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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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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
321
Classroom Teachers
24

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

9

(10 is best)

Better than 82.3% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
40%
52%
44%
39%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
68%
42%
65%
45%
70%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
38%
48%
42%
36%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
14
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 28 8.7%
Kindergarten 38 11.8%
Grade 1 62 19.3%
Grade 2 53 16.5%
Grade 3 55 17.1%
Grade 4 47 14.6%
Grade 5 38 11.8%
Total 321 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.3% 65.5% 43.7%
Black 0.0% 22.0% 42.9%
Hispanic 5.7% 10.7% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.4% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 62.6% 44.5% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 57.0% 38.9% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.6% 5.6% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 266,168 4,573,749
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 314.9 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 6.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.1% 19.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.9% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.6% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 17.7% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 101,212 1,783,168
Single Parent Households With Children 9.8% 10.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.3% 86.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.4% 26.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.9% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.1% 14.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.2% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.8% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.8% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.6% 14.0%
$15,000 or less 7.6% 13.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,827 $309,632,000 54.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $869 $34,370,000 6.0%
Staff $397 $15,687,000 2.7%
General Administration $237 $9,379,000 1.6%
School Administration $693 $27,420,000 4.8%
Operation $1,136 $44,955,000 7.8%
Transportation $895 $35,422,000 6.2%
Other $268 $10,604,000 1.9%
Total Support $4,495 $177,837,000 31.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,167 $85,732,000 15.0%
Total Expenditures $14,490 $573,201,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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