📍 301 Fourth Street, Duson, Lafayette Parish, 70529
Duson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Duson, Lafayette Parish. The school has 242 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lafayette Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Duson Elementary School enrolls 242 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 26% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 137 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 64 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
178 of the school's 242 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 162 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Duson Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 26, state house district 42.
Duson 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 242 students, Duson Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 653 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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