📍 600 West Esplanade Avenue, Kenner, Jefferson Parish, 70065
A.C. Alexander School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kenner, Jefferson Parish. The school has 680 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
A.C. Alexander School enrolls 680 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 15% White and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 453 | 67% |
| White | 104 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 94 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
401 of the school's 680 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 401 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
A.C. Alexander School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-10, state senate district 10, state house district 79.
A.C. Alexander School is one of 82 schools in Jefferson Parish, based in Harvey, Louisiana. The district serves 46,790 students district-wide and employs 2,577 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 680 students, A.C. Alexander School is larger than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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