📍 39319 Germany Road, Prairieville, Ascension Parish, 70769
Sugar Mill Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Prairieville, Ascension Parish. The school has 554 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ascension Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sugar Mill Primary enrolls 554 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 32% Black or African American and 28% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 191 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 175 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 154 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
289 of the school's 554 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 257 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sugar Mill Primary 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.
Sugar Mill Primary 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 554 students, Sugar Mill Primary 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