📍 409 St. DePorres Avenue, Broussard, Lafayette Parish, 70518
Katharine Drexel Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Broussard, Lafayette Parish. The school has 646 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lafayette Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Katharine Drexel Elementary School enrolls 646 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 34% White and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 287 | 44% |
| White | 219 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
443 of the school's 646 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 414 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Katharine Drexel Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 22, state house district 96.
Katharine Drexel Elementary School is one of 45 schools in Lafayette Parish, based in Lafayette, Louisiana. The district serves 29,396 students district-wide and employs 1,764 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 646 students, Katharine Drexel Elementary School is close to the district average of about 653 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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