📍 203 Thirteenth Street, Gueydan, Vermilion Parish, 70542
Jesse Owens Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gueydan, Vermilion Parish. The school has 203 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Vermilion Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jesse Owens Elementary School enrolls 203 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6.4% Black or African American and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 178 | 88% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 5.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
142 of the school's 203 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 142 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.
Jesse Owens 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-30, state senate district 26, state house district 47.
Jesse Owens Elementary School is one of 20 schools in Vermilion Parish, based in Abbeville, Louisiana. The district serves 8,433 students district-wide and employs 542 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 203 students, Jesse Owens Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 422 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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