J.W. Faulk Elementary School

J.W. Faulk Elementary School is one of the average-sized primary schools in Lafayette, Louisiana, operated by Lafayette Parish, with 424 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 44 schools in Lafayette Parish (29,396 students total), J.W. Faulk Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, J.W. Faulk Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (91%). The remainder comes out to 4% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Lafayette Parish as a whole is about 25% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages about 14.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lafayette Parish (around 59%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, J.W. Faulk Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 16.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.3%.

In the area at large, Lafayette Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $67,451, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. J.W. Faulk Elementary School is one of 50 public schools in Lafayette Parish (combined enrollment of about 35,903 students).

Nearest neighbor: Northside High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around J.W. Faulk Elementary School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), J.W. Faulk Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 32.2%.

J.W. Faulk Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. J.W. Faulk Elementary School's enrollment has declined 20% since 2018, when it stood at 533 (now 424).

On this page, members of the J.W. Faulk Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.