📍 41469 LA Hwy 621, Gonzales, Ascension Parish, 70737
Central Primary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gonzales, Ascension Parish. The school has 474 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ascension Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Primary School enrolls 474 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 284 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
260 of the school's 474 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 230 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central 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-10, state senate district 18, state house district 88.
Central 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 474 students, Central 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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