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S.J. Montgomery Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish. The school has 647 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lafayette Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
S.J. Montgomery Elementary School enrolls 647 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 332 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 156 | 24% |
| White | 119 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
475 of the school's 647 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 446 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.
S.J. Montgomery Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 23, state house district 45.
S.J. Montgomery 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 647 students, S.J. Montgomery 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: City - Midsize
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