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J. Wallace James Elementary School

Regular School · Scott, LA

J. Wallace James Elementary School is a regular school school in Scott, Louisiana, serving grades PK–05 with 957 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
957
Teachers (FTE)
47.6
Student–Teacher Ratio
20.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 483 50%
White 402 42%
Hispanic/Latino 40 4%
Two or more races 16 2%
Asian 14 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 0%
Total enrollment 957 455M / 502F

English Language Learners: 12 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 46.0% +16.5pp 29.5% 422
Reading Proficiency 49.0% +8.3pp 40.7% 422
Science Proficiency 33.0% — 422

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)
-0.03 grade levels
Math
-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
27 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
11
1.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
97
10.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
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.) 957 100%

Contact & Location

1500 W. Willow St.

Scott, LA 70583

Phone: (337)521-7700

District

Lafayette Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,102

District enrollment: 32,377

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

220087001546

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