📍 4004 Paris Rd, Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, 70043
Arlene Meraux Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish. The school has 611 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Bernard Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Arlene Meraux Elementary School enrolls 611 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 36.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Black or African American, 30% White and 29% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 217 | 36% |
| White | 183 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 180 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
441 of the school's 611 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 441 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.
Arlene Meraux Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 1, state house district 103.
Arlene Meraux 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 611 students, Arlene Meraux Elementary School is close to the district average of about 633 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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