Summary:
The data set provided information about a single public elementary school, Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School, located in the 70715 zip code. Serving grades PK-8, the school has a total enrollment of 292 students, with a racial makeup of 14.04% White, 64.38% African American, 19.86% Hispanic, 0.34% Asian, and 1.37% two or more races.
Despite the school's efforts to provide individualized attention with a student-teacher ratio of 13.7, which is slightly lower than the state average, Pointe Coupee Parish and the state of Louisiana. Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School consistently underperforms in academic proficiency, with its overall proficiency rates in LEAP Mathematics, English Language Arts (ELA), and Social Studies falling below the parish and state averages. The school has also received low rankings and ratings, ranking 564 out of 675 Louisiana elementary schools and earning a 1-star rating out of 5 for the 2023-2024 and 2021-2022 school years, and a 0-star rating for the 2022-2023 school year.
The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 77.05% in the 2022-2023 school year, suggests that the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which can impact academic performance. The data highlights the need for the school and district to closely examine the factors contributing to the low academic performance and implement targeted interventions and resources to improve proficiency in core subject areas and overall student outcomes.
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