📍 235 Rideau Street, Palmetto, St. Landry Parish, 71358
Palmetto Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palmetto, St. Landry Parish. The school has 231 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Landry Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palmetto Elementary School enrolls 231 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 31% White and 1.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 153 | 66% |
| White | 72 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
182 of the school's 231 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 182 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.
Palmetto Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 38.
Palmetto 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 231 students, Palmetto 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 - Remote
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