📍 68495 Highway 1054, Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish, 70444
Chesbrough Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish. The school has 391 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tangipahoa Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chesbrough Elementary School enrolls 391 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 44% Black or African American and 6.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 183 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 173 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
294 of the school's 391 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 273 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Chesbrough 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-50, state senate district 12, state house district 74.
Chesbrough Elementary School is one of 32 schools in Tangipahoa Parish, based in Amite, Louisiana. The district serves 19,077 students district-wide and employs 1,109 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 391 students, Chesbrough Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 596 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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