📍 3366 Highway 107, Effie, Avoyelles Parish, 71331
Lafargue Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Effie, Avoyelles Parish. The school has 556 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Avoyelles Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lafargue Elementary School enrolls 556 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 14% Black or African American and 5.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 439 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 79 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
301 of the school's 556 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 301 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lafargue Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-50, state senate district 32, state house district 28.
Lafargue Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Avoyelles Parish, based in Marksville, Louisiana. The district serves 4,794 students district-wide and employs 237 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 556 students, Lafargue Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 479 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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