Indian Bayou Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Rayne, Louisiana
Indian Bayou Elementary School in Rayne, Louisiana enrolled 217 students in 2024-25 with 16.2 full-time teachers, 13.4 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 75-79% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
236 students in 2022-23, 242 students in 2023-24, 217 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.2 to 16.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 236 | 17.2 | 13.7 |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 17.4 | 13.9 |
| 2024-25 | 217 | 16.2 | 13.4 |
13.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 of every 100 Louisiana elementary schools
Among the 682 Louisiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 202 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Indian Bayou Elementary School enrolled 202 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 202 of the 202 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent4.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
91.7% of students were White, 2.8% Black, 2.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White91.7%
- Black2.8%
- Hispanic2.3%
- Two or more races1.8%
- American Indian1.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Indian Bayou Elementary School scored proficient or above: 75-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 75‑79% | 55% | 42.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 65‑69% | 44% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Rayne
5 public elementary schools in Rayne report 2024-25 enrollment; Indian Bayou Elementary School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mire Elementary School | 662 | 17.7 | 47.9% |
| Martin Petitjean Elementary School | 306 | 16.3 | 84.6% |
| South Rayne Elementary School | 219 | 16.5 | 76.7% |
| Indian Bayou Elementary School | 217 | 13.4 | 37.3% |
| Central Rayne Kindergarten School | 173 | 16.1 | 75.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Indian Bayou Elementary School
- Charles M. Burke Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 5.4 miles away: 564 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).5.4 mi
- Ridge Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.4 miles away: 592 students, 19.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.4 mi
- Compare Indian Bayou Elementary School with Charles M. Burke Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Vermilion Parish spends per student$13,778 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,778
- The largest public schools in LouisianaIndian Bayou Elementary School is the number 619 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#619 of 685
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher13.4 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.13.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Indian Bayou Elementary School
How many students attend Indian Bayou Elementary School?
217 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 236 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Rayne, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Indian Bayou Elementary School?
13.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Indian Bayou Elementary School a Title I school?
Indian Bayou Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Indian Bayou Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Indian Bayou Elementary School scored proficient or above: 75-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Indian Bayou Elementary School in?
Vermilion Parish, NCES district ID 2201800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220180002009 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.