North DeSoto Lower Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Stonewall, Louisiana
North DeSoto Lower Elementary School in Stonewall, Louisiana enrolled 523 students in 2024-25 with 40.0 full-time teachers, 13.1 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 46%
523 students in 2022-23, 518 students in 2023-24, 523 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.4 to 40.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 523 | 27.4 | 19.1 |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 37.6 | 13.8 |
| 2024-25 | 523 | 40.0 | 13.1 |
13.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 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 384 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection North DeSoto Lower Elementary School enrolled 384 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 384 of the 384 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent9.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
68.3% of students were White, 18.4% Black, 6.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White68.3%
- Black18.4%
- Hispanic6.5%
- Two or more races5.9%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.2%
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.
Elementary schools in Stonewall
2 public elementary schools in Stonewall report 2024-25 enrollment; North DeSoto Lower Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| North DeSoto Upper Elementary School | 807 | 16.0 | 36.9% |
| North DeSoto Lower Elementary School | 523 | 13.1 | 37.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about North DeSoto Lower Elementary School
- North DeSoto Upper Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 807 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Keithville Elementary/Middle SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.6 miles away: 818 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).7.6 mi
- Compare North DeSoto Lower Elementary School with North DeSoto Upper Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much DeSoto Parish spends per student$18,116 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,116
- The largest public schools in LouisianaNorth DeSoto Lower Elementary School is the number 221 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#221 of 685
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.13.1:1
- 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 North DeSoto Lower Elementary School
How many students attend North DeSoto Lower Elementary School?
523 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 523 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Stonewall, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at North DeSoto Lower Elementary School?
13.1 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 North DeSoto Lower Elementary School a Title I school?
North DeSoto Lower Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is North DeSoto Lower Elementary School in?
DeSoto Parish, NCES district ID 2200510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220051001919 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
- 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.