Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center

Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Slidell, Louisiana. The latest federal count shows 233 students in pre-K through kindergarten. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 453 students, so this school is 49% smaller than average.

Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center is part of a district of 55 schools: St. Tammany Parish, with 35,956 students.

At Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center, Black students make up 67% of the student body. Next come 14% White, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 12% Black. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The ratio of students to teachers is 13.1:1, with 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center is 73%. Compared with the 44% average for public schools in St. Tammany Parish, the school's rate is higher.

In the county around the school, St. Tammany Parish, the median household income is $81,202, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. St. Tammany Parish is home to 56 public schools and about 36,212 public school students.

The nearest other public school, W.L. Abney Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment has grown by 35 students since 2020-21, to 233.

Discussions about Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.