Sixth Ward Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2017 – 2018 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2016
  • Educational Environment: 2017 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
72360 Highway 41
Pearl River, LA 70452
Phone
(985) 863-7126
District
ST. TAMMANY PARISH
County
ST. TAMMANY PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
349
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

9

(10 is best)

Better than 80.8% of LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S. info

6

(10 is best)

Sixth Ward Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 61 45
Proficiency in Reading 69 47
Proficiency in Math 53 44

Grade 4

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 52 42
Proficiency in Reading 53 45
Proficiency in Math 51 40

Grade 5

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 44 38
Proficiency in Reading 53 44
Proficiency in Math 35 31

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

Class Size
AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL 12.99
AVG FOR DISTRICT 16.37
AVG FOR STATE 14.80
AVG FOR NATION 16.50
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 25 7.2%
Kindergarten 36 10.3%
Grade 1 72 20.6%
Grade 2 50 14.3%
Grade 3 60 17.2%
Grade 4 55 15.8%
Grade 5 51 14.6%
Total 349 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.8% 72.5% 46.4%
Black 1.2% 19.2% 44.7%
Hispanic 2.1% 6.4% 6.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.5% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 73.1% 43.8% 62.7%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 65.9% 38.6% 59.8%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 7.2% 5.2% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 249,201 4,684,333
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 224.5 107
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 6.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.7% 19.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.8% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.2% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 15.4% 14.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 91,353 1,737,645
Single Parent Households With Children 10.9% 13.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.5% 84.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.5% 23.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.5% 8.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.7% 12.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 10.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.8% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.2% 18.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.7% 17.8%
$15,000 or less 9.3% 16.4%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,904 $262,828,376 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $697 $26,534,093 5.3%
Staff $391 $14,884,979 3.0%
General Administration $338 $12,867,322 2.6%
School Administration $616 $23,450,504 4.7%
Operation $976 $37,155,344 7.4%
Transportation $837 $31,863,753 6.3%
Other $266 $10,126,354 2.0%
Total Support $4,120 $156,844,280 31.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,204 $83,904,076 16.7%
Total Expenditures $13,228 $503,576,732 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,935 $4,245,703,519 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $641 $458,566,866 5.4%
Staff $544 $389,085,668 4.6%
General Administration $312 $222,852,071 2.6%
School Administration $649 $464,515,222 5.4%
Operation $990 $708,073,570 8.3%
Transportation $594 $424,771,582 5.0%
Other $303 $216,868,838 2.5%
Total Support $4,032 $2,884,686,761 33.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,958 $1,400,912,764 16.4%
Total Expenditures $11,926 $8,531,367,597 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,187 $370,071,182,734 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $632 $32,552,249,701 4.6%
Staff $522 $26,871,170,551 3.8%
General Administration $218 $11,205,514,316 1.6%
School Administration $643 $33,118,729,386 4.7%
Operation $1,057 $54,423,429,117 7.7%
Transportation $497 $25,596,058,378 3.6%
Other $416 $21,407,079,047 3.0%
Total Support $3,984 $205,172,626,109 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,638 $135,865,864,952 19.1%
Total Expenditures $13,810 $711,111,010,069 100.0%

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