📍 669 Hwy. 363, Washington, St. Landry Parish, 70589
Grand Prairie Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Washington, St. Landry Parish. The school has 258 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 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Grand Prairie Elementary School enrolls 258 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 44% Black or African American and 2.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 131 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 113 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
174 of the school's 258 students (67%) 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.
Grand Prairie 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-60, state senate district 28, state house district 38.
Grand Prairie 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 258 students, Grand Prairie Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 314 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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