Other / mixed grade configuration · Pollock, LA

Pollock Elementary School

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

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220069000503
0/100100/10062/100
👥 S:T ratio
33
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
84
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pollock Elementary School earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Louisiana median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Louisiana schools.

62
Resource Index · Higher
16.8:1
students per teacher
66.1%
free-lunch eligible
421
students enrolled

Pollock Elementary School has class sizes near the Louisiana median. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-46 students YoY

Pollock Elementary School shrank from 510 students in 2022-23 to 464 in 2023-24 (-9.0%).

Teacher FTE added 25.1 → 31.7 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-46 students YoY 220069000503 · Pollock, LA Other · SMALL · TRAD

421 enr · 16.8:1 · 66.1% lunch · RII 62

Nearest enrollment peer: Grant High School (569 students)

Pollock Elementary School shrank from 510 students in 2022-23 to 464 in 2023-24 (-9.0%). Teacher FTE added 25.1 → 31.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Louisiana schools → · Find another →

Pollock Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Pollock Elementary School reports 421 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Pollock Elementary School compares

Pollock Elementary School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Louisiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Louisiana Louisiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.8:1 ▼ 0% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 66.1% ▲ 6% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 421 top 52% - -

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

16.8:1
Leaner classes than 32% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
421
Bigger than 51% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
66.1%
free-lunch eligible - 6% above the Louisiana average of 62.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.8:1
students per teacher - 0% above state mean
Top 56% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 44% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
6.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$12,781
per pupil, district-wide - below Louisiana avg of $16,812
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
6
in-school suspensions + 10 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 92.2%
Two or More 3.8%
African American 1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino 0.7%
Asian 0.2%

Largest group: White at 92.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 14.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 14.8, Pollock Elementary School is less mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Grant Parish reports $12,781 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Pollock Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Grant High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
South Grant Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Grant Junior High School Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Verda Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Montgomery High School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Grant Parish · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Pollock Elementary School

How many students attend Pollock Elementary School?

Pollock Elementary School has 421 students enrolled. It is a public school in Pollock, LA. CCD year-over-year: 510 (2022-23) → 464 (2023-24), down 46.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Pollock Elementary School is 16.8:1, which is 0% higher than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 7% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

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

66.1% of students at Pollock Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

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

The largest demographic group at Pollock Elementary School is White at 92.2% of enrollment, in Pollock, LA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pollock Elementary School?

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

What other schools are in Grant Parish?

Besides Pollock Elementary School, Grant Parish also operates Grant High School (569 students), South Grant Elementary School (487 students), and Grant Junior High School (438 students). See the Grant 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 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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