📍 509 First Street, Fenton, Jefferson Davis Parish, 70640
Fenton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fenton, Jefferson Davis Parish. The school has 105 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Davis Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fenton Elementary School enrolls 105 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 27% Black or African American and 9.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 63 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 9.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
83 of the school's 105 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 75 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fenton 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-30, state senate district 25, state house district 37.
Fenton Elementary School is one of 12 schools in Jefferson Davis Parish, based in Jennings, Louisiana. The district serves 5,210 students district-wide and employs 318 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 105 students, Fenton Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 434 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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