📍 1525 Spruce Street, Westwego, Jefferson Parish, 70094
Isaac G Joseph Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Westwego, Jefferson Parish. The school has 531 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Isaac G Joseph Elementary School enrolls 531 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 326 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 95 | 18% |
| White | 91 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
432 of the school's 531 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 432 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.
Isaac G Joseph 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 83.
Isaac G Joseph 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 531 students, Isaac G Joseph 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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