📍 4200 Rollins Road, Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, 70791
Northwestern Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish. The school has 417 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Zachary Community School District school district. It serves grades K in a small-town setting. The school employs 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwestern Elementary School enrolls 417 students across grades K. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 33% White and 6.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 232 | 56% |
| White | 139 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
252 of the school's 417 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 221 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northwestern Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-60, state senate district 17, state house district 62.
Northwestern Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Zachary Community School District, based in Zachary, Louisiana. The district serves 5,494 students district-wide and employs 309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 417 students, Northwestern Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 785 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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