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Blanchard Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbus, Muscogee County. The school has 456 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Muscogee County school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blanchard Elementary School enrolls 456 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 28% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 214 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 129 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 11% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
440 of the school's 456 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 440 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blanchard Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-30, state senate district 29, state house district 134.
Blanchard Elementary School is one of 53 schools in Muscogee County, based in Columbus, Georgia. The district serves 29,362 students district-wide and employs 2,006 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 456 students, Blanchard Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 554 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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