📍 1712 South Pecan Grove Avenue, Gonzales, Ascension Parish, 70737
Pecan Grove Primary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gonzales, Ascension Parish. The school has 643 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ascension Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pecan Grove Primary School enrolls 643 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 312 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 188 | 29% |
| White | 104 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
458 of the school's 643 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 424 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pecan Grove 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 88.
Pecan Grove 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 643 students, Pecan Grove 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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