📍 3328 Hwy 51, LaPlace, St. John the Baptist Parish, 70068
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in LaPlace, St. John the Baptist Parish. The school has 754 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. John the Baptist Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School enrolls 754 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 523 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 191 | 25% |
| White | 23 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 754 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 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.
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-20, state senate district 19, state house district 57.
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School 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 754 students, Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 504 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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