Bayou Chicot Elementary School

4576 Highway 167 North
Ville Platte, LA 70586

661 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 8th

School Overview

Bayou Chicot Elementary School, located at 4576 Highway 167 North in Ville Platte, Louisiana, serves as a foundational educational institution within the Evangeline Parish School District. As a rural elementary school, it provides a community-focused learning environment for students in the surrounding area, typically focusing on early childhood and primary education development. The school is situated in a quiet, semi-rural setting, which helps foster a close-knit atmosphere where faculty and staff often work closely with local families to support student growth.

Like many schools in the region, Bayou Chicot Elementary emphasizes the development of core academic skills—such as literacy, mathematics, and science—while striving to create a safe and nurturing environment for its students. The school plays an important role in the Ville Platte community, acting as a hub for academic and social development for children in their formative years. By offering a structured curriculum and extracurricular opportunities, the school aims to prepare its students for a successful transition into middle school and beyond.

661

Total Students

33.5

Full-Time Teachers

19.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

62.5%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Bayou Chicot Elementary School
Demographic	Student Count
White	578
Hispanic	15
Black	43
Asian	3
Two or More	22

White
578 (87.4 %)
Black
43 (6.5 %)
Two or More
22 (3.3 %)
Hispanic
15 (2.3 %)
Asian
3 (0.5 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Evangeline Parish
Phone:	(337)461-2687
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 8th
Total Students:	661
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	33.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	19.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	385
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	28

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 35

Kindergarten 35

Grade 1 52

Grade 2 42

Grade 3 40

Grade 4 40

Grade 5 106

Grade 6 106

Grade 7 96

Grade 8 109