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Iota Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 470 West Kennedy Street, Iota, Acadia Parish, 70543

605
Pupils
20.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Iota Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Iota, Acadia Parish. The school has 605 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Acadia Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Acadia Parish

Enrollment & staffing

Iota Elementary School enrolls 605 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.

Male students
317 (52%)
Female students
288 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student-teacher ratio
20.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.8% Two or more races and 3.1% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White53288%
Two or more races355.8%
Hispanic or Latino193.1%
Black or African American172.8%
Asian1<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

343 of the school's 605 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 318 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Iota 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.

School district: Acadia Parish

Iota 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 605 students, Iota Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 335 students per school.

9,043
District students
27
Schools
526
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

55%
Reading proficient
46%
Math proficient
23%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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