📍 42018 Hwy 933, Prairieville, Ascension Parish, 70769
Galvez Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Prairieville, Ascension Parish. The school has 804 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ascension Parish school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Galvez Middle School enrolls 804 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 20% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 507 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 160 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 80 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
433 of the school's 804 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 364 qualify for free lunch and 69 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.
Galvez Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-50, state senate district 18, state house district 88.
Galvez Middle School is one of 31 schools in Ascension Parish, based in Sorrento, Louisiana. The district serves 23,743 students district-wide and employs 1,558 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 804 students, Galvez Middle School is close to the district average of about 766 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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