📍 550 East Forest Lawn Drive, Terrytown, Jefferson Parish, 70056
Terrytown Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Terrytown, Jefferson Parish. The school has 625 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Terrytown Elementary School enrolls 625 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 5.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 468 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 107 | 17% |
| White | 35 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
324 of the school's 625 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 324 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.
Terrytown Elementary 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-20, state senate district 8, state house district 85.
Terrytown Elementary 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 625 students, Terrytown Elementary School is close to 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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