Central Elementary School

Central Elementary School operates as an average-sized elementary campus in Bogalusa, Louisiana, one of the schools within City of Bogalusa School District. Current enrollment sits at 416 students spanning grades 2 through 5.

Across the 4 schools in City of Bogalusa School District (1,803 students total), Central Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Central Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Black, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 13% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Washington Parish as a whole is about 27% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Washington Parish (around 76%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Central Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 16.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 11.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Washington Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $45,380, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. In all, Washington Parish runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,326 students), of which Central Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Byrd Avenue Primary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Central Elementary School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 28.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Central Elementary School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 406 (now 416). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 81% to 76%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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