📍 602 Main Street, Cankton, St. Landry Parish, 70584
Cankton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cankton, St. Landry Parish. The school has 569 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Landry Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cankton Elementary School enrolls 569 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 36% White and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 249 | 44% |
| White | 206 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
415 of the school's 569 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 415 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.
Cankton Elementary School 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-60, state senate district 26, state house district 39.
Cankton Elementary School is one of 35 schools in St. Landry Parish, based in Opelousas, Louisiana. The district serves 10,982 students district-wide and employs 753 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 569 students, Cankton Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 314 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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