📍 200 18th St., Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, 70501
Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish. The school has 246 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lafayette Parish school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 4.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 52.8:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 34%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette enrolls 246 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 38% male and 62% female. A teaching staff of 4.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 52.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 42% White and 4.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 123 | 50% |
| White | 104 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
177 of the school's 246 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 156 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette 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-60, state senate district 24, state house district 44.
Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette 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 246 students, Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette 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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