📍 430 West Waddil Street, Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, 71351
Marksville Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish. The school has 697 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Avoyelles Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.9:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Marksville Elementary School enrolls 697 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 38% White and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 342 | 49% |
| White | 265 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
485 of the school's 697 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 485 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.
Marksville Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 28, state house district 28.
Marksville 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 697 students, Marksville 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: Town - Distant
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