📍 649 Highway 849, Columbia, Caldwell Parish, 71418
Union Central Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Caldwell Parish. The school has 160 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Caldwell Parish school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Central Elementary School enrolls 160 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 41% Black or African American and 4.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 85 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 65 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
132 of the school's 160 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 126 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Union Central 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 20.
Union Central Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Caldwell Parish, based in Columbia, Louisiana. The district serves 1,310 students district-wide and employs 108 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 160 students, Union Central Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 262 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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