📍 700 Plantation Road, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, 70301
W.S. Lafargue Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish. The school has 456 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lafourche Parish school district. It serves grades 2–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
W.S. Lafargue Elementary School enrolls 456 students across grades 2–3. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 27% White and 7.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 262 | 57% |
| White | 125 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
357 of the school's 456 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 329 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
W.S. Lafargue 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-20, state senate district 2, state house district 55.
W.S. Lafargue Elementary School is one of 31 schools in Lafourche Parish, based in Thibodaux, Louisiana. The district serves 13,326 students district-wide and employs 737 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 456 students, W.S. Lafargue Elementary School is close to the district average of about 430 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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