📍 16093 Henderson Bayou Road, Prairieville, Ascension Parish, 70769
Galvez Primary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Prairieville, Ascension Parish. The school has 842 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ascension Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Galvez Primary School enrolls 842 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 19% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 524 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 158 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 107 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
407 of the school's 842 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 346 qualify for free lunch and 61 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 Primary 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 Primary 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 842 students, Galvez Primary 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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