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Colfax Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

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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 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more

School Overview

Address
301 Third Street
Colfax, LA 71417
Phone
(318) 627-3254
District
GRANT PARISH
County
GRANT PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
183
Classroom Teachers
13

* According to NeighborhoodScout’s research of school performance, Colfax Elementary School ranks as one of the bottom 100 worst public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

1

(10 is best)

Better than 2.3% of LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S. info

1

(10 is best)

Colfax Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
20%
70%
24%
70%
15%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
30%
71%
30%
72%
30%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
30%
68%
30%
71%
30%
64%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
30%
65%
30%
68%
30%
63%
    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
17
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 24 13.1%
Grade 1 31 16.9%
Grade 2 20 10.9%
Grade 3 18 9.8%
Grade 4 32 17.5%
Grade 5 27 14.8%
Grade 6 31 16.9%
Total 183 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 35.1% 86.8% 45.1%
Black 64.3% 11.1% 43.5%
Hispanic 0.0% 1.4% 9.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.6% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 89.1% 69.3% 55.2%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 85.8% 59.9% 53.3%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 3.3% 9.3% 1.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,339 4,624,047
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 33.6 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.9% 19.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.3% 33.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.3% 25.0%
65 OR OLDER 14.8% 15.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,054 1,739,276
Single Parent Households With Children 11.1% 13.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.8% 85.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 10.0% 24.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.3% 10.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.6% 13.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.3% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.7% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.0% 17.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.9% 17.6%
$15,000 or less 14.2% 14.4%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,395 $16,298,295 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $514 $1,552,794 4.9%
Staff $679 $2,051,259 6.4%
General Administration $225 $679,725 2.1%
School Administration $621 $1,876,041 5.9%
Operation $815 $2,462,115 7.7%
Transportation $974 $2,942,454 9.2%
Other $242 $731,082 2.3%
Total Support $4,070 $12,295,470 38.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,112 $3,359,352 10.5%
Total Expenditures $10,577 $31,953,117 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,667 $4,608,967,997 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $759 $524,795,276 5.5%
Staff $635 $438,803,677 4.6%
General Administration $320 $221,174,923 2.3%
School Administration $780 $538,906,150 5.6%
Operation $1,159 $801,218,905 8.4%
Transportation $691 $477,532,273 5.0%
Other $335 $231,472,265 2.4%
Total Support $4,678 $3,233,960,598 33.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,506 $1,732,197,037 18.1%
Total Expenditures $13,851 $9,575,232,127 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%

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