📍 1000 Highway 1241, Dry Prong, Grant Parish, 71423
South Grant Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dry Prong, Grant Parish. The school has 486 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grant Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Grant Elementary School enrolls 486 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6% Black or African American and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 430 | 88% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
298 of the school's 486 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 274 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Grant Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-40, state senate district 29, state house district 22.
South Grant Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Grant Parish, based in Colfax, Louisiana. The district serves 2,712 students district-wide and employs 168 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 486 students, South Grant Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 339 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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