📍 222 East Bourgeois Street, Welsh, Jefferson Davis Parish, 70591
Welsh Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Welsh, Jefferson Davis Parish. The school has 507 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Davis Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Welsh Elementary School enrolls 507 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 17% Black or African American and 8.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 366 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 87 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 8.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
341 of the school's 507 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 301 qualify for free lunch and 40 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.
Welsh 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.
Welsh 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 507 students, Welsh Elementary School is larger 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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