The top reported proficiency rate is 48% in English language arts. The lowest is 18% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on South Beauregard Elementary School
South Beauregard Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through third grade in Longville, a small rural community in Beauregard Parish. The school is one of four schools on a single campus that also includes an upper elementary, a junior high, and a high school, all carrying the South Beauregard name. The campus sits along US Highway 171, roughly a 40-minute drive north of Lake Charles. Longville began as a company town for the Long-Bell Lumber Company, and its original mill pond is now a recreational site surrounded by homes. The population has declined over recent decades, though modest growth is projected in the next few years. The area remains low-density, with no discernible downtown commercial core and little pedestrian infrastructure.
Academically, South Beauregard Elementary participates in Louisiana’s LEAP 2025 assessments, which are administered in grades three through eight. Because the school ends at third grade, only third graders take the tests, and the data reflects a single grade level in a single school year. In math, roughly a third of students scored at the proficient level or above. In English language arts, about half did so. In science and social studies, the share was lower, around one in five and one in four respectively. Participation rates were high across all subjects. Only one year of state testing data was available, so no trend can be reported. The school does not serve grades where a graduation rate is measured, and no information on chronic absenteeism or discipline was found.
The student body is overwhelmingly white, with very small numbers of Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students. About half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a mix of household incomes. Enrollment is sizable for a school of this grade span, with several hundred students spread across pre-kindergarten through third grade. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the records examined.
Housing in the Longville area is moderately priced relative to the state as a whole, with home values somewhat above the Louisiana median. The cost of homeownership is comparable to national benchmarks, and rents are generally affordable when measured against local incomes. The community is primarily residential, with single-family homes surrounding the old mill pond site. No large-scale new housing or commercial development was reported.
The Beauregard Parish district, which includes this school, recently renewed two long-standing tax measures to fund school operations and salaries. The district also expanded career and technical education pathways at the high school level, though those programs do not directly affect the elementary grades. No strategic priorities or other district-level changes specific to elementary instruction were found.
For families considering South Beauregard Elementary, the school offers a focused early-elementary environment within a rural setting. The academic results, particularly in math and science, are areas a parent may want to discuss further with the school to understand the supports in place. The school’s grade span means that children will transition to the upper elementary school on the same campus after third grade, providing continuity of location. The community itself is quiet and low-density, with limited commercial amenities. Parents seeking a small-town, rural school with a predominantly homogeneous student population and a single-campus arrangement that keeps all grade levels in one area will find a straightforward fit here. Those looking for a wide range of specialized programs or a diverse peer environment may not find that in this setting. The available data does not provide details on class sizes, teacher qualifications, or extracurricular offerings, so those would need to be explored directly with the school.
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