📍 218 School Rd, Port Sulphur, Plaquemines Parish, 70083
South Plaquemines Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Port Sulphur, Plaquemines Parish. The school has 201 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plaquemines Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Plaquemines Elementary School enrolls 201 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 14% White and 7.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 132 | 66% |
| White | 29 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 7.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 4% |
| Asian | 5 | 2.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
199 of the school's 201 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 186 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Plaquemines Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-10, state senate district 8, state house district 105.
South Plaquemines Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Plaquemines Parish, based in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. The district serves 3,510 students district-wide and employs 214 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 201 students, South Plaquemines Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 439 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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