📍 2580 Highway 122, Montgomery, Grant Parish, 71454
Verda Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Montgomery, Grant Parish. The school has 233 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grant Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Verda Elementary School enrolls 233 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 9.9% Black or African American and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 197 | 85% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 5.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
176 of the school's 233 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 172 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Verda Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 31, state house district 22.
Verda 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 233 students, Verda Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 339 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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