📍 13440 Highway 644, Vacherie, St. James Parish, 70090
Vacherie Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Vacherie, St. James Parish. The school has 386 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. James Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vacherie Elementary School enrolls 386 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Black or African American, 20% White and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 286 | 74% |
| White | 76 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
293 of the school's 386 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 276 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vacherie 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-20, state senate district 2, state house district 58.
Vacherie Elementary School is one of 6 schools in St. James Parish, based in Lutcher, Louisiana. The district serves 3,194 students district-wide and employs 247 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 386 students, Vacherie Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 532 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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