📍 4039 Crowley-Rayne Highway, Rayne, Acadia Parish, 70578
Martin Petitjean Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rayne, Acadia Parish. The school has 342 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Acadia Parish school district. It serves grades 1–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Martin Petitjean Elementary School enrolls 342 students across grades 1–3. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Black or African American, 39% White and 9.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 154 | 45% |
| White | 133 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 9.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
292 of the school's 342 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 274 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Martin Petitjean Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 26, state house district 42.
Martin Petitjean 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 342 students, Martin Petitjean 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 - Fringe
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