📍 1010 School Rd., Lawtell, St. Landry Parish, 70550
Lawtell Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lawtell, St. Landry Parish. The school has 646 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Landry Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lawtell Elementary School enrolls 646 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 27% White and 7.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 401 | 62% |
| White | 177 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
474 of the school's 646 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 474 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.
Lawtell 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 24, state house district 40.
Lawtell 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 646 students, Lawtell 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 - Distant
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