry County
Phone: 337-942-9892
Ranking: (868 out of 947, bottom 8%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: St. Landry Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 21 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 386 | 350 | 387 | 420 | 356 | 351 | 356 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 40 | 10.4% | 37 | 10.6% | 38 | 9.8% | 38 | 9.0% | 39 | 11.0% | 35 | 10.0% | 34 | 9.6% |
Kindergarten: | 66 | 17.1% | 56 | 16.0% | 48 | 12.4% | 74 | 17.6% | 38 | 10.7% | 48 | 13.7% | 61 | 17.1% |
Grade 1: | 47 | 12.2% | 49 | 14.0% | 59 | 15.2% | 44 | 10.5% | 53 | 14.9% | 49 | 14.0% | 54 | 15.2% |
Grade 2: | 50 | 13.0% | 40 | 11.4% | 37 | 9.6% | 56 | 13.3% | 48 | 13.5% | 49 | 14.0% | 48 | 13.5% |
Grade 3: | 44 | 11.4% | 36 | 10.3% | 54 | 14.0% | 51 | 12.1% | 50 | 14.0% | 44 | 12.5% | 41 | 11.5% |
Grade 4: | 47 | 12.2% | 56 | 16.0% | 58 | 15.0% | 55 | 13.1% | 50 | 14.0% | 46 | 13.1% | 47 | 13.2% |
Grade 5: | 53 | 13.7% | 39 | 11.1% | 54 | 14.0% | 49 | 11.7% | 49 | 13.8% | 44 | 12.5% | 36 | 10.1% |
Grade 6: | 39 | 10.1% | 37 | 10.6% | 39 | 10.1% | 53 | 12.6% | 29 | 8.1% | 36 | 10.3% | 35 | 9.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 199 | 51.6% | 174 | 49.7% | 202 | 52.2% | 231 | 55.0% | 196 | 55.1% | 187 | 53.3% | 194 | 54.5% |
Female: | 187 | 48.4% | 176 | 50.3% | 185 | 47.8% | 189 | 45.0% | 152 | 42.7% | 156 | 44.4% | 158 | 44.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.8% |
Black: | 380 | 98.4% | 345 | 98.6% | 380 | 98.2% | 407 | 96.9% | 341 | 95.8% | 337 | 96.0% | 347 | 97.5% |
White: | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.3% | 11 | 2.6% | 13 | 3.7% | 11 | 3.1% | 6 | 1.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 370 | 95.9% | 341 | 97.4% | 363 | 93.8% | 399 | 95.0% | 330 | 92.7% | 305 | 86.9% | 326 | 91.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 2.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 17 | 4.4% | 16 | 3.8% | 14 | 3.9% | 20 | 5.7% | 15 | 4.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.61 | 13.15 | 15.38 | 15.56 | 11.85 | 11.50 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
iLEAP | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 71% | 65% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 69% | 64% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 64% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 67% | 67% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 69% | 69% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 63% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 64% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 64% | 65% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 66% | 63% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 67% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 65% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 66% | 69% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 69% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 64% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26% | 57% | 58% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 57% | 55% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 61% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 63% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 61% | 63% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 66% | 67% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 61% | 68% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 63% | 63% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 71% | 64% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 66% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 67% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 66% | 64% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 65% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 64% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 75% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 72% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 73% | 72% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | 75% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 75% | 77% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 68% | 64% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 69% | 67% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 65% | 65% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 65% | 73% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 64% | 71% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 64% | 62% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 59% | 60% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 66% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 59% | 68% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 58% | 67% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 72% | 68% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 61% | 62% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 68% | 66% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 63% | 68% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 64% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 65% | 60% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 64% | 65% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 65% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 69% | 68% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 66% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 62% | 70% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 65% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 55% | 59% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 58% | 65% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 60% | 66% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 62% | 70% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 55% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 58% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 53% | 53% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 51% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 53% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 59% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 54% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 52% | 64% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 66% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 61% | 60% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 59% | 66% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 59% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 60% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 59% | 65% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 57% | 67% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 54% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 68% | 62% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 68% | 68% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 74% | 70% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 72% | 71% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 72% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 72% | 70% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 63% | 62% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 66% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 66% | 70% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 63% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 66% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 64% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 69% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 14% | 58% | 55% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 65% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 58% | 61% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 60% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 69% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 63% | 65% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 62% | 65% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 58% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 59% | 57% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 59% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 60% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 60% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 60% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 60% | 68% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 65.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 34.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $37,994.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,122.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,159.0 |
* Southwest Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.