Other / mixed grade configuration · Trout, LA

Fellowship Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Fellowship Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220096000729
0/100100/10062/100
👥 S:T ratio
24
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
91
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Fellowship Elementary School earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 78% of Louisiana schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Louisiana schools.

62
Resource Index · Higher
19:1
large classes for Louisiana
16.7%
free-lunch eligible
209
students enrolled

Fellowship Elementary School has class sizes larger than 78% of Louisiana schools. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

209

Louisiana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

11.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

19:1

vs 16.8:1 Louisiana avg

+13% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

16.7%

vs 62.5% Louisiana avg

-73% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Fellowship Elementary School compares with Louisiana and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Fellowship Elementary School

Fellowship Elementary School is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Trout, Louisiana, enrolling 209 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 19:1 puts it in the larger third of Louisiana schools by student-teacher ratio.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 16.7% free-meal eligibility runs 73% below the Louisiana average.

Enrollment of 209 puts it in the smaller third of Louisiana schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 90% of the 1,330 Louisiana schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 8/100).

Attendance holds up well here: only 3.8% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding Lasalle Parish spends $13,125 per pupil, 20% below the Louisiana average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Lasalle Parish also operates Jena High School (490 students) and Olla-Standard Elementary School (398 students) alongside Fellowship Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Fellowship Elementary School compares

Fellowship Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Louisiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Louisiana Louisiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 19:1 ▲ 13% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 16.7% ▼ 73% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 209 top 87% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

19:1
Leaner classes than 20% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
209
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
16.7%
free-lunch eligible - 73% below the Louisiana average of 62.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
19:1
students per teacher - 13% above state mean
Top 78% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 22% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
3.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$13,125
per pupil, district-wide - below Louisiana avg of $16,376
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
12
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 95.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.9%
Two or More 1.4%
African American 1.0%

Largest group: White at 95.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 8.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 8.3, Fellowship Elementary School is less mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lasalle Parish, which includes Fellowship Elementary School.

$13,125
Per student
-20%
vs Louisiana
Avg $16,376
-21%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 38.4%
State 47.7%
Federal 13.9%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Fellowship Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Jena High School Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Olla-Standard Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Jena Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Jena Junior High School Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Goodpine Middle School Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Fellowship Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Lasalle Parish · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Louisiana, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Fellowship Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Fellowship Elementary School

How many students attend Fellowship Elementary School?

Fellowship Elementary School has 209 students enrolled. It is a public school in Trout, LA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Fellowship Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Fellowship Elementary School is 19:1, which is 13% higher than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 21% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Fellowship Elementary School?

16.7% of students at Fellowship Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fellowship Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Fellowship Elementary School is White at 95.7% of enrollment, in Trout, LA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Fellowship Elementary School?

Fellowship Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Fellowship Elementary School a good school?

Fellowship Elementary School earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 78% of Louisiana schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Louisiana schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Lasalle Parish?

Besides Fellowship Elementary School, Lasalle Parish also operates Jena High School (490 students), Olla-Standard Elementary School (398 students), and Jena Elementary School (381 students). See the Lasalle Parish district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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