📍 400 Rue Scholastique, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, 70507
Ossun Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish. The school has 519 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lafayette Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ossun Elementary School enrolls 519 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 40% White and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 225 | 43% |
| White | 206 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
395 of the school's 519 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 363 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ossun 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 26, state house district 39.
Ossun 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 519 students, Ossun 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: Suburb - Midsize
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