📍 2555 La Hwy. 18, Edgard, St. John the Baptist Parish, 70049
West St. John Elementary School (K-7) is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Edgard, St. John the Baptist Parish. The school has 238 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. John the Baptist Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–7 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West St. John Elementary School (K-7) enrolls 238 students across grades Pre-K–7. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Black or African American and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 236 | 99% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
105 of the school's 238 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 105 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.
West St. John Elementary School (K-7) 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-20, state senate district 2, state house district 57.
West St. John Elementary School (K-7) is one of 10 schools in St. John the Baptist Parish, based in Reserve, Louisiana. The district serves 5,039 students district-wide and employs 356 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 238 students, West St. John Elementary School (K-7) is smaller than the district average of about 504 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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