Vermilion Parish Schools
Vermilion Parish is a public school district in Louisiana, based in Vermilion Parish (Abbeville). SchoolGrade grades 20 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Vermilion Parish on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Vermilion Parish
19 of 20 schools in Vermilion Parish carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 9C: 4D: 3
Best schools in Vermilion Parish
Statewide rankings: all 310 high schools in Louisiana · all 182 middle schools in Louisiana · all 643 elementary schools in Louisiana
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Indian Bayou Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Cecil Picard Elementary School At Maurice (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Erath Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Erath High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Forked Islande Broussard Elem School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ North Vermilion High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Seventh Ward Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Dozier Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Meaux Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B North Vermilion Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Vermilion Parish
High schools (5)
- D- Abbeville High School, Abbeville
- B+ Erath High School, Erath
- C- Gueydan High School, Gueydan
- C+ Kaplan High School, Kaplan
- B+ North Vermilion High School, Maurice
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- A- Erath Middle School, Erath
- D- Jh Williams Middle School, Abbeville
- B North Vermilion Middle School, Maurice
- C+ Rene A Rost Middle School, Kaplan
Elementary and primary schools (11)
- A- Cecil Picard Elementary School At Maurice, Maurice
- B+ Dozier Elementary School, Erath
- Eaton Park Elementary School, Abbeville
- B+ Forked Islande Broussard Elem School, Abbeville
- A- Indian Bayou Elementary School, Rayne
- D James A Herod Elementary School, Abbeville
- C+ Jesse Owens Elementary School, Gueydan
- B- Kaplan Elementary School, Kaplan
- B- Leblanc Elementary School, Abbeville
- B Meaux Elementary School, Abbeville
- B+ Seventh Ward Elementary School, Abbeville
Where Vermilion Parish schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Louisiana
- County: Vermilion Parish
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 9,587 students with 631 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,028 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2201800
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Lafayette Parish (44 schools, 32 mi)
- Acadia Parish (26 schools, 34 mi)
- Iberia Parish (23 schools, 34 mi)
- Jefferson Davis Parish (12 schools, 44 mi)
- St. Martin Parish (15 schools, 48 mi)
- Cameron Parish (5 schools, 51 mi)
- St. Mary Parish (21 schools, 53 mi)
- St. Landry Parish (33 schools, 57 mi)
Questions about Vermilion Parish
How many schools are in Vermilion Parish?
SchoolGrade grades 20 public schools in Vermilion Parish, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Vermilion Parish serve?
The largest by graded schools: Abbeville, Erath, Kaplan, Maurice, Gueydan and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Vermilion Parish?
Across the 19 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 42.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 38.7%. 89% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Vermilion Parish?
9,587 students were enrolled in Vermilion Parish in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Vermilion Parish?
Vermilion Parish is in Louisiana, based in Vermilion Parish, with its district office in Abbeville. Its boundary covers about 1,172 sq mi.