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South Plaquemines Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 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 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
218 School Rd
Port Sulphur, LA 70083
Phone
(504) 595-6415
District
Plaquemines Parish
County
PLAQUEMINES PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
201
Classroom Teachers
12

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.0% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

South Plaquemines Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
40%
27%
44%
20%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
42%
26%
45%
14%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
38%
23%
42%
12%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
43%
36%
59%
39%
27%
32%
43%
36%
59%
39%
27%
32%
    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
17
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 20 10.0%
Kindergarten 25 12.4%
Grade 1 27 13.4%
Grade 2 26 12.9%
Grade 3 28 13.9%
Grade 4 17 8.5%
Grade 5 29 14.4%
Grade 6 29 14.4%
Total 201 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 15.6% 55.2% 43.7%
Black 71.0% 25.3% 42.9%
Hispanic 6.5% 12.6% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.7% 5.2% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 4.3% 1.6% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.0% 68.6% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 92.5% 60.2% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.5% 8.4% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 23,305 4,590,241
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 29.9 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.9% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.3% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.5% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 13.3% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,172 1,765,264
Single Parent Households With Children 9.5% 10.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.3% 86.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.0% 26.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.6% 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.5% 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.0% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.7% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.4% 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.7% 14.8%
$15,000 or less 11.0% 13.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,826 $34,049,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,471 $5,676,000 7.9%
Staff $592 $2,284,000 3.2%
General Administration $549 $2,117,000 3.0%
School Administration $864 $3,333,000 4.7%
Operation $2,603 $10,041,000 14.0%
Transportation $847 $3,268,000 4.6%
Other $759 $2,927,000 4.1%
Total Support $7,684 $29,646,000 41.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,057 $7,934,000 11.1%
Total Expenditures $18,566 $71,629,000 100.0%
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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