Dutchtown Primary School

Dutchtown Primary School is one of the medium-sized elementary campuss in Geismar, Louisiana, run under Ascension Parish, with 541 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 32 schools in Ascension Parish (23,743 students total), Dutchtown Primary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dutchtown Primary School logs that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 29% Black, 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Dutchtown Primary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dutchtown Primary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 47.0%; this one delivers 67.0%, a residual of +20.0 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Ascension Parish indicate median household income runs about $91,549, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Ascension Parish runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,743 students), of which Dutchtown Primary School is one.

Dutchtown Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dutchtown Primary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 56.5%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Dutchtown Primary School's enrollment has ticked down 34% since 2018, when it stood at 824 (now 541). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 63% to 49%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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