Jennings Elementary School

Regular School · Jennings, LA

Jennings Elementary School is a regular school school in Jennings, Louisiana, serving grades PK–06 with 976 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

976

Teachers (FTE)

63.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	483	49%
Black or African American	337	35%
Two or more races	86	9%
Hispanic/Latino	64	7%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	0%
Asian	2	0%
Total enrollment	976	493M / 483F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	24.0% -5.5pp	29.5%	503
Reading Proficiency	28.0% -12.7pp	40.7%	504
Science Proficiency	19.0%	—	502

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.37 grade levels

Math

-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

12 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

108

11.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	976	100%

Contact & Location

1603 South Lake Arthur Ave.

Jennings, LA 70546

Phone: (337)824-4972

District

Jefferson Davis Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,798

District enrollment: 5,595

Other Schools in District

Elton Elementary School Elementary
Fenton Elementary School Elementary
Lake Arthur Elementary School Elementary
Welsh Elementary School Elementary
Elton High School High
Jennings High School High
Lake Arthur High School High
Welsh High School High

View all 11 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70546) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220081000569

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD