📍 883 Charleston Street, Start, Richland Parish, 71279
Start Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Start, Richland Parish. The school has 318 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Start Elementary School enrolls 318 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 25% Black or African American and 1.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 229 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
177 of the school's 318 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 177 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.
Start 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-50, state senate district 34, state house district 19.
Start Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Richland Parish, based in Rayville, Louisiana. The district serves 2,694 students district-wide and employs 160 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 318 students, Start Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 245 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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