📍 6701 St. Bernard Hwy., Violet, St. Bernard Parish, 70092
W. Smith Jr. Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Violet, St. Bernard Parish. The school has 352 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Bernard Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
W. Smith Jr. Elementary School enrolls 352 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Black or African American, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 276 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 8.5% |
| White | 22 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
315 of the school's 352 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 315 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.
W. Smith Jr. Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 1, state house district 103.
W. Smith Jr. Elementary School is one of 12 schools in St. Bernard Parish, based in Chalmette, Louisiana. The district serves 7,592 students district-wide and employs 480 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 352 students, W. Smith Jr. Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 633 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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