📍 3775 Hemlock Street, Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, 70791
Zachary Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish. The school has 821 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Zachary Community School District school district. It serves grades 3–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths.
Zachary Elementary School enrolls 821 students across grades 3–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 37% White and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 443 | 54% |
| White | 302 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
492 of the school's 821 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 418 qualify for free lunch and 74 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.
Zachary 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 15, state house district 63.
Zachary 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 821 students, Zachary Elementary School is close to 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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