📍 320 Devalcourt Drive, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, 70506
Early College Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish. The school has 245 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lafayette Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 28.2:1. 98% of students are proficient in reading. 98% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Early College Academy enrolls 245 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 33% male and 67% female. A teaching staff of 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 28.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 20% Black or African American and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 158 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 12 | 4.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
71 of the school's 245 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 59 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Early College Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-30, state senate district 23, state house district 45.
Early College Academy 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 245 students, Early College Academy is smaller than 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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