📍 13323 Bluff Road, Geismar, Ascension Parish, 70734
Spanish Lake Primary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Geismar, Ascension Parish. The school has 540 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ascension Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Spanish Lake Primary School enrolls 540 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 25% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 285 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 133 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 82 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 17 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 540 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 187 qualify for free lunch and 34 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.
Spanish Lake Primary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-20, state senate district 18, state house district 59.
Spanish Lake 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 540 students, Spanish Lake 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: Rural - Fringe
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