📍 405 Church Street, Mermentau, Acadia Parish, 70556
Mermentau Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mermentau, Acadia Parish. The school has 146 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Acadia Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–7 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mermentau Elementary School enrolls 146 students across grades Pre-K–7. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 9.6% Black or African American and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 121 | 83% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
88 of the school's 146 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 82 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mermentau 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 42.
Mermentau 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 146 students, Mermentau Elementary School is smaller than 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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