West St. John Elementary School (K-7)

West St. John Elementary School (K-7), a close-knit elementary campus in Edgard, Louisiana, operated by St. John the Baptist Parish, caters to 188 students, covering grades pre-K through 7. Enrollment runs roughly 58% leaner than the state mean of about 453.

St. John the Baptist Parish runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 5,039 students. West St. John Elementary School (K-7) is one of those campuses.

On demographics, West St. John Elementary School (K-7) shows that 99% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.9:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, St. John the Baptist Parish runs at roughly 80%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, West St. John Elementary School (K-7) performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 20.6%, the actual is 15.3%, a residual of -5.3 points.

In the surrounding community, St. John the Baptist Parish reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,630 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across St. John the Baptist Parish's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,039 students), West St. John Elementary School (K-7) is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West St. John High School, around 2.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West St. John Elementary School (K-7) ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 18.8%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. West St. John Elementary School (K-7)'s enrollment has ticked down 38% since 2018, when it stood at 302 (now 188). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for West St. John Elementary School (K-7) typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.