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James Ward Elementary School

Serves grades M - M

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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
208 East Shankland Avenue
Jennings, LA 70546
Phone
(337) 824-1235
District
Jefferson Davis Parish
County
JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

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(10 is best)

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

50 40 30 20 10 0
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38%
No Data
44%
No Data
33%
    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
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18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) Unreported 73.5% 43.7%
Black Unreported 20.9% 42.9%
Hispanic Unreported 4.2% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander Unreported 0.4% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska Unreported 1.1% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 68.8% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 62.4% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 6.4% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 32,277 4,590,241
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 49.5 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.6% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.3% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.8% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 16.8% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,682 1,765,264
Single Parent Households With Children 10.1% 10.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.1% 86.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.2% 26.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.6% 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.3% 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.7% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.6% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.3% 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.7% 14.8%
$15,000 or less 11.9% 13.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,003 $39,183,000 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $732 $4,096,000 5.1%
Staff $587 $3,282,000 4.1%
General Administration $284 $1,587,000 2.0%
School Administration $786 $4,398,000 5.5%
Operation $1,223 $6,841,000 8.6%
Transportation $479 $2,678,000 3.4%
Other $258 $1,441,000 1.8%
Total Support $4,347 $24,323,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,867 $16,041,000 20.2%
Total Expenditures $14,218 $79,547,000 100.0%
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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