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J. Wallace James 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
1500 W. Willow St.
Scott, LA 70583
Phone
(337) 521-7700
District
Lafayette Parish
County
LAFAYETTE PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
939
Classroom Teachers
57

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.0% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

J. Wallace James Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
64%
40%
64%
44%
63%
37%
64%
40%
64%
44%
63%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
42%
51%
45%
53%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
38%
52%
42%
36%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
16
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 57 6.1%
Kindergarten 134 14.3%
Grade 1 142 15.1%
Grade 2 142 15.1%
Grade 3 146 15.5%
Grade 4 154 16.4%
Grade 5 164 17.5%
Total 939 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 49.1% 44.8% 43.7%
Black 46.2% 41.1% 42.9%
Hispanic 3.5% 11.2% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 2.6% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 63.9% 60.2% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 52.0% 53.8% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.9% 6.3% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 243,175 4,590,241
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 904.6 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.4% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.8% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.2% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 14.0% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 97,694 1,765,264
Single Parent Households With Children 9.2% 10.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.5% 86.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.6% 26.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.1% 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.3% 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.6% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.3% 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.5% 14.8%
$15,000 or less 12.3% 13.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,060 $196,207,000 48.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $24,892,000 6.2%
Staff $912 $29,514,000 7.3%
General Administration $244 $7,884,000 1.9%
School Administration $664 $21,514,000 5.3%
Operation $904 $29,279,000 7.2%
Transportation $532 $17,210,000 4.3%
Other $268 $8,673,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,292 $138,966,000 34.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,149 $69,573,000 17.2%
Total Expenditures $12,501 $404,746,000 100.0%
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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