Central Elementary School

Central Elementary School operates as a mid-tier elementary school in Dubberly, Louisiana, operated by Webster Parish. Current enrollment sits at 427 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Webster Parish, which oversees 14 schools and 4,967 students, Central Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Central Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 21% Black, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Roughly 54% of students at Central Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Webster Parish (around 73%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Central Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.2%; this one delivers 36.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Webster Parish) records that median household earnings sit near $41,182, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. In all, Webster Parish runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,967 students), of which Central Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Lakeside Junior-Senior High School, roughly 4.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 24.3%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Central Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 472 (now 427). Black enrollment moved from 27% to 21% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

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