📍 8362 Branch Highway, Branch, Acadia Parish, 70516
Branch Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Branch, Acadia Parish. The school has 373 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Acadia Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Branch Elementary School enrolls 373 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 11% Black or African American and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 305 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
207 of the school's 373 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 188 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Branch Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 LA-30, state senate district 25, state house district 41.
Branch Elementary School is one of 27 schools in Acadia Parish, based in Crowley, Louisiana. The district serves 9,043 students district-wide and employs 526 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 373 students, Branch Elementary School is close to the district average of about 335 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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