📍 13046 Hwy 73, Geismar, Ascension Parish, 70734
Dutchtown Primary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Geismar, Ascension Parish. The school has 603 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ascension Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dutchtown Primary School enrolls 603 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 27% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 328 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 161 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 5% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
260 of the school's 603 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 227 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Dutchtown 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-20, state senate district 18, state house district 59.
Dutchtown 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 603 students, Dutchtown Primary School is smaller than 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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