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Colfax Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 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
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
126
Classroom Teachers
9

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

1

(10 is best)

Better than 7.7% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
7%
40%
9%
44%
5%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
42%
23%
45%
7%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
38%
10%
42%
10%
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
Kindergarten 21 16.7%
Grade 1 28 22.2%
Grade 2 18 14.3%
Grade 3 28 22.2%
Grade 4 19 15.1%
Grade 5 12 9.5%
Total 126 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 35.3% 86.9% 43.7%
Black 64.7% 11.4% 42.9%
Hispanic 0.0% 1.0% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.6% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 88.1% 70.9% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 88.1% 65.9% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 5.0% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,185 4,573,749
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 34.5 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 6.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.6% 19.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.5% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 15.2% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,719 1,783,168
Single Parent Households With Children 6.4% 10.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 80.4% 86.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 12.0% 26.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.3% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.8% 14.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.9% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.8% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.4% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.4% 14.0%
$15,000 or less 12.4% 13.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,980 $17,768,000 36.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $1,704,000 3.5%
Staff $830 $2,466,000 5.1%
General Administration $238 $706,000 1.5%
School Administration $677 $2,012,000 4.2%
Operation $4,777 $14,192,000 29.3%
Transportation $984 $2,924,000 6.0%
Other $236 $700,000 1.4%
Total Support $8,315 $24,704,000 51.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,014 $5,984,000 12.3%
Total Expenditures $16,310 $48,456,000 100.0%
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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