📍 758 E. Sharbono Street, Jena, LaSalle Parish, 71342
Jena Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jena, LaSalle Parish. The school has 399 pupils enrolled. It is part of the LaSalle Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jena Elementary School enrolls 399 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 12% Black or African American and 6.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 316 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
55 of the school's 399 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 55 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jena Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-50, state senate district 32, state house district 20.
Jena Elementary School is one of 9 schools in LaSalle Parish, based in Jena, Louisiana. The district serves 2,520 students district-wide and employs 173 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 399 students, Jena Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 280 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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