📍 101 Second Street, Franklin, St. Mary Parish, 70538
W.P. Foster Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Franklin, St. Mary Parish. The school has 250 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Mary Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
W.P. Foster Elementary School enrolls 250 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Black or African American, 17% White and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 193 | 77% |
| White | 43 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
222 of the school's 250 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 222 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.
W.P. Foster Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-30, state senate district 21, state house district 50.
W.P. Foster Elementary School is one of 21 schools in St. Mary Parish, based in Centerville, Louisiana. The district serves 7,153 students district-wide and employs 448 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 250 students, W.P. Foster Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 341 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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