📍 825 Kostmayer Avenue, Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, 70458
W.L. Abney Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Slidell, St. Tammany Parish. The school has 1,094 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Tammany Parish school district. It serves grades 1–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
W.L. Abney Elementary School enrolls 1,094 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Black or African American, 24% White and 7.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 685 | 63% |
| White | 260 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 23 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
769 of the school's 1,094 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 703 qualify for free lunch and 66 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.L. Abney Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 76.
W.L. Abney Elementary School is one of 55 schools in St. Tammany Parish, based in Covington, Louisiana. The district serves 35,956 students district-wide and employs 2,160 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,094 students, W.L. Abney Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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