📍 938 LA Highway 628, Laplace, St. John the Baptist Parish, 70068
Emily C. Watkins Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Laplace, St. John the Baptist Parish. The school has 495 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 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Emily C. Watkins Elementary enrolls 495 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 262 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 26% |
| White | 76 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
174 of the school's 495 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 174 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.
Emily C. Watkins Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-20, state senate district 19, state house district 56.
Emily C. Watkins Elementary 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 495 students, Emily C. Watkins Elementary is close to 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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