📍 1200 Abe Allen Memorial Drive, Leesville, Vernon Parish, 71446
West Leesville Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Leesville, Vernon Parish. The school has 571 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Vernon Parish school district. It serves grades 1–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Leesville Elementary School enrolls 571 students across grades 1–4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 31% Black or African American and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 254 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 178 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 72 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 9.5% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
451 of the school's 571 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 450 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Leesville Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-40, state senate district 30, state house district 30.
West Leesville Elementary School is one of 18 schools in Vernon Parish, based in Leesville, Louisiana. The district serves 7,887 students district-wide and employs 510 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 571 students, West Leesville Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 438 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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