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David Thibodaux Stem Magnet Academy School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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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
805 Teurlings Drive
Lafayette, LA 70501
Phone
(337) 262-5962
District
Lafayette Parish
County
LAFAYETTE PARISH
Type of School
Vocational/technical
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1388
Classroom Teachers
66

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

10

(10 is best)

Better than 91.8% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

David Thibodaux Stem Magnet Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
69%
36%
67%
39%
71%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
36%
63%
43%
57%
28%
60%
36%
63%
43%
57%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
63%
36%
79%
47%
46%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
64%
40%
58%
44%
70%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
56%
40%
56%
48%
55%
33%
    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
21
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 6 209 15.1%
Grade 7 207 14.9%
Grade 8 202 14.6%
Grade 9 198 14.3%
Grade 10 198 14.3%
Grade 11 178 12.8%
Grade 12 196 14.1%
Total 1388 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 55.0% 44.8% 43.7%
Black 37.5% 41.1% 42.9%
Hispanic 4.3% 11.2% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.1% 2.6% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 50.6% 60.2% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 39.5% 53.8% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.2% 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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